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Week 5 Game review and ideas

Alana Tush

Game Review

Sushi Go

  1. Was it fun? Yes I enjoyed this game because it is easy to learn and not that serious.
  2. What were the player interactions? The player interactions are switching the hand you have each turn and looking at others cards that are down to see which card you want to place next.
  3. How long did it take to learn? This game almost took no time to learn, we quickly skimmed through the rules and started to play, we got more comfortable as the game went on.
  4. Would you play it again?Yes i would play this game again, it goes fast and avoids getting boredom in the middle of the game.
  5. What are the collaborative and or competitive aspects of the game? This game is competitive because you want to score the most points at the end of each round.
  6. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout? The metaphors is to have sushi as your meal and at the end of the three rounds, you get dessert. I like how each player switches their hand each turn because there is no secret what each player has because all the players have seen that hand before.
    • act 1- Reading rules, dealing 9 cards to each player
    • act 2-gameplay- choosing one card to keep and pass the rest of your hand to the left. Pick like cards so you can get as many points as possible
    • act 3- add up your points and start round 2, the game is over after round 3 and you add up all the points from each round, the person with the most points at the end of round three wins.

Spit Card Game

  1. Was it fun? Yes I love this game.
  2. What were the player interactions? The 2 players are trying to be faster than their opponent to place all their cards first and hit the smallest pile to win those cards. You want the least amount of cards as possible
  3. How long did it take to learn?I knew how to play this game already, I was teaching Lauren but she caught on very quickly.
  4. Would you play it again? Yes I would play this again.
  5. What are the collaborative and or competitive aspects of the game? The collaborative aspects is flipping a new card at the same time once both the players cannot put any more down. The competitive part is trying to be faster than your opponent so you can get rid of all your cards.
  6. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout? This game is trying to deceive your opponent about your last card so they don’t suspect that you are going to throw it down and hit the smaller pile. The mechanics is quickly putting cards down either adding up or down and picking up cards so you always have five in your hand
    • act 1- deal the whole deck to 2 players, count 15 cards out of your hand and place the remaining cards in a personal pile. Count 5 cards to hold in your hand. Flip the top of each personal pile over and look at the 5 cards in your hand
    • act 2-game play- place the 5 cards in your hand counting either up and down on top of the card you flipped from the two personal piles. Pick up another card from the remaining 10 so you always have 5 cards in your hand to play
    • act 3- repeat until each player has no more moves and take another 2 cards from the personal pile and flip it in top of the cards in play. The first person that puts their last card down from their 15 slaps the smaller pile to win. Repeat this until someone wins with no cards left.

Gin Rummy

  1. Was it fun? Yes I enjoy this game because There isn’t one way to get gin, you can either get 3-4 of the same number, or you can count up or down with the same suit, they just have to be in order
  2. What were the player interactions? The players interactions are player 1 putting a card down, and player 2 either picking up that same card or choosing to pick up a hidden card.
  3. How long did it take to learn? I already knew how to play this game, but when I first learned it was pretty easy to pick up on.
  4. Would you play it again? Yes I would play Gin again.
  5. What are the collaborative and or competitive aspects of the game? There is no collaborative aspects of this game but it is competitive and strategic to get Gin first so you win more points.
    • act 1- Deal 10 cards to each player, set the remaining cards in the middle face down, flip the top one over. Organize your cards into suits or like numbers
    • act 2- each player takes turns picking up one card at a time and placing a card down in the discard pile, the second player can either take a new hidden card, or the one their opponent placed down
    • act 3- match 3-4 like numbers in your hand or count up or down with cards with the same suit. Once you can no mis match cards on your hand you have gin and your opponent lost. Count up the points and the first who gets 100 wins.

