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Bonanza (Three Act/Rating)

First Act: You are introduced to the beans and all the different types that you can plant and how much they cost! How many beans can you plant, and how much can you make?

Second Act: I think this can be shown through all the different trades you can do with the other players.

Third Act: Finally, you see after three “days” whoever harvested and made the most money from their bean, wins!

Did I enjoy it?
Yes I did! It was fun to see all the funny elaborate trades you can make with people. It gets you hooked fast after you figure it out. It’s a game that I will definitely replay one day. It was so much fun.

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Critique & 3 Act Structure -Colin Kenny

So I played Munchkin with Gideon, Kiya, Grace, and Brady, and it lasted the entire class period. It took a while to learn the rules and we didn’t even finish our game, but we were close to finishing and once we got a handle of the rules the game started to get really fun. It is definitely worth replaying with those who know a lot about the game.

As far as the three act structure goes, I would say act one consisted of me reading the rules out loud for everyone and starting the game. This lasted longer than I thought but putting that effort into learning the rules was worth it. The second act of us getting more comfortable and playing strategically was a lot of fun. The third act started around the time Kiya and I were at level 8 (you need to get to level 10 to win) and we were using all of our force to push our way to the end and win. Unfortunately we didn’t get to the climax as class ended before someone was able to win, but the nail-biting energy was a fun experience.

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Some Game Ideas


One game idea I have is a type of battleship idea, with multiple players, one board, and with chance cards. If when you roll dice you get a certain number that is on top of the card, you have to do what is on the card, for example maybe sabotage another player, or even pull a card that could hurt your progress in the game.

Another game idea I have is a horror game, with a storyline that is based off of a short story I made. I would like it to be a card game where the group of people don’t know who the killer is except for the killer. The group needs to gather evidence (go fishing for clues ((there is a lot of backstory behind that quote))) to find the killer and finsh the game. Which ever “shipmate”gathers the most evidence against the killer before they eliminate everyone, wins!

I love me a good sabotage game, Id like to create a game that encourages a lot of players with random mini games they can play, where comedy and sabatoge gains you more points

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Week 1 Questions

  1. In your opinion what should every game have? Why do you like your favorite game?

In my opinion, I believe every game should have a little sabotage, it adds a lot of fun and quick thinking. My current favorite game has a lot of beautiful graphics and great fighting mechanics

List the games you’ve played and currently play.

    I have grown up playing the Sims, Minecraft, Elder Scrolls games, FNAF, Fallout, Dark Souls and currently I play the Elder Scrolls, Wukong, and Elden ring

    1. Can you apply the three act structure to your favorite game? What is it’s pacing and how long do you find yourself in each act?

    Yes, there is a fight that you’re immediately put into that shows an amazing game play and storyline. Then you play through more story conflicts and gameplay to advance your leveling, and I currently haven’t finished it

    1. When coming up with ideas where do you find you start, with the metaphor or the mechanic? 

    I always start with a metaphor for my ideas

    1. Over the course of this semester, who would you like to collaborate with and why?

    There are so many people in my class that I’d be so happy to work with, I would like to work with someone who is stronger in art style and design than me. I feel more proficient in creating the concept of projects.

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    Week One Questions – Colin Kenny

    In your opinion what should every game have? Why do you like your favorite game?

    I feel like every good game should have some unique aspect or take that draw a certain audience in and keeps them coming back.

    List the games you’ve played and currently play.

    This might take a while. These are mostly going to be simple or casual games because that’s what I like, but I’m gonna condense this to video games and vr games. There’ll be a lot of Wii and Mii games. It’s an autistic special interest.

