My game is similar to Pokémon, but if it were all cats. The goal is to attack other players and be the last cat standing. It is a mix of luck and skill to use powerups to your advantage and heal using the limited supply of food available. In version 2 of my game, I made the rules a lot more clear surrounding each character’s abilities and how the powerups work. Along with this, I also cut the amount of food cards in half. The first playtest showed me that I was too unclear on some aspects, such as being able to use the base attack by itself. The most helpful comments were about the food supply as well as questions surrounding some of the rules. For version 3, I would make everything into whole numbers and attempt to fix the health sliders again. Along with this, I would add different colored backs for the character and heart cards to keep them better separated from the deck.
Version 2:
Version 1 (I didn’t take photographs of it last week, so this is it set up without the old rule sheet.)
Battle of the Suits 1. Other players teamed up against me to eliminate me 2. Eliminating other players was fun 3. No 4. Experience improved, HP and Shield trackers helped 5. Improve the physical quality of trackers, game still takes long 6. Clarity, easy tracking 7. Yes, simple and not much needed to play Skyjo 1. Not frustrating, quite enjoyable 2. Column rule was fun 3. I wish I could match columns AND rows 4. N/A – Didn’t play last time 5. See 3 6. See 4 7. Yes, very cute art and easy to learn
One (Evil UNO) 1. Drawing cards was most frustrating, yet fun 2. Using action cards 3. No 4. N/A – Didn’t play last time 5. Card quality 6. See 4 7. Yes! I would genuinely buy a set of these cards.
Rainbow Dash 1. Limited moves on the last row 2. Climbing ladders to get ahead 3. No 4. N/A – Didn’t play last time 5. Bigger board 6. See 4 7. Yes, simple, beautiful, and easy to learn
Magic Circle 1. Missing pieces during playtest (but can be played without them) 2. Gambling my earnings was fun 3. No 4. N/A – Didn’t play last time 5. Rule clarity could be improved, increase win requirements 6. See 4 7. Not really, not much engagement/interaction. Game is very short.
This game is a really fun adaptation of Chutes and Ladders! I loved when I landed on the ladders and got to move up a lot. The main critique I have is that I wish the board was either bigger or the pieces were smaller. It was a little bit clunky to try and move around a small board with such large characters. The mechanics worked very well and I enjoyed the clover spots! This was a very enjoyable experience that I would absolutely play again. Even though I was losing, I found myself cheering for Saomi to get the win. I enjoyed the luck required for the last row!
This game is SO good. It truly is Uno from hell. I hated having to draw 10+ cards, but that just added to the experience. All of the added cards were so fun and made it a dreadful experience (which is a good thing). The main critique I have about this game is that the cards were too thick. Drawing large amounts was hard and I was constantly having to recount them. The thickness made them harder to shuffle as well. Other than that this game was a wonderfully terrible experience that I enjoyed every second of! I wish this was a real version of Uno. It is perfection.
This is a very enjoyable game, but trying to play it with a group of 4 was not as enjoyable as when it was played with a group of 2. It was fun to gang up on players and get them out, but once I discovered that always keeping a health card on me meant I was essentially immortal, it became very long. The revive system is very overpowered. I loved the addition of the trackers for health and shields. It made the game so much easier to follow and was a lot more enjoyable than trying to do math and remember it. This version was a lot clearer than the last!
Chutes and ladders with a small rainbow twist. Draw a card to move your pieces farther up the board. Try to avoid Slides and Clovers but try to get on a ladder space to move farther.
We changed the character pieces, more spaces, size of the board, added clover pieces, and added more slides and ladders.
That we needed a bigger board and needed to change the color of the spots.
Character pieces are too big and the board is still too small
People who worked on this: Gavin Raabe, Lily Clifford, Toni Valeri
I found the risk aspect to be way too powerful as someone in my group won just by winning on risk twice in a row. The game ended very fast. I really enjoyed the aspect of luck/chance in this game. It made for a very fun experience to not be able to control who wins. One thing I wish we could have done was steal other player’s chips. In my opinion, the risk should give less chips or the number of chips needed to win should be more. This game was a fun way to pass time, but it was missing pieces when we attempted to play. We definitely weren’t able to play it to its full potential.
Overall a very fun and enjoyable game to play! I really enjoyed the card flipping system and I found it very fun to not know everything you have on the board. This created some very fun moments while playing! One thing I wish I could have done was steal other people’s cards. The only crit I still have after playing is just that the deck was hard to shuffle, so less cards would be better in my opinion.
I loved the different cards while you were playing the game. It made Janga more interesting and interactive with your opponent.
Nope
I didn’t get to play the original version.
For the next version I would make more cards. It would make you add more words to more Jenga blocks, but it would make it more interactive.
Child filled fun
I would 100% play this game again. it brought back so many memories from when i was a child and now its even more fun.
Shoots and ladders remastered
Nothing.
Being able to go up the ladder.
Nothing.
I didn’t get to play the original.
Make the characters smaller so they fit on the board.
candy rainbow madness.
Yes, very easy to understand.
One
Learning the new cards. Does white mean you refer back to the colored card?
making someone draw 6. seeing a card with Mr. beast face on it.
Nothing
Last time there wasn’t enough cards. now there’s plenty of cards.
Make the type less drippy. Had a hard time identifying the 7 and 1.
Dark drippy crazy
Yes, this game was like a crazy version of UNO. All the new cards added a very fun twist to the game.
Personal document
The game we made is based off of SKYJO an early 2000’s card game. Instead of just numbers we made it with cartoon animals. game can be played with ages 10 and up.
From the first version the designs were sloppy and inconsistent. We removed an animal and fixed the lines.
My game in 3 sentences: Pirates is a DND inspired game where you roleplay as pirates. It’s a game for 6 people to play including a dungeon master who is the storyteller/narrator of the game. Its an adventure full of roleplay and dice deciding your fate.
Changes and improvements in version 2: We condensed the game’s rules and details to make it more easy to consume the information. We received feedback on how it was hard to understand.
What we learned from the game’s play testing and feedback: We learned that just because all of the information is there, it doesn’t mean it’s consumable and everybody understands it differently.
What to change for version 3: We would condense the information even more and incorporate more art and style into our sheets.
I wasn’t able to find a photo from last week on the instagram and I didn’t know to take one, so here’s a photo of this weeks.
Describe the game in 3 sentences: An unforgiving version of Uno. Sabotage your friends with the new “evil” cards added to the deck. Meant for fun and annoyance at your own risk.
Why did you change or improve in version 2 based on feedback: Added clearer instructions, made “Lose Instantly” card return to the deck, and lessened the amount of cards to be drawn.
What did you learn about your game from each play test? What comments were most helpful: It was very helpful knowing how much people liked it and that it was a good concept. This motivated us to keep going with it. I learned that we didn’t have enough cards in the deck and too many cards that made you draw more which was helpful to figure out balance.
What would you change for version 3: Lessening the amount of drawing, clearer instructions on some cards such as the Scary Card, and possibly more generic cards in the deck.
1. so many cards!! 2. stacking a +8 3. win 4. didnt play 1st version 5. less action cards more number cards 6. uno in purgatory 7. no, literally uno if it was created in Hell
1. Not being able to heal 2. using my cat’s ability 3. special attacks for cats 4. better card ratio this time 5. nothing 6. cat battle cards 7. yes, very simple and fun especially with someone who likes cats
1. all chance with dice 2. favorite part was winning on risk 3. win more 4. didn’t play 1st version 5. higher cap to win 6. underage dice roulette 7. maybe play again, would make sense in a casino
