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Behind the scenes

The road to the table

Notes from early playtesting as the contest for the gems moves from screen to board.

· 3 min read · The Gemnix team

Board game components arranged on a wooden table

Turning a living online world into a boxed game means deciding what to leave out. Early tables told us the same thing every session: players wanted the arguments, not the arithmetic.

So faction abilities now sit on a single card, the gem track is visible to everyone, and each round ends with a short choice made out loud.

Component lists, artwork and release timing are still in review, and nothing here is final until the Gemnix team signs it off.

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