> *** ORDER OF PLAY ***
> Each turn, play proceeds as follows:
> Scenario Events (if any) --> Jaffar's turn --> Sinbad's turn
>
> _Jaffar's Turn_
> 1. Take the Play Cards action.
> 2. Resolve the effects of the action, if any.
>
> _Sinbad's Turn_
> 1. Play a Budge card, if beginning a Challenge.
> 2. Take one of the available actions.
> 3. Resolve the effects of the action, if any.
>
> * Jaffar's Turn *
> On his turn, Jaffar always plays cards into a stack separate from his deck, facing up. If there is no human player for Jaffar, play cards from the top of Jaffar's face-down deck. If there is a human player, the player may decide which of Jaffar's cards to play.
>
> When Jaffar is Winning, he may play 2 cards each turn. When Jaffar is Losing, he may only play 1 card each turn.
>
>
> * Sinbad's Turn *
> On his turn, Sinbad may take any action available to him; these actions are dependent on whether the Scoreboard shows that Jaffar is Winning or Losing.
>
> _Jaffar is Losing_
> Draw 2 cards
> Play 2 cards
> Trade 1 card for another
> Draw 1 card and Play 1 card
>
> _Jaffar is Winning_
> Draw 1 card
> Play 1 card
> Trade 1 card for another

A few quick playtests have revealed that Jaffar is way too powerful when he's Winning, making it nearly impossible for Sinbad to complete a challenge. I'm now trying out several rules changes to correct that:

* The Scoreboard state *only* affects Jaffar: he can play 1 card when Losing and 2 when Winning. Sinbad, by contrast, always has the same actions available to him.

* Sinbad's action descriptions are streamlined. He can now take 2 actions of any type on his turn; the actions are: Draw a card, Play a card, Trade a card.

* A change in the order of play: Sinbad plays first in each turn, then Jaffar. I'm testing out whether it's a good idea to let Jaffar take his turn normally after Sinbad completes a challenge, thereby possibly undoing the last step of that challenge and forcing Sinbad to play that last card again on his next turn.

So far, this seems to improve Sinbad's lot while still making Jaffar a credible threat, or at least a major annoyance.