Collecting Game Ideas

  1. Flip over a color card and a number card, the person that retrieves the amount and color that the cards specify wins.
  2. A play on slither.io but it’s a dog collecting shoes, homework, treats, and table scraps to eat. The game ends when the dog accidentally eats chocolate or a grape.
  3. Scavenger hunt of lego pieces that have riddles for each clue where they are hidden. Once you complete the lego build first, you win.
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Week 5 – Resources, Collecting and Trading

Sushi Go! Game review

  1. Was it fun?
    • Yes, it took a bit of time to get used to, but it was very fun once learned.
  2. What were the player interactions?
    • Everybody took turns choosing sushi cards and rotating hands. Players would count up their card points based on certain card rules.
  3. How long did it take to learn?
    • The game actually took a but to get used to, because each card type has its own scoring system. Though the cards were diverse, the concept was simple, so it only took 10 minutes.
  4. Would you ever play it again?
    • Yes, I’d play it again. Although it would take some time explaining it to my other friends.
  5. Analyze the game using the 3-act structure.
    • The first act of the game was learning the card types, as well as dealing nine cards to each player. On top of that, a piece of paper was prepared for the point system.
    • The second act involved choosing the right cards to help you score points. Players would not only rotate decks but make careful decisions that would garner them the greatest number of points.
    • The final act of the game was the tallying of points written on the paper. There are three rounds per game, so all of the points from the cards played are added from all rounds.
  6. What are the collaborative/competitive aspects of the game?
    • There are no collaborative aspects to the game. The game is 100% competitive, as players fend for themselves in making the right decisions in earning points. There is no sharing, and players must choose their own cards from rotated decks.
  7. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout?
    • I’d say the game’s metaphor is eating. The mechanic that sticks out the most to me is the dessert. The dessert cards act as a long-term investment, since if you have the most dessert cards at the end of the game you earn six points. This is unique with the notion that the cards don’t do any favor at first, but they can be sneaky at the end.

5 game ideas that revolve around the theme of collecting

  1. Butterfly fiends – Players choose paths around a garden that gather butterfly pieces. Some paths are longer or riskier but might have more butterflies to collect. The placement of the butterflies can be randomized based on a wheel.
  2. Coin-Cash – Players are given a coin they use to pass around during their turn. They must take the 50/50 shot of whether it will land on heads or tails. If it lands on the called side, they earn tokens. The tokens can be used to either keep being safe or doubled to go again. You can also choose to face off with other players to steal their tokens. (All options are during a turn).
  3. Tomb-Robbers – Players flip over tomb tiles for a chance to either earn a reward, or a curse. In order to win, all tiles must be flipped over and the player with the most rewards wins.
  4. Ball-bashers – Players are provided with an array of cups and one ball. The objective is to collect other types of balls, but to do so a player must make the ball into another cup with a ball in it. Once they’ve unlocked another ball, they can use the other ball to try to throw in other cups. There are different types of balls which can be a ping pong ball, rubber ball and so on.
  5. Pizza Palooza – Players must roll dice and spin a wheel to collect pizza toppings to complete their own pizza. They can also choose to sabotage the pizza of other players by sending mice out to eat the cheese.

Builder Buccaneers Ruleset (2-3 players)

Setup – Players are given a pile of loose ship pieces, which should be placed in the middle of everybody playing. Cards are put into separate piles ranking in difficulty from easy to hard.

Objectives – There is only one goal, which is to be the first person to complete the ship building. After so many rounds, someone will win overall. (The ship must be standing without falling over)

Actions to take – All players will pick a card from the “hard” “medium” or “easy” pile. This will determine how hard the ship you will build will be, but the harder the build, the more points you earn.

Ending the game – There is a tally-board, which tracks how many points you earn. With the number of points you earn, is the number of spaces you move, until you reach the end of the scoreboard. Once the end is reached, the player wins.

Example – Jimmy chooses a card from the “easy” category. There are only a couple pieces to find for the ship, but Jimmy will only earn 1-2 points. Jimmy is the first to finish. After yelling “ahoy!” he moves his piece two spaces towards the goal.

