I've been thinking about currency/grind games, and was trying to
enumerate what makes them "successful" in Agora in my experience.
Here's my start on a feature list; thoughts?
The Ideal Grind
1. Allows each player to perform around 3-6 "grindy" ("I harvest 1 corn")
and 1-2 strategic ("I change my field to wheat") solo moves per week.
2. Need to think ahead 2-3 weeks to make best moves, "thinking ahead"
includes looking at other players' positions.
3. You can miss 2-3 weeks and catch up (not that it shouldn't disadvantage
you a bit).
4. Win conditions achievable in 4-6 months.
5. Big question: cutthroat (everyone's position re-set on a win)
versus friendly (you could win today and someone else could get there
tomorrow).
6. Other big question: amount of randomness.
7. At some point, requires trade (if game is friendly) or alliances
(if game is cutthroat) to cross the finish line.
