V&V Post-Mortem Discussion

[Nightbringer]

I liked the structure of the game a lot, and found it quite understandable once I started actually doing it. I must say it was very intimidating when I was just starting though. I really enjoyed the game and would play one like it again anytime.

That said, I think the main problem is simply the amount of work you put on yourself Civic Cecil. What with calculating finances, controlling the ai factions, and arbitrating, you had more to do than could be reasonably expected, which slowed the game down. I think it would help if you had put the responsibility of keeping track of money on the players. A report of income, expenditure, unit locations, and total funds left each turn by the player. It would be easier to track only the things you control than the gm doing it all, and would make situations like an army disappearing/turning rebel be dealt with by the player rather than having to run it through the gm.

If this was done, you wouldn't need to worry about exactly what the players were doing, just controlling enemies and arbitrating any rules disputes.