Example #2 – Dave picks up a card from the “hard” pile. Although it is hard to keep his ship standing, he ends up pulling off his build without it falling over. Dave wins 5-6 points, earning him a massive boost on the tally board.

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Lauren Yunk – Week 5

Spit Game review

  1. Was it fun? Yes, I enjoyed playing.
  2. What were the player interactions? The players would interact by placing down crads that were higher or lower than the previous card.
  3. How long did it take to learn? Probably around 5 minutes, maybe even less, it was very simple.
  4. Would you ever play it again? Yes, overall I think the game was entertaining.
  5. Analyze the game using the 3-act structure. The beginning was to learn the rules of the game and do a practice run. The middle was actually playing the game by placing down the cards that were higher or lower than the previous ccard and continue on til their were no cards. The end of the game was when a player finishes with no cards and hense wins the game.
  6. What are the collaborative/competitive aspects of the game? Yes, the game was competitive as you wanted to be the first person with no cards.

Gin Rummy Game review

  1. Was it fun? Yes, I enjoyed playing the game.
  2. What were the player interactions? The interactions were to form combination of three or more cards to win.
  3. How long did it take to learn? Roughly 5 minutes. It was a little confusing at first but we managed to get the hang of it.
  4. Would you ever play it again? Yes, I think the game was really enjoyable.
  5. Analyze the game using the 3-act structure. The beginning was learning the rules and doing a practice run. The middle was playing the game by making combinations with 3 or more cards and placing down your hand once you have it, 2-9 is 5 points 10-K is 10 points A is 15 points. The end of the game was achieving 100 points and therefore winning the game.
  6. What are the collaborative/competitive aspects of the game? The game was competitive as you wanted to be the first to get 100 points.

Sushi Go Game review

  1. Was it fun? Yes, I enjoyed playing the game.
  2. What were the player interactions? The interactions were handing your deck over to the person next to you.
  3. How long did it take to learn? Roughly 10 minutes. It was a little confusing at first but we managed to get the hang of it.
  4. Would you ever play it again? Yes, I think the game was really enjoyable.
  5. Analyze the game using the 3-act structure. The beginning was learning the rules and doing a practice run. The middle was playing the game by picking cards that enabled you to get the most points. The end of the game was counting up the points to see who has the most and who won.
  6. What are the collaborative/competitive aspects of the game? The game was competitive as you wanted to be the one with the most points.

5 game ideas revolving around the theme of collecting

  1. Jaguar Journey – The jauar is trying to make it back to the jungle. Players will role a dice to move across the board. Certain spots require a side quest ,that involves collecting gems found under the soil, must be completed in order to move on. First one to make it to the jungle with the most gems win.
  2. Alien Invasion is a sci-fi game in which the players must work together by battling the aliens to save the world by collecting special weapons along the way.
  3. Tidal Wave is an adventure game in which the players must collaborate by surfing along the wave, collecting sea artifacts, and talking to sea animals to see if you fall off your surfboard and have to start over.
  4. Rockstar Roulette is a pathway to fame game game where the players must compete in order to achieve their dream of becoming a future rockstar by spinning the wheel to see how many spaces you move and the spaces will have you pick up a card to determine your pathway to fame. You will collect special friends along the way that will either help or hurt you.
  5. Darling Dino’s is a historical game in which you are collaborating to avoid the meteor heading towards earth by rolling a dice and moving across the board while completing special tasks and collecting supplies to build a sturdy shelter.

Rules for Dusty Derby

Setup – The game can have 2-6 players ages 12 and up.

Game Components – Two Die, Game board, Horse Pieces, 2-6 players

Objective – The objective of the game is to become the first person to reach the finish line.

