I am now working towards self-publishing my first game, Dancing Queen, which won the Best Overall Game at the 2021 BoardGameGeek 9-Card nanogame competition. I aim to do a limited print run. I am engaging a local printing house. I’m also engaging a professional artist and graphic designer. We are aiming to get the game released by November 2022.
Now here’s where I am asking for your help. Each of the 9 cards in the game has two halves, a girl half and a boy half, and each half has a name. In the first print-and-play release of the game, I did not have any consistent theme or convention for these names. I picked any name which I felt was easy for me to remember. I ended up with a rather random set of names. Now I am thinking whether I should rename them all. We are still at the stage of discussing theme and art style.
Here are the original 18 names and the card powers. Numbers 1 to 9 are the girls, and 10 to 18 the boys. #1 and #10 are on the same card, at opposite ends. #2 and #11 are on the same card, and so on.
- We’re Even – both players have an even number of cards in play
- You’re Even – your opponent has an even number of cards in play
- Girls’ College – all cards in play are girls
- Girl Power – more girls than boys in play
- Rainbow Parade – all cards are same-gendered pairs (boy + boy or girl + girl)
- The Romeo – a single boy among girls
- Perfect Balance – the same number of boys and girls
- ABBA – 2 girls and 2 boys
- Spice Girls – 5 girls
- We’re Odd – both players have an odd number of cards in play
- You’re Odd – your opponent has an odd number of cards in play
- Boy School – all cards in play are boys
- Boyzone – more boys than girls in play
- Ballroom Dancing – all cards are opposite-gendered pairs (boy + girl)
- The Rose – a single girl among boys
- Competition – gender imbalance (regardless of more boys or girls)
- Queen – 4 boys
- The Cranberries – 1 girl and 3 boys
- Evelynn – both players have an even number of cards in play
- Eva – your opponent has an even number of cards in play
- Angel – all cards in play are girls
- Karen – more girls than boys in play
- Priscilla – all cards are same-gendered pairs (boy + boy or girl + girl)
- Juliet – a single boy among girls
- Christina – the same number of boys and girls
- Anna – 2 girls and 2 boys
- Mel – 5 girls
- Todd – both players have an odd number of cards in play
- Rod – your opponent has an odd number of cards in play
- Charlie – all cards in play are boys
- James – more boys than girls in play
- Raphael – all cards are opposite-gendered pairs (boy + girl)
- Romeo – a single girl among boys
- Bucky – gender imbalance (regardless of more boys or girls)
- Freddie – 4 boys
- Neil – 1 girl and 3 boys
- Getting even – both players have an even number of cards in play
- Two by two – your opponent has an even number of cards in play
- All the girls I’ve loved before – all cards in play are girls
- Uptown girls – more girls than boys in play
- Siamese twins – all cards are same-gendered pairs (boy + boy or girl + girl)
- Bachelor boy – a single boy among girls
- You’re perfect – the same number of boys and girls
- Dancing queen – 2 girls and 2 boys
- Spice up your life – 5 girls
- Are you lonesome tonight? – both players have an odd number of cards in play
- The odd boy – your opponent has an odd number of cards in play
- Boys in the hood – all cards in play are boys
- Love me for a reason – more boys than girls in play
- The last waltz – all cards are opposite-gendered pairs (boy + girl)
- You are the one – a single girl among boys
- Heartbreak high – gender imbalance (regardless of more boys or girls)
- We are the champions – 4 boys
- Zombies – 1 girl and 3 boys
- Would you change the names of the cards?
- Which naming convention do you like? Or do you have some other suggestion?
- Any suggestions for specific card names?
- Any thoughts on the early concept art?
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