The unique design caught attention, surprise, and intrigue. People joining the game for a play-test. After 10 minutes, all players played Qbuss for 30 to 45 minutes and enjoyed it thoroughly with multiple “revelations of ooh!”* on their lips. *Revelations of ooh! - The simple and quick rules are layered and stack as players realise tactical gameplay.This increases re-playability.
Success its downfalls and Qbuss almost didn’t see the light of day and drowned on a dark and rainy evening.
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With a soaking wet raincoat, I hopped aboard the last train going home. A guy next to me said, pointing at my backpack. “Your backpack is still open.” "Oh, Hey thanks.“ I replied, panting heavily. Indeed, my backpack flap tore wide open! With an imagination going wild, I thought of losing Qbuss somewhere in the streets, the station or worst. My heart skipped a beat while rummaged through my soaked backpack. Once feeling the hard outlines of a square object, I pulled malformed Qbuss from my backpack. A myriad of colourful paints seeped along my fingers, wrist like tears. I kept from expression, yet.
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I quit shortly after that, never returned to design Qbuss ever again—But, as the saying goes, “Never say never!“
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