Actions players take – Each player will have a horse that they will use to move across the board. The players will have two die that they will role in order to see how far their horse will take them. Rolling doubles means you have to go back however high or low the number is. Some spots of the board will have carrots or apples where their horse will stop and eat. This means they have to skip their next turn so you do not want to land on these spots. Other spots will be an action spot where their horse has to role one of the two number combinations to be able to contuine on (ex. 3 on one die 4 on the other or 5 on one die and 2 on the other). If they cannot role one of the numbers in two tries, they have to move back 3 spaces. Continue on unitl everyone crosses the finish line.

Ending the Game – First person to reach the finish line wins.

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Garden Glory: Rule Book

Objective of the Game

Grow the most valuable garden by cultivating various plants and herbs throughout the seasons. Score points by selling your harvests, completing bundles, and utilizing seasonal advantages.

Required Materials

  • 4 Planter Boxes (player boards)
  • 1 Season Tracker Board
  • 12 Plant Cards per season (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)
  • 10 Bundle Cards
  • 20 Buff Tokens
  • 1 Score Tracker
  • 1 Dice (six-sided)
  • 4 Player Tokens
  • 1 Rule Book

Setup

  1. Season Tracker Board: Place it in the center and set it to Spring.
  2. Planter Boxes: Give each player a Planter Box and place it in front of them.
  3. Plant Cards: Shuffle the plant cards for each season separately and place them face down next to the Season Tracker.
  4. Bundle Cards: Shuffle and place these face down near the plant cards.
  5. Buff Tokens: Place these in a common area accessible to all players.
  6. Score Tracker: Place the score tracker where all players can see it.

Player Turn Order

  • Players take turns in clockwise order, starting with the player who most recently planted something.

Starting Resources

Each player starts with:

  • 2 Plant Cards (drawn from the Spring pile)
  • 1 Buff Token
  • 5 points on the Score Tracker

Growth Mechanic

Growth Stages

  • Each plant card has a growth time indicated on it (1 to 3 turns).
    • Example:
      • Basil: 1 turn
      • Mint: 2 turns
      • Tomato: 3 turns

Growth Tracking

  • When you plant a card, place it in your Planter Box and use a marker to indicate it is “growing.”
  • At the start of your turn, check which plants are ready to be harvested based on their growth time.

Player’s Turn Structure

Each player’s turn consists of the following steps:

  1. Draw Phase:
    • Draw 1 Plant Card from the current season’s pile.
  2. Action Phase:
    • Perform two of the following actions:
      1. Plant a Plant Card: Place a card from your hand into your Planter Box. Ensure it’s currently in season.
      2. Sell Plants: Declare and sell any fully grown plants for points.
      3. Purchase Buff Tokens: Spend points to acquire Buff Tokens.
      4. Draw an Additional Plant Card: Draw another card from the current season’s pile.
  3. Buff Usage (Optional):
    • Use Buff Tokens at any appropriate time during your turn, such as when selling or planting.
  4. End of Turn:
    • Your turn ends, and play passes to the next player.

Example of a Player’s Turn

  1. Draw Phase: You draw 1 Plant Card from the Spring pile.
  2. Action Phase:
    • You plant a Mint (2 turns to grow).
    • You sell a Basil (1 turn to grow) for 5 points, using a Harvest Boost for an additional 2 points, totaling 7 points.
  3. Buff Purchase: You buy an Out-of-Season Planting Buff for 3 points, leaving you with 2 points.
  4. End of Turn: Your turn ends, and the next player takes their turn.

Buff Tokens

Types of Buffs

  1. Harvest Boost: Adds +2 points when selling plants.
  2. Plant Swap: Swap one Plant Card from your hand with another player’s Plant Card.
  3. Out-of-Season Planting: Plant one card that’s not currently in season.
  4. Extra Draw: Draw an additional Plant Card from the current season’s pile.

Acquiring Buff Tokens

  • Buff Tokens can be purchased during your turn using points (3 points each).

Harvesting Plants

  • At the start of your turn, check your Growth Tracker:
    • If a plant has completed its growth time, it can be harvested for points.
    • If it hasn’t matured, it remains in the growing state.

End of Turn/Round

  • After all players have taken their turns, advance the Season Tracker one step.
  • When a season ends, all players discard their hand and draw new Plant Cards from the next season’s pile.

Winning and Losing

The game ends after all four seasons have been completed.

  • The player with the most points wins.

Visual Examples

  1. Bundle card, Bazil, rosemary, and mint

2. Plant card, Tomato

3. Buff token

Additional Details

Plant Cards

  • Each card displays a plant name, growth time, and points for harvesting.

Bundle Cards

  • Show the types of plants needed for completion, offering bonus points when fulfilled.

Final Note

Manage your time and resources wisely! The key to victory is strategic planting, careful use of Buffs, and timing your harvests. Enjoy growing your garden in Garden Glory

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Tori Rojas 5 Games Theme Nature

Forest Guardians: Players take turns drawing event cards that introduce threats to the forest, like wildfires or invasive species. They can use their unique abilities to counter these threats and collaborate to restore balance. The game could also include a resource management aspect, where players gather materials to build defenses or heal the forest.

Nature’s Balance: Players represent different elements and have unique abilities that can help or hinder the ecosystem. The game progresses through rounds where players draw event cards that can disrupt the balance. Players must strategize together to mitigate these disruptions while achieving their individual goals. The game ends when the ecosystem is either saved or irreparably damaged.

Currentcy: Players act as traders navigating a river, aiming to gather and trade natural resources like fish, wood, and herbs. Each turn, players move their boats along the river, encountering different trading posts and natural obstacles. They can trade resources for points or upgrades to their boats. The goal is to amass the most wealth by the end of the game.

Summit: Players are climbers attempting to summit a mountain. Each player has a unique set of skills, such as navigation or endurance. They must plan their route, manage supplies, and face challenges like avalanches or wildlife encounters. The game includes a weather mechanic that changes conditions on the mountain, affecting movement and safety. The first player to reach the summit and return safely wins.

Castle Clash: Players compete to build the most impressive sandcastle before the tide comes in. They must gather sand, water, and shells to create their structures. Players can also use tools to enhance their designs. However, they have to be strategic, as waves can wash away parts of their castles. Players can also splash water onto their opponents’ sandcastles to weaken them. The player with the most intact and elaborate sandcastle when the tide reaches the shore wins.

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NO NAME YET OWEN CABLE

The way the game will work is people will take turns rolling a die and going aorund the board at the end of the round you decide how much money you would like to put into the pot

At the end of each round, you will spin the wheel where you are at on the board determines where you are at on the wheel.

There are different colored spots on the board were if no one wins the round it will go into a separate pot but the money you put in gets doubled you don’t get to keep the entire pot

you are not allowed to go all in till at least everyone has made one lap around the board I am making this rule so that people can’t just end the game without giving it a chance to develop

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Game Review week 4 Owen Cable

Photosynthesis

I enjoyed this game but also, I didn’t really like it because some of the ways the game could have been played and it took us a little while to understand the game

Once we started playing the game I enjoyed it but i still was a little confused about the shadow over casting over the small trees and the fact that the game could have gotten harder didn’t sound right to me the game wasn’t that easy to begin with to understand.

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Sara Estus – Game setup (prototype 1)

Academic Integrity:

