Back to collectionThe Chain Debate Meets a Practical Priority
Background: The idea of building a chain had just appeared on the whiteboard. Today: On Saturday, the group argued over whether building a chain was a fantasy. Impact and next steps: The argument produced no decision to build a chain, but it reminded the team to keep delivering, testing, and improving the game while the chain idea remained under discussion.
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Background: The idea of building a chain had just appeared on the whiteboard. The studio had already run internal card tests and Friday playtest nights; the more immediate weekend task was to keep improving the game using playtest feedback. Night Watchman, a longtime community participant, wanted the debate to return to something players could experience.
Today: On Saturday, the group argued over whether building a chain was a fantasy. Some worried the game could not meet its needs without a chain of its own. Others felt that, although people were already playing test versions, the game was far from finished, and talking about building a chain first would scatter the team’s limited attention. Night Watchman brought the discussion back to the present: “Make the game first.”
Impact and next steps: The argument produced no decision to build a chain, but it reminded the team to keep delivering, testing, and improving the game while the chain idea remained under discussion. Night Watchman’s remark also brought the focus back to problems players actually faced. Playtests were already under way, and their feedback still needed to be acted on.