For each pack, they keep 5, pass 5 to their right, and 5 to their left. Then the next pack is drafted.
You end the draft with 20 cards of your own choosing, 20 from the left, and 20 from the right.
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So that’s the idea. It’s sort of half-sealed, with an element of hate drafting.
Things I like about it:
- The decisions feel agonizingly difficult, which is nice! It feels like there’s room for mastery.
- The not-very-noob-friendly elements of draft are not as obvious. It feels new player friendly.
- Scales to any number of players (thought its probably not ideal foor 2).
- You can chat with the folks to your left or right during each round Yay, friends!
- You’re “open” for longer. It takes a while to figure out what’s open to you.
- Each new draft feels totally fresh, even with a tighter cube.
- There’s an element of chaos! Personal preference: I like when drafters have to struggle a little to put their decks together.
Things I don’t like about it:
- Each round seems like it would take a long time (tho perhaps not moreso than with regular drafting).
- Each player sees only a fraction of the cube.
- It somehow feels like a LOT more cards to keep track of than a traditional draft.
- Clever players to your left and right will **** you over, so there’s an incentive to keep all your cards hidden. While that’s fine, it doesn’t seem like the most fun way to play.
It sounds like a fun idea for a small playgroup that doesn't want to spend too long on the draft, but wants something different than traditional sealed. Have you tried it yet? It seems like hate drafting would need to be limited (pun intended?) since you don't want to negate too much of your own pool. Maybe there would be more hate drafting with 4 packs, since you'd end up with 60 cards instead of 45, but you'd still end up with a larger pool at the end to choose from, so perhaps it would all even out in the end.
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Each player gets 4 (3?) packs of 15.
For each pack, they keep 5, pass 5 to their right, and 5 to their left. Then the next pack is drafted.
You end the draft with 20 cards of your own choosing, 20 from the left, and 20 from the right.
---
So that’s the idea. It’s sort of half-sealed, with an element of hate drafting.
Things I like about it:
- The decisions feel agonizingly difficult, which is nice! It feels like there’s room for mastery.
- The not-very-noob-friendly elements of draft are not as obvious. It feels new player friendly.
- Scales to any number of players (thought its probably not ideal foor 2).
- You can chat with the folks to your left or right during each round Yay, friends!
- You’re “open” for longer. It takes a while to figure out what’s open to you.
- Each new draft feels totally fresh, even with a tighter cube.
- There’s an element of chaos! Personal preference: I like when drafters have to struggle a little to put their decks together.
Things I don’t like about it:
- Each round seems like it would take a long time (tho perhaps not moreso than with regular drafting).
- Each player sees only a fraction of the cube.
- It somehow feels like a LOT more cards to keep track of than a traditional draft.
- Clever players to your left and right will **** you over, so there’s an incentive to keep all your cards hidden. While that’s fine, it doesn’t seem like the most fun way to play.
Thoughts?