Unpub 3View: Pay Dirt

As we head towards Unpub 3, I'm going to start previewing the games people will experience at the event.

Today's Unpub 3View looks at Pay Dirt, which is a game coming to us from a publisher, Crash Games.

Pay Dirt was designed by Tory Niemann, a name many people will recognize from their copy of Alien Frontiers. This new project is a gold excavation game set in the Alaskan Yukon, where players must manage and grow their entire mining outfit, from workers and personnel to equipment and gear. The Alaskan Yukon is an inhospitable environment, so players will face hardships that affect their entire outfit – not to mention the ever-dropping temperature that could shut down their operation.

Patrick Nickell of Crash Games filled out the Unpub 3View survey to give us a little more insight into this great little game that will be appearing at Unpub 3.

What type of game is Pay Dirt?  Worker Placement.

What was the inspiration for Pay Dirt?  Tory was inspired by the reality show "Gold Rush"

What do other people find most interesting about it?  The intuitive nature of how to use your workers

What has been the most challenging part of designing/developing this game? Balancing the various improvements

What advice would you give to players attempting Pay Dirt for the first time? Don't be afraid to sell some gold.

What has surprised you most in play-tests? Just how much people really enjoy Pay Dirt.

Tell us anything else you want to say about Pay Dirt.  Pay Dirt is really awesome!

Pay Dirt will be hitting the table at Unpub 3 and then gaining momentum as it barrels towards the summer convention season and heads towards publication alongside other Crash Games titles like Rise, The Lost Dutchman and Dungeon Heroes. Take this opportunity to play this great new game at Unpub 3!

We'll be back tomorrow with another Unpub 3View!