kind of wild living in the bay bc theres all these people who work in tech companies but instead of being impressed im just 😭so like, when r u guys going to fix browser search functions
Yesterday, Power Well, who is claiming to be making a “spiritual successor” to my game, formerly known as SENTO (a game which was shown off in 2020 at Pax South, BGG Con, and Pax East), posted a 50+ page document accusing me of extortion by calling them out for refusing to credit me.
But even with 50+ pages, they never once list out the actual similarities and differences between their game and Sento, so let's jump into that first.
IDENTICAL Elements:
- 1 vs 1 dueling game where you play as a unique character with asymmetric abilities.
- Same marble tower design and layout with 3 lanes of 5 marbles (with marbles in the same 3 colors).
- Identical gameplay where players take turns clearing 1, 2, or 4 marbles of the same color to activate a 1, 2, or 4 marble attack corresponding to the marble's color on your character sheet.
- Identical clearing rules where you can only clear marbles from 2 lanes: the middle lane and the lane closest to you, and that marbles must connect orthogonally without backtracking.
- Identical HP system where attacks deal damage to 3 separate HP bars, each corresponding to the 3 different colors of marbles and their move sets.
- When an HP bar hits zero, that color of attacks become disabled, but that color of marbles become WILDs that can be used to bridge and connect your other marbles.
- Each marble you clear as a connector this way restores 2 HP to that move set's HP bar.
- At the start of your turn, you can re-activate any broken move set at it's current HP level and immediately regain access to that move set.
- Identical win condition where you must pay 1 coin whenever you lose an HP bar. When you've lost 5 coins, you lose the game.
- When you lose an HP bar while you already have a broken HP bar, you must pay 2 coins instead of 1.
- Instant game over if you have no HP bars active.
- Every attack has a kicker ability that can be triggered in addition to the base attack.
Proof:
Article from @TychoBrahe that briefly but accurately describes Sento's mechanics:
https://t.co/nmvSOciA8h
Full play through from @lovethynerd who explains the rules in full detail:
https://t.co/VpK5ymdO9l
Very recent Interview by @TheGeeklyGrind with Power Well at Pax West explaining the rules to their game
https://t.co/OquxDJr7KQ
Bonus: when asked about inspirations during the above interview, they fumble their way through some generic answers, then admit it’s based on a game they played at Pax South, but conveniently forget to credit whose game that is.
Pictured below:
Left - Sento at Pax South 2020
Right - Power Well at Pax East 2024
@BrotherMingGame yeahhh ive always wondered how they would manage to do the gk live action stuff but they did a really good job interpreting the designs
official petition to move 4th of july to fall or winter or smth, whats the point of making everyone stay at home in the summer, its too hot for anything!!