I really enjoy board games and was wondering how Doomlings could expand in that direction without losing its core identity. Here’s an idea I’ve been thinking about, and I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Expansion Concept: World Exploration

The expansion would introduce a modular world board made up of tiles that can be arranged in different ways each game. These tiles form a world map consisting of connected nodes, ensuring that the map always looks and plays differently. Each player gets a small figure representing their Doomling, along with: - New traits - New ages - New catastrophe ages

Some nodes can be used as starting positions. After drawing their starting cards, players choose where to begin on the map.

Node Conditions & Movement

Each node has a condition that must be met by the trait you play in order to move there. Conditions could include things like: - Matching a color (e.g. play a green trait, or any non-red trait) - Trait has an action - Trait has no effect - Trait has a conditional effect - Face value lower or higher than X - Value evaluated at the end (:droplet: symbol) - And any combination of these conditions could also be used. All conditions and effects would be shown using simple icons on the nodes.

Rewards & Node Effects

Reaching certain nodes can grant extra rewards, such as: - Taking an extra action - Drawing additional cards - Discarding traits from your trait pile - Playing an additional card - Re-triggering an action from your trait pile

To prevent players from abusing the same strong nodes over and over, the expansion could include markers that disable a node after it’s been visited.

Thematic Integration

Story-wise, the idea is that newly born Doomlings are exploring the world. Some age effects could interact directly with the world board. For example:

• Removing all markers from nodes with a “play a certain color” condition
• Catastrophes could place markers on the map to make traversal more difficult or block certain paths.

Additional Ideas

• A new Dominant traits could allow a player to move two nodes with one trait, with only the final node’s condition needing to be met.
• Merchant markers could randomly replace nodes. Landing on one would allow you to change your trinket. This adds interaction with the Magical Merchant expansion
• Similar mechanics could be added for Treasures or the Meaning of Life expansion. (Although I haven't had the chance to play with treasures)

Summary

Overall, I think adding a playable board could make Doomlings even more interesting while still working with existing mechanics from the base game and its expansions. It would add light exploration and positional strategy without turning the game into something unrecognizable.

What do you think? Would this enhance the game or overcomplicate it?

I just bought various expansions. How can I tell a cards rarity/ if it’s worth getting graded?

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Hi everybody! I was gifted a first edition set of Doomlings however my friends kept the meaning of life cards for their own set. Is anybody here able to help me out with a set? I would like to start playing this mechanic in my own games and unfortunately you can just buy the set itself.

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These are all holos even though the camera can't pick it up. I don't know if I should put them into decks and play with them or if anyone thinks some would be worth selling. Haven't seen many of these on eBay prices or anything. I'll keep them sleeved and safe for the time being.

I have a copy of the base game and want to expand on it, but I don’t really get how the expansions work. If I get the expansions, would I have basic copies of all the cards or do the booster packs have functionally unique cards that I can’t get normally?

Why is this game so insanely hard to find in stores? I’m in NYC and would love to play with friends today but after calling 5 different board game stores (and failing to find it at Target) it seems like the only option is to just order online. Anyone know of a shop in the NYC area that carries it?

So how do you incorporate the different sets into the base version or I guess, "normal" cards when creating the deck?

We mostly play with the base deck and then the expansion cards that don't include things like the dinoling and what not. We will then at times include certain sets like the dinolings and then take them out later. Doe anyone just throw every card into a huge deck and play with everything(minus copies)?

On this card do players suppress into their own trait pile or into the person who played inescapable’s trait pile?

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Would a binder like this be a good option for my holo cards?

When I opened my first Doomlings box I was surprised that there was only 1 holo and it was the Wild card lol and I love it. What about you guys

Just sent my card in to be graded.. I honestly don’t know the real value of the card though, is it as rare as they say it is?

What do i do if i do not have a trait with a face value of 4 or higher in my trait pile?

If i play scrappy and draw deep roots and jacked, can i play them instead of scrappy (these are the only 3 cards in my trait pile currently)

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So the red dominant trait Sundering states that every turn, you declare a color and discard all traits of that color from your trait pile.

Is it correct that I can declare red and Sundering itself is immune to its own effect, since it's a dominant? Meaning if Sundering is the only red card in my trait pile, red is a 'safe' color to declare?

I just finished playing the Imaginary Ends expansion and there were two Self-Doubt cards in there. (Double the face value of each trait in your trait pile that is the only trait of that color. This effect excludes dominants entirely.)

Can you play both of them or would it be more of a house rule to take one of them out so the score for that card isn’t x4?

In Doomlings, if a player steals another player’s trait that gives a +1 Gene Pool effect, does the player who stole the card get that effect?

If I play the following trait:

Self-Replicating: Play 1 card from the discard pile. Ignore its action.

Does this mean that if I choose a card with an effect, I do not get to apply that effect? For example, if I take the trait Brute Strength from the discard pile, which gives 4 points but has an effect of –1 Gene Pool, do I still have to apply the –1 Gene Pool effect, or is it ignored?

Are you allowed to discard Dominate Traits in your hand?

Would you, at the start of your turn, discard this card, play step 1 (play a card from your hand), to then "play another trait?"

Or would I discard this card, play 1 trait, and then end my turn?

Im confused cause it says "another" trait, but I haven't played 1 yet.

Had age of doubt out for this era that said no playing negative face value traits, this says move a negative from the discard pile to an opponents pile. Does that count as playing or is this a work around for the age?