...the Overlord and the Naturalist, who both managed to achieve their goals in the fifth and final chapter, with the Naturalist coming out on top. I guess, as the Pacifist, I prefer a mushroom hugger to a war mongering Overlord.

Looking good! 👌

...which I'm kind of interested in returning to, and refine using all of the ideas that are in the current version of the game. But how do you manage the fun in exploring a new track with making actual progress on the track you're currently on?

I'll try to get around reading the rules properly, on a desktop screen and then I'll get back! :)

I just skimmed the rules, but it looks like a game I'd enjoy! Nice work!

As expected there were balancing issues, loopholes and a few thematic inconsistencies but my main takeaways are: 1) They thought it was a neat idea, 2) They were genuinely interested in exploring it and 3) They were impressed by how far I had gotten. Summing up, that's all I need to keep going!

The game is mostly card driven, and I've found a workflow that allows quick iterations on design across a deck of cards: data is in a Google drive sheet, and the design is in Figma. I'm using a plugin that repeats the design for each row in the sheet. Export PNG and import in screentop. Boom!

I'm using Mac and don't run Windows so I've resorted to other tools. I've just started working with Figma and a plugin to sync fields in the design with Google sheets data and it works pretty well. Having it in the cloud also means I can work on it from any of my computers which is nice.

My friend (half) jokingly says there are two themes in boardgames - war and trains :) - does your evolution also leave previous steps behind? ;)

Fantastic game, enjoy! :) Solitaria mode is so smooth!

"Root Tea" from the game Root comes to mind! It has plenty of things that appeal to me - a fox, a cozy tent/fireplace setting and Kyle Ferrin's awesome art :)