B Mods
What's a 'B Mod'?
‘B mod’ is short for balancing modification.
These B Mods, which are carefully developed for one game at a time, are designed to level the playing field when playing games with children of different ages. Younger children get certain bonuses, for example extra starting resources or actions, giving them a much greater chance of winning against older children and adults.
This handicap system also enables any adults or older children to play to the best of their ability without the danger of a landslide victory.
Once a child wins a game against another player of a higher level, they level up and will have reduced bonuses the next time they play. In this way, over many plays, they will hope to progress to adult capability. If they ever manage to reach the top level and then defeat an adult without any bonuses, they win a reward which is set when the B Mod is first printed.
Sounds great, right?!
Page 2 of the PDF has detailed instructions on how to use the mods.
Available B Mods:
B mods can be of 3 different levels – alpha, beta and gamma. These levels represent how confident we are that the modifications balance things appropriately. To help us level up our mods from alpha to beta and higher, please leave feedback when you try them!
We expect to be adding more B-mods regularly from November 2024, so do check back here or follow us on social media for updates.
Tried a B mod?
Current mods list:
Mini-mods for local game cafes!
We are partnering with local board game cafés to make ‘mini-mods’ – miniature café versions of balancing modifications, so that you can be destroyed by your children whilst enjoying your favourite hot drink…
It’s free to join up, so tell your local cafés to check us out!
Here are our early adopters – click the images to learn about their cafés:
The Treehouse, Sheffield, UK
5 sites across the uk
Swansea, UK
Texas, USA
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