Sanity Test for ZIPANG -Portable-

77/100
Final Score
Elegant, concise rules in need of a polish pass. Very well done.
Completed May 31, 2016 by LaboratoryGrey

Rules 69/80

Structure 9/9

You do a nice job of organizing your information.

Requirements 0/3

Not present.

Introduction 0/3

You don't have an introduction section or equivalent.

Overview 2/3

Your overview is fine. The paragraph break could use some extra space. As is looks like an accident.

Component List 4/5

I would bullet these on line breaks rather than use slashes. It's a bit odd as is.

Component Pictures 2/3

You could show a Mangoku coin and a reference card in the extra space in your card descriptions. That would be welcome.

Setup 8/10

Very good. You mention that you only use 4 coins for two players explicitly in text, but the box right next to it specifies that this is true for both 2 and 3 players, which is peculiar. The "player" icon with the coins is a bit odd. I feel like you stuff that in there to break up the rules visually, but it's not doing much for me. Maybe play with it's placement, and at the very least invert and outline one of the token icons so it's clear that one of them is conditional on player count. Campaign Beginning is very good.

Setup Pictures 7/7

Very good setup diagram in Campaign Beginning, but maybe lose the line on the left side of [1]? Seems like it should be either gone or add on to the right of [3]. Given the minimal nature of your rule styling, I'd say remove rather than add. (Same goes for Campian Turns.)

Game Play 15/15

Very clear. The whitespace between Campaign Turns and Battle is weirdly large?

Game Play Pictures 7/7

Simple, but clear diagrams.

End Point 6/6

Very clear.

Overall Comprehension 4/4

I have a very solid grasp of how to play this.

Clarity 3/3

The rules are very clearly written.

Presentation 2/2

Lovely layout. Exceptionally clean.

Shop Presentation 8/20

Ad 2/3

It's fine. I actually think it would look better if you used the version from the backdrop with the pattern. As-is, it's actually pretty plain?

Backdrop 1/1

It's always weird when people put their logo in their backdrop because it's always right below. Consider featuring a fan of cards instead? Or really anything else. Even just the pattern would be nice.

Logo 1/1

Great logo.

Action Shots 2/5

You've got one photo of your components, you should have some other images of actual play. It's odd to put images of your rulebook here, as that's not really the purpose. The rulebook is available for people to check out in the same place on all store pages.

Description 2/5

You've got some weird grammar, and your description is terribly stale. Ex: "Fast action card game to defeat your enemy with battle points or hold on to the honorable points to claim victory in a campaign to claim all Mangoku coins piled up in the center." What is unique about your game? Why is it fun?

Video 0/5

None present.


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