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I don't know the game that well, so I could be missing something, but if the board is a screen, why do the tiles need to be detachable at all?
by tengbretson 4y ago
I don't know the game that well, so I could be missing something, but if the board is a screen, why do the tiles need to be detachable at all?
- danielbln 4y agoBecause you could have various different board shapes. The board game comes with various extensions that change the board shape and structure.
- bick_nyers 4y agoI think they are suggesting that not just the tiles can be rendered, but also the shape of the board. You can have the edges around the board just be a dead zone, so it fits into a standard rectangular TV/monitor.
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- ant6n 4y agoBut then the overall shape is defined by the size of the screen. Especially with Settlers, the actual game board is often a function of “how many tiles we got” and “how big is our table “.
- JohnDotAwesome 4y agoI think it's less about the game mechanics and more about the viscerality. Board game players tend to prefer physical representations they can feel and fiddle with.
- genocidicbunny 4y agoExactly. Making the whole board a screen would take away from the experience. At that point you could just play one of the digital versions that exist.
- SkyPuncher 4y agoThey don't have to be if you strictly play the standard, 4 person variant. I'm guessing this person hopes to eventually support other variants - which take significantly varying shapes.