  • Set up: 400 Art Cards, 100 topic cards, 20 of each topic including, plants, animals, people, food, and objects. Card Key (it tells you if the cards are AI or not)
  • Players will set up by passing out 5 topic cards, and 5 art cards, then place both piles facedown in the middle of the playing space.
  • Objectives: One player, following a counterclockwise play, will choose one topic card for players to fulfill, matching the topic, The cards will specifically say something like “I am looking for something to eat for dinner, can you give me options?” and players are tasked with fulfilling the task by placing a card with food illustrated on it. However, these cards can be either AI-generated or created by a real artist via photography or drawing, it is the player who chooses the topic’s job to pick a card that they believe is not AI-generated. The goal to win is to have the most topic cards filled with non-AI-created illustrations, the player with the most non-AI-created cards wins (probably a max of 15 cards)
  • Actions: In the first round, players will be given 10 cards, the oldest player goes first, followed by a counterclockwise play after their turn. The player going first will choose a topic card from their pile, they can choose a new topic card, but they must discard an art card to do so. After picking a topic card, they will read it aloud and place it in the middle of the play area, then every other player is meant to best fulfill the topic ex “I am looking for something to eat for dinner, can you give me options?” the players will attempt to choose ONE card that fits this topic, thinking about if the art on the card is AI, or not. There can be a chance that no card fulfills the topic, so they can draw a new card, but must discard a topic card. After each player places their art card, FACE DOWN, the player who chose the topic will look at all the cards and choose which card they like the most or believe to not be AI.
  • Ending the game: Once at least one player gets 15 cards that fulfill their topics, each player will spread out their cards and one player will get a key that will tell the players if their cards were AI or not. The player with the most non-AI cards wins.

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week 4

theme is
High Sabotage

The Saboteur’s Ball is a social deduction party game in which players are attendees at an elite gala, trying to identify who the secret saboteurs are while undermining each other’s efforts to influence key figures by spreading rumors, planting evidence, and setting traps.

Corporate Espionage is a strategy board game in which players act as rival executives in a high-stakes corporate world, collaborating with or sabotaging others to secure the most resources by using underhanded tactics, corporate spies, and bribes.

Heist is a real-time card game in which players compete as thieves on a heist, secretly sabotaging each other’s plans while trying to pull off the perfect crime by using bluffing, deception, and carefully timed traps.

Spy vs. Spy: High Sabotage is a team-based action game in which players, as elite spies, collaborate to complete missions while simultaneously sabotaging rival teams by planting false intel, hacking, and setting up ambushes.

High Sabotage: Space Station Showdown is a resource management and strategy game in which players, as astronauts on a space station, must work together to survive while secretly sabotaging each other’s life support systems, stealing supplies, and causing chaos.

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Week 4 – Lauren Yunk

Tsuro Game review

  1. Was it fun? Yes, I enjoyed playing.
  2. What were the player interactions? The players would interact by placing down pathways and moving their character pieces along those pathways.
  3. How long did it take to learn? Probably around 5 minutes, maybe even less, it was very simple.
  4. Would you ever play it again? Yes, overall I think the game was entertaining.
  5. Analyze the game using the 3-act structure. The beginning was to learn the rules of the game and do a practice run. The middle was actually playing the game by placing down the pathways and making sure you were able to stay on the board. The end of the game was when everyone fell off the board and there was a last man standing and that person won the game.
  6. What are the collaborative/competitive aspects of the game? Yes, the game was competitive as you wanted to be the last person on the board.
  7. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout? The metaphor of the game is “The path of the dragon” and this demonstrates how you are supposed to choose the correct path of the dragon, which allows you to win the game.

Citadel Game review

  1. Was it fun? Yes, I enjoyed playing the game.
  2. What were the player interactions? The interactions were picking a character card and using their special ability, collecting coins, picking up cards with places or buildings on them, and purchasing the building cards.
  3. How long did it take to learn? Roughly 10 minutes. It was a little confusing at first but we managed to get the hang of it.
  4. Would you ever play it again? Yes, I think the game was really enjoyable.
  5. Analyze the game using the 3-act structure. The beginning was learning the rules and doing a practice run. The middle was playing the game by being the first one to collect 8 building cards. The end was when somone collected the 8 cards and we counred up all the points to see who won.
  6. What are the collaborative/competitive aspects of the game? The game was competitive as you wanted to be sabotauge your teammates with your characters ability and be the first to collect the 8 buildiung cards.
  7. What is the game’s metaphor and which of the game’s mechanics standout? The games metaphor is “Nobels, Intrigue, and Cities” which relates to the game because you collect nobels and secretley use their special ability as well as collecting cities along the way.

