I should design a board game about building and operating a factory

I wonder how best to make such a game competitive. I think I'd go for cards over a board, because using a board implies that all the players are working in the same factory, whereas with cards each player would build their own factory represented by their deck. Hrm, Yet Another Deck-Building Game?

@kara_dreamer Might I suggest it be not competitive?

@benhamill I am giving that thought as well. I do enjoy coöp games. that would imply coming up with a cast of characters perhaps, to give players to choose from

@kara_dreamer Or roles, at least, a la Forbidden Desert/Island. Maybe it's not a good idea for your idea. I just figured it might be worth exploring.

@benhamill the trick is coming up with a good balanced set of merits / demerits for characters. I thought of a couple silly ideas for characters, like having an "investor's wastrel son" (guarantees extra funding at the start but the guy's useless as a worker.)