Mini interview with Carsten Grebe from DDD Verlag
DDD Verlag is a “young” german publisher that kindly agree to talk with JE through its responsible Carsten Grebe.
A DDD Verlag é uma editora alemã relativamente “jovem” que acedeu amavelmente a falar ao JE através do seu responsável Carsten Grebe.
1 – When had started the history of DDD? Tell us more about your company.
1 – Quando começa a história da DDD? Conte-nos mais sobre a vossa empresa.
CG – The DDD Verlag is divided into two sections, the roleplaying-sector and the boardgame-sector. It all started in 1993, as we published our first edition of our roleplaying magazin for the german roleplaying system “Midgard”. Till this day, there are a total of 19 editions of the magazin and four big adventure books. In 2007 we started our new game line with our first game “The Cradle of the Renaissance”. Last year we published our second game “Uruk- Cradle of Civilization”. The two games cannot be combined with each other, but they are part of a box line which stands for tactically games in a small box format. And if you put them into your shelf side by side, you have a consistent design. This octobre we are releasing with “Campanile” the third game, other games of this line are in preparation!
CG – A DDD Verlag está dividida em duas sectores, o sector do roleplay e o dos boardgames. A DDD começou em 1993, quando publicámos a primeira edicção da nossa revista de roleplay par o sistema de roleplay alemão “Midgard”. Até hoje, contamos com 19 edicções da revista e quatro grandes livros de aventuras. Em 2007 começémos com uma nova linha de jogos editando o primeiro jogo “The Cradle of the Renaissance”. No ano passado publicámos o nosso segundo jogo “Uruk – Cradle of Civilization”. Os dois jogos não se combinam entre si, mas fazem parte de uma linha de caixas que se orientadas parea jogos tácticos de pequeno formato. Se os pusser juntos na estante irá ter um design uniforme. Em outubro lançaremos “Campanile” o terceiro jogo, outros jogos nesta linha estão em preparação.
2 – DDD announce Campanile – Wettstreit der Türme for Essen 2009. Tell us more about this game.
2 – A DDD anunciou para Essen 2009 Campanile – Wettstreit der Türme. Conte-nos mais sobre o jogo.
CG – In CAMPANILE the players build together a total of 5 of the title-giving towers. Everybody wants to fly at higher game, and in the end the player with the most influence on the highest towers wins. Three central playing elements rule: – Building towers – exert influence – draw a card. At the beginning of his turn the player must play one of his cards to raise one of the 5 towers up to three floors. According to his tactics the player lays the card thus on one of the three markings (of a card) that the tower grows by one, two or even three floors. After building a player may exert influence on one of the 5 towers by placing one of his influence markers. They are put under the tower from which the player hopes it will be the highest at the end of the game. The common card display tells the player, under which tower he can place his influence marker. Every player owns influence markers with 1, 2 and 3 points of influence. At the end of his turn the player draws one card to his hand from the common card display. The central rule in the play is: It’s only allowed to put an influence marker at the type of tower of which a card is shown in the common card display. The number of the floors put on determines which influence marker you can stake. With these easy rules you have a quick, tactical game. Every player tries to raise the towers under his own influence or to outbid the influence of other players on quickly growing towers in time. However, he who waits too long may be surprised by the suddenly appearing half-time scoring in which the players gain first victory points. At the end of the game all towers are scored again. The players with the most influence on the highest towers gain the most victory points. Finally the obtained victory points from the half-time scoring and the end scoring are added up. The player with the most victory points wins. The game is a revised new edition of the 1996-released game Campanile, who got a recommendation for “Spiel des Jahres” in 1996.
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3 – What kind of games do you edit?
3 – Que tipo de jogos editam?
CG – The games from DDD Verlag are games made by gamers for gamers. If you are seeking after a game with depth – a game, off the beaten track, then you should try definitely one of our games. They are ambitious, tactical games within some new game mechanisms. We are trying to edit big games in a small box, just as gamers desire.
CG – Os jogos da DDD Verlag são feitos para jogadores experimentados. Se procura jogos com profundidade – um jogo fora do vulgar, então tem de experimentar um dos nossos jogos! Eles são jogos ambiciosos e tácticos com alguns mecanismos novos. Tentamos editar grandes jogos em caixas pequenas, como os jogadores gostam.
4 – Elect a top 3 of the best DDD games.
4 – Eleja um top 3 dos melhores jogos DDD.
CG – Unfortunately there are only two released games until now!
CD – Infelizmente só temos 2 jogos até agora!
5 – What new projects are you preparing for the future?
5 – Que projectos novos estão a preparar para o futuro?
CD – At the toy fair in Essen we are planning to release in addition to Campanile our first big board game called “The Silk Road”. The principal topic of the game is the legendary trading route in the ancient time. All players try to make high benefits to collect the most precious jewelrys. The players move up to three caravans with its trading goods along the famous road system by playing cards in their personal display. They enter spaces with various actions like customs facilities, market days, bazars or even robberies. Every time a caravan enters her destination, the brought goods are sold. But only the player with the most cards of these goods in his personal display is allowed to sell the goods to get one precious jewel. At the end of the game, the player with the most various jewels wins. To win the game you have to move the caravans very tactically, and of course it´s very important to have an excellent card management.
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