5 game ideas revolving around the same theme

Theme: Animals

  1. Jaguar Journey – The jauar is trying to make it back to the jungle. Players will role a dice to move across the board. Certain spots require a side quest that must be completed in order to move on. First one to make it to the jungle wins.
  2. Zoo Escape – Be the first person to ecsape the zoo without being caught. Players will role a dice to see how far they get to move. Some spots will send them back the their cage. First to escape wins.
  3. Soaring Seals – See how far your seal can soar after sliding down a hill of ice. Players will pick up a card with a power number to see how much power the seal will have to slide down the hill. After they all made it down the hill they will pick up numbered cards to see how far they will swim. First to the iceberg wins.
  4. Penguin Party – Players start with 5 pieces of fish and 5 cards with items. Fish are used to buy items for the party. To play, you need to buy items for the party. Each item costs a certian amount of fish. First person to get 10 items wins.
  5. Dancing Dolphins – You are doing tricks in order to impress the judge. You will begin with 5 trick cards. Each player places down their card and shuffles them so the judge doesnt see (there will be a new judge every round). The judge will then pick their favorite trick and that person recieves their trick card back and the rest go in the discard pile. The first person to win 10 trick cards wins.

Rules for Dusty Derby

Setup – The game can have 2-6 players ages 12 and up.

Game Components – Two Die, Game board, 2-6 players

Objective – The objective of the game is to become the first person to reach the finish line.

Actions players take – The players will have two die that they will role in order to see how far their horse will take them. Rolling doubles means you have to go back that many spaces. Some spots of the board will have carrots or apples where their horse will stop and eat. This means they have to skip their next turn. Other spots will be an action spot where their horse has to role specific numbers to be able to contuine on. If they cannot role one of the numbers in two tries, they have to move back 3 spaces.

Ending the Game – First person to reach the finish line wins.

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Sara Estus – 5 Games, one theme: ART

Game Theme: Art

Academic Integrity: This game is inspired by a thread of comments between Amber and me on last week’s game ideas, for this game, players are given a handful of 5 cards that have a multitude of different topics illustrated on them, such as animals, food, people, plants, and objects.  One player, following a counterclockwise play, will choose one topic card for players to fulfill, matching the topics mentioned before. The cards will specifically say something like “I am looking for something to eat for dinner, can you give me options?” and players are tasked with fulfilling the task by placing a card with food illustrated on it. However, these cards can be either AI-generated or created by a real artist via photography or drawing, it is the player who chooses the topic’s job to pick a card that they believe is not AI-generated. The goal to win is to have the most topic cards filled with non-AI-created illustrations.

Art School (Bringing this back from week 3) is a card game where players must collaborate to create a piece of art that fulfills a specific category. However, the difficult part is that only one player knows the category, for example, “Mythical Beast” and the player who knows the category can only give one-word hints. The drawing must be done in a quick passing style, with the player who knows the category only getting 10 seconds to draw, as the round progresses, each player gets 10 more seconds added until 3 minutes is up. After the time is up, players must write on a separate paper what they think the category was, and the closet gets a point. **Further explanation: As this is a super quick game, I think changing it up a little and implementing a level to the categories, like some that are very specific, like “Snail” or “Pancake Stack” would be fun to make it have more playability for those who aren’t confident in drawing, but it would be cool for it to also have a different point value when compared to broader categories.

“Art Noted” a scavenger game (Bringing this back from week 1) Students are given a small photo of a close-up image taken of an art piece on campus, they are given one hint on its location in the style of a riddle and then they must try to find the piece based on knowledge of the area and the riddle.  Students can work in teams for time’s sake. If they find the piece, they win a point. The first to get 5 points wins! **This is meant to drive students to become more aware of campus art** I received the AMC Experience Design scholarship, and this goes similarly with my plan for the scholarship, so I want to note that there are hundreds of pieces of public art on campus! Including the rules stated above, along with the understanding of the vast variety of art, I think sticking to only faculty and student-made art would be a priority, and creating cards that show more information on the art would encourage more awareness of the art on campus!

