Vowels Are Free has arrived in its fancy prototype version. The game was originally playtested with scavenged Scrabble parts. This iteration was created via The Game Crafter. It includes 4 letter racks, 5 felt draw-string bags, 4 players' letters, vowels, and a timer.
It seems that wooden letter tiles are very hard to find and expensive when you do find them. They are popular among scrapbookers and others doing crafts. As a compromise I've used TGC's shards; 0.75" square cards. The advantage is I'm able to print on both sides, so each player has a distinct back for sorting tiles. The disadvantage is that they are only the thickness of a playing card, so they may be difficult to pick up and move.
Other than that, I have found one issue. I ordered a 150-second timer. In hindsight, that seemed too long of a time limit. When I tested the timer, it actually runs closer to 2:45, so that seems way too long. I've updated to a 2 minute timer for future editions.
I'm sure there will be other kinks to work out. Now that I have this spiffy new version of the game, hopefully I can find people to play it.
It seems that wooden letter tiles are very hard to find and expensive when you do find them. They are popular among scrapbookers and others doing crafts. As a compromise I've used TGC's shards; 0.75" square cards. The advantage is I'm able to print on both sides, so each player has a distinct back for sorting tiles. The disadvantage is that they are only the thickness of a playing card, so they may be difficult to pick up and move.
Other than that, I have found one issue. I ordered a 150-second timer. In hindsight, that seemed too long of a time limit. When I tested the timer, it actually runs closer to 2:45, so that seems way too long. I've updated to a 2 minute timer for future editions.
I'm sure there will be other kinks to work out. Now that I have this spiffy new version of the game, hopefully I can find people to play it.
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