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Gallery Grippers: is an Art Heist game in which players assume the roles of a Cat Burglar Mastermind trying to assemble a team to collect the most valuable art pieces from a series of high-security museums across 4 corners of the world (a game board). The board features 4 different famous museums, each with unique artworks. At the start of the game, out of the 4 to 6 players. Each player at the beginning, sets up their heist crew, by choosing 6 cards (3 specialist cards and 3 Attribute cards) 

Specialist cards: Are your added crew members to your gang (the stealth specialist, the master of disguise, the hacker, etc.) 

Attribute cards: include tools for the specialists to use (Such as Added Stealth, More Tech, Steroids, etc.) These cards can increase your percentage roll total once you add them to the rest of your stats.

• After the players set up their crews, the leftover specialist and attribute cards are shuffled and placed down on the side  of the board, so that later on in the game, if someone lands on a recruitment tile, they get to pick from the unused specialist/attribute cards to gain another teammate.
• Players must roll a six sided die to determine how far they move on the board
• Players must use specialist cards and attribute cards to bypass the security guards and alarm systems
• Players must roll a percentage die when they land on any of the Obstacle Tiles (Red Alarm tiles or Black Security tiles) to determine if they receive a strike. or if they bypass that said obstacle and move closer to the art tiles in hopes to collect the art (2 strikes and you must return to the E tile at the exit of the museums) A score of 100% or higher bypasses a security system. Anything lower gives you a strike.
• *IMPORTANT*: Each player has a Score Sheet which they can add up their total percentages on (both from their rolled number, plus from their added or subtracted attribute percentages from the attribute cards, as well as from the base percentages of success rates on each specialist card) which are added to the total percentage of your chance of bypassing an obstacle. Your specialist’s Success Rates increase based on which Attributes they choose (what that means is that if you have a team with a Muscle Specialist card with a 20% success rate, and you draw a Steroid Attribute, you will earn a plus 10% to your percentage roll for Matching a Specialist with a corresponding Attribute)
• When a player lands on an obstacle, they must choose one specialist card and one attribute card to use to fend off against that obstacle, as well as a percentage roll which is added together on their Score Sheet. Each player gets two potential strikes of getting caught by one of the obstacles whenever they enter a museum before getting sent to the exit tiles of that museum 
• Once a player reaches the ART tile, they can choose one piece of artwork from that museum. Only one artwork available to players per museum break in. (this means that if you break into the Louvre, you can steal only one of the Louvre’s pieces. If you wish to steal two of the Louvre’s pieces then you must either travel to a different museum and back, or to home bass and back. (You can’t abuse one corner and stay in that corner the whole game)
• If a player successfully steals 5 pieces of art, they win
• If there’s no more art left on the board, whoever has the most art wins

Tiles within Museums:

Alarm tiles– you tripped a wire on this Red tile, now use your specialist and attribute cards to ensure whether you either bypass the alarm or not 

Security Guard Tiles- This is the Black tile, You encounter a security guard. Now you must use your specialist and attribute cards to ensure whether you escape the guard or not

Art Tiles– These are in the corners of each museum, 

Tiles outside the museums:

Airport tiles- any Blue tiles are airport tiles, which allow a player to travel from one airport tile to another if they land on it.

Recruitment Tile– these are the Green tiles that when landed on, allow players to pick one of the face down attribute or specialist cards from the miscellaneous deck on the side board.

Exit Tiles– Border each museum, and are the tiles that say E on them. If a player gets caught twice within a museum, they are sent to an exit tile bordering that said museum.

Each museum will have one Museum Description card. There are 3 description cards to match the 3 museums on the board. On the description cards, it reads the intensity level of that said museum’s security, as well as that museum’s art pieces. Higher security museums will be harder to break in and out of, yet have higher valued art.

Everyone must roll a die to determine how far they move from their base each turn

Attributes:

• Added Stealth
  • Determines likelihood of avoiding detection from any of the two obstacles
    • +5% chance added to your total percentage of bypassing the triggering of alarms on alarm tiles
    • +10% Chance added to your percentage roll of bypassing the security guard tiles

• Steroids
  • Physical movement and obstacle navigation with strength
    • Subtract 1 added movement of a tile space per turn 
    • +10% success rate added to your total percentage on physical challenges such as fending off a security guard on a security guard tile

• Charisma
  • Ability to talk through situations and manipulate Guards
    • +10% added to your total percentage for social interactions with the security guards on a security guard tile
    • Subtract 10% from your total percentage for talking too much; which in turn, gives a higher chance of tripping a wire on accident on an alarm tile

• More Tech
  • Ability to bypass surveillance
    • +20% added to your total percentage for your success rate of shutting down alarm systems on the alarm tiles. 
    • Add 1 extra space moved each turn for your attempts at reducing the heat

• what is the difference between a game designer and a game developer? game designers work on the player experience while game developers work on the technical execution of the game.
• what commonly occurs during the game development process? establishing rules, mechanics, and the necessary modifications to ensure those elements function as intended, this process frequently involves a significant amount of prototyping.
• what are the challenges of balancing a game? it’s essential to adjust the level of freedom and power players have in games, determining how much they can stretch the boundaries of the rules. the challenge lies in preserving the integrity of both the game’s objectives and the process of achieving them.
• what should every player of your game believe? why? they should go into the game thinking its going to be so fun because if they go in with the attitude that my game is going to be boring it probably will be to them.
• how can you avoid stealing players fun? I feel that you have to be relatable and do research on other games that a lot of people enjoy playing.
• what 10 maxims should you follow when writing rules? clear objective, constraints, interactivity, runaway leader killer, inertia, surprise, strategy, fun, flavor, a hook
• how has play testing changed your game? play testing has allowed me to see what works and what doesnt and how I should make the rules flow smoother and/or make more sense.
• who from class would you like to play test your next game or version 2 of your first game? I would like Tori to play test my game because she is very kind but she will also be honest with me and let me know what to change.
• who is the audience for your game? anyone.
• who should play test your game outside of class? my grandmother because she loves card games.