“I promise we are artists” is a Pictionary game, but we suck at drawing! (Bringing this back from week 1) One student is given a card with an object, animal, or thing and is tasked with drawing it on a piece of paper without lifting the pencil, and they can’t look when they are drawing it. They have 30 seconds to complete their new portfolio-worthy masterpiece, and the other players must guess what the thing is without hints. **I want to add an even more fun factor to it, and it’s that we must critique in front of the class when we present the art, I think having students also re-drawing the piece with needed time to compare would be super fun as well

Gallery Guess Who: A twist on the classic “Guess Who” game, players will ask questions to figure out the artist or artwork. Include facts about styles, including a list to assist players (with examples) periods with a timeline, and techniques used by the artist. It may be easier for artistic students but can be playable for anyone as it will include as much information reasonably way, while still including the style of the original Guess Who.

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Evelyn: GoViral Game Rules 1

Game Objective: To win the most “aura points” and go viral by making the funniest combinations.

Required Materials: Picture Cards, Caption Cards, Good Humor

Game Setup: Cards are shuffled. Players are dealt 5 cards each to start. The rest of the cards are placed face down in a draw pile. Gameplay begins when one card from the draw pile is placed face up.

Players Turns: Depending on whether it was a caption or photo card placed, everybody must then choose the funniest pair to the card (each pair consists of 1 photo card and 1 caption card). Players then vote on their favorite combination and whoever placed the card keeps it and gets aura points. The other unfunny combinations are discarded. Players may take one more card. The next round of gameplay begins when a card from the draw pile is faced up. The game can continue as long as it’s a good time. Whoever has the most cards/ aura points at the end of the game wins.

Similar Game Mechanics: “New Phone, Who Dis?”

Other thoughts: Room for expansion with comment or music cards

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Sara Estus – Takenoko Review

  1. Was it fun?  Yes, I felt like the game was entertaining and enjoyable! I have a soft spot for playing plant-based games, and the unique pieces and art made the experience more enjoyable! The game included an adorable comic about the story behind the characters in the game (A panda and a bamboo farmer) so the added lore to the game was a nice touch.
  2. What were the players’ interactions? Like most games, diving into a game with quite a few pieces and a very specific rule and guideline book is always a little intimidating, but I’m super biased at this point and will always agree that Amber does a fantastic job of explaining the rules and assuring the game is played. Although there was one rule, we didn’t realize was incorrect until the game was a fair way through irrigation channels, we eventually agreed to play the game (still incorrect) but as we were before.  The most difficult part of the game was completing the tasks we needed to get points, but it was super fun once we got the hang of taking turns and fulfilling task cards.
  3. How long did it take to learn? I would say about 10-15 minutes, Amber was super concise with the rules, so questions were asked, and as far as the basic understanding we started the game quickly, learning a bit on the way and getting the hang of it by the mid-game.
  4. Would you play it again? Absolutely, this game is so so fun and cute and I was actually trying to find it over the weekend to buy it!
  5. Analyze the game using the 3-act structure: Act 1: Establishing the game, the pieces, and the idea of task cards. This beginning was not as rough as some beginnings of games can be that I have experienced. It was all about placing tiles and getting tasks at this point. Act 2: At this point, we all started to focus on completing tasks, the difficult part is deciding which task to do, as some are more complicated than others. Act 3: This is where it was sort of obvious who was winning and who was behind. I had focused a lot of time on one task, which I believe was my downfall. Collin ended up winning with lots of points, as he focused on getting as many tasks as possible completed.
  6. What are the collaborative and or competitive aspects of the game? The game is highly competitive, with players trying to get the most points from task cards, but it is also collaborative in a way, as certain moves you can do, such as placing tiles, or choosing where to move