    • Wii Sports
    • Wii Sports Resort
    • Wii Fit
    • Wii Play
    • Wii Play Motion
    • Wii Party
    • Wii Party U
    • Mario Party
    • Just Dance
    • Tomodachi Life
    • Miitopia
    • Wario Ware
    • Mario Kart Wii
    • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
    • Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
    • Superliminal
    • The Stanley Parable
    • Please, Don’t Touch Anything VR
    • Please, Don’ Touch Anything: House Broken
    • Jackbox Party Packs
    • Nintendo Switch Sports
    • Kinect Sports
    • Kinect Adventures
    • Minecraft
    • Roblox
    • Beat Saber
    • Superhot VR
    • There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
    • Brain Age
    • Mario Kart 7
    • Tetris
    • Tetris Effect VR
    • Accounting+
    • Among Us
    • Skribbl.io
    • Gartic Phone
    • Minecraft: Story Mode

    I might come back and edit this post if I come up with any more.

    Can you apply the three act structure to your favorite game? What is it’s pacing and how long do you find yourself in each act?

    I think I can kinda apply this structure to Minecraft. Act 1 is the time you spend in the Overworld gathering supplies and preparing for the battles ahead. You spend about 50% of your time in this section. Then you go to the Nether to get the blaze rods and enter pearls required to get to the apply named End. This is where the action and battles pick up, as there are so many things that can kill you. You spend about 40% of your time there. Then finally, you make your way to the End at the climax of your journey where you fight the Ender Dragon Boss and beat the game. You spend the rest of your 10% here.

    When coming up with ideas where do you find you start, with the metaphor or the mechanic?

    I usually like figure out the rules and mechanics first because it gives me a better idea of how something will work and where I need to make changes from draft to final product.

    Over the course of this semester, who would you like to collaborate with and why?

    I would like to collaborate with people like Evan, Sarah, Gideon, and Grace because I have taken classes with them in the past, and I feel that I would vibe with their personalities the best.

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    Game Ideas -Colin Kenny

    1. Based on the website https://www.whatbeatsrock.com, What Beats Rock: The Home Game. Players take turns naming an item that could “beat” the previous item (or a rock if you’re first) and the other players act as judges to decide if their item would “beat” the previous item.
    2. Dice Stack. A deck of cards tells the players a required dice roll and a required formation to stack the dice once they are rolled. Player who does it first gets a point.
    3. SHOE-ffleboard, A large twister-like mat/board is set up and players take turns throwing either their own shoes or smaller shoe item onto it for points.
    4. Players take turns placing cards from a standard deck in a pile while naming the card placed before them. If they mess up, they take the pile. First to run out of cards wins.
    5. For a while I’ve wondered if I can host a game of Survivor on campus for a club or a Rmu TV project. People would get broken into teams, each round a team would win Immunity and the losing team would have to vote someone out. Then everyone gets split up individually, voting continues, etc. until s jury votes for the winner.
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    Flux Questions

    Was it fun? Kind of! It was hard to catch on to all of the new rules, made it a slow play

    Interactive? Yes! There was a lot of interaction from trading cards to playing actions just for yourself.

    Was it easy to learn? No, I think the concept was easy to learn but the new rules took a minute to catch on to.

    Re-Playability? Yes! Easy to replay

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    Brayden Bauer-Game Design 1

    1. In your opinion what should every game have? Why do you like your favorite game? In my opinion every game needs an end goal. The reason I love halo is because of the storyline and the way the story ends. Do it well enough and the designer is set to make a sequel to that story.
    2. List the games you’ve played and currently play. Halo ,call of duty, Mario kart, titanfall, Overwatch,battlefield,sims, animal crossing, legend of Zelda, Destiny, NHL, FIFA, nba, GTA, LEGO games, smash brothers, red dead redemption, Star Wars battlefront, rainbow six siege, csgo, valorant, and many more that I don’t want to write down
    3. Can you apply the three act structure to your favorite game? What is it’s pacing and how long do you find yourself in each act? I would say yes if you count the whole series. The pacing is slow until you meet the antagonist
    4. When coming up with ideas where do you find you start, with the metaphor or the mechanic? I say the mechanics because without the mechanics you can’t make the game in general.
    5. Over the course of this semester, who would you like to collaborate with and why? Carson because I want to be the house in gambling our points