What was the most fruatrating moment or aspect of what you just played? 

• Not having all the tools for the challenges

What was your favorite moment or aspect of what you just played? 

• laughing, having fun, watching and doing the challenges

Was there anything you wanted to do that you couldn’t?

Go around the board more be able to slam dunk

If you has a magic wand to wave, and you could change, add, or remove anything from the experience, what would it be? 

• No

What should be improved with the next version? 

• Add Timer to challenges to limit amount of point won per turn.

Descibe the game in 3 words? 

• Sad I lost.

What was the most fruatrating moment or aspect of what you just played? 

• Game being too short

What was your favorite moment or aspect of what you just played? 

• Coming up with rhymes that go with basketball “Make a Hoop, Take a Poop”

Was there anything you wanted to do that you couldn’t?

No

If you has a magic wand to wave, and you could change, add, or remove anything from the experience, what would it be? 

• Use timer for the challenges to limit points.

What should be improved with the next version? 

• Spelling errors

Descibe the game in 3 words? 

• It was Great

Objective:
To outsmart your friends by convincing them of your truths and lies while avoiding penalties for incorrect guesses.

Components:

• Prompts Pile: A stack of cards with statements or questions for players to use.
• Lie Pile: A stack of cards with challenges or tasks for players to complete if they guess incorrectly.

Setup:

1. Shuffle both the Prompts Pile and the Lie Pile separately.
2. Decide the order of play. Players can go clockwise or counterclockwise.

Gameplay:

1. Taking Turns:
   • On their turn, a player draws a card from the Prompts Pile.
   • The player reads the prompt aloud and then decides to share either a truth or a lie related to the prompt.
2. Sharing:
   • The player must speak convincingly and may provide additional details to support their statement.
3. Guessing:
   • After the player shares their statement, the other players have a brief moment to discuss and then must vote (either by show of hands or secret ballot) on whether they believe the statement is a truth or a lie.
4. Revealing the Truth:
   • The player reveals whether they told the truth or a lie.
   • Players who guessed incorrectly must draw a card from the Lie Pile and follow its instructions.

Penalties:

• Incorrect Guess: If a player guesses wrong, they must follow the instructions on the drawn Lie Pile card, which may include:
  • Performing a silly task.
  • Sharing a secret.
  • Completing a dare.

Winning the Game:

• The game continues until 5 rounds are completed or a set time limit is reached.
• Players can keep track of how many correct guesses they made. The player with the most correct guesses at the end of the game wins!

Optional Variations:

• Team Play: Form teams, and team members can confer before guessing.
• Timed Rounds: Set a timer for each turn to increase the challenge.
• Wild Cards: Include special cards in the Prompts Pile that have unique rules or actions when drawn.

Enjoy playing “Truth or Lie”! Let the best storyteller win!

What questions did your players have? Am I going the right way?

How quickly did they learn how to play? Not long,

What kinds of interactions did the players have? Reading each other’s challenge cards. Playing the challenges for team activities.

What confused the players? How many points they got per challenge- if it was per right answer or all together.

What made players excited? Gaining points and acting out the challenges

What did you players enjoy doing? Gaining points and see what path they went based on their rolls.

Did any aspect of the game frustrate players? The game being too short for some because they weren’t lucky on their rolls.

What questions did your players have? Where are the answers? If they were going the wrong way? How many points do I get?

How quickly did they learn how to play? Not long, although I did both explain it before and I played the game with them.

What kinds of interactions did the players have? Reading each other’s challenge cards. Playing the challenges for team activities.

What confused the players? Where they were supposed to go next. They originally were rolling 2 dice instead

What made players excited? Performing the challenges

What did you players enjoy doing? Watching other’s do goofy challenges

Did any aspect of the game frustrate players? Having to act out basbetball moves while other’s guess.

What was the most fruatrating moment or aspect of what you just played? 

• Nothing Frusting, differennt colored cards, hard to read

What was your favorite moment or aspect of what you just played? 

• never knowing what direction you will go, making a basket into the trash can on first try

Was there anything you wanted to do that you couldn’t?

• Doing the emoji challenge

If you has a magic wand to wave, and you could change, add, or remove anything from the experience, what would it be? 

• More ways. to get a slam dunk

What should be improved with the next version? 

• Make sure everything matches, different colors for the challenge and trivia cards

Descibe the game in 3 words? 

• Not Long Enough

What was the most fruatrating moment or aspect of what you just played? 

• Nothing frusting

What was your favorite moment or aspect of what you just played? 

• Winning, acting out basketball skills

Was there anything you wanted to do that you couldn’t?

• Rolled a different number to go around the board more

If you has a magic wand to wave, and you could change, add, or remove anything from the experience, what would it be? 

• Come up with a way for it to be longer or sorter, add more variations

What should be improved with the next version? 

• All arrows marked

Descibe the game in 3 words? 

• A short play