Successful by mendacity is the very best honor in Pandante (on kickstarter now). While you try this in poker, it’s normally greatest to maintain your bluff secret, however in Pandante we wish to showcase that thrilling second. We wish you to point out everybody that you simply obtained away with it and gloat about it.
Within the authentic model of Pandante, profitable by mendacity gave you one in every of six Panda Lord playing cards which might be powerups for the following gambit (the following hand). On this new model of Pandante, I needed to make it even less complicated: somewhat than choosing by 6 playing cards with a bunch of phrases on them, you need to win one satisfying, iconic factor. (The Panda Lords are actually issues you can begin the sport with, giving every participant a particular energy if you wish to try this.)
What satisfying, iconic factor do you have to get for profitable by mendacity? What ought to it do and what ought to it appear like? My first thought was that it must be an enormous, shiny metallic Panda Coin which you can spend to attract 5 playing cards and discard 5 playing cards. That’s very highly effective, however you deserve it. Additionally, you’ll have to make use of it or lose it as a result of if another person wins by mendacity when you have the coin, they’ll steal it from you.
Playtesting confirmed that this labored simply nice. Individuals favored it, and favored that they instantly understood the reward for profitable by mendacity. So then began the lengthy job of truly making a metallic coin. I needed it to be easy to match the graphic design fashion of the remainder of Pandante, so the very first thing that got here to thoughts was a Panda on one aspect and the bamboo emblem with the sport identify and firm identify on the again.
I needed one thing just like the Panda on the field’s entrance cowl. Right here was the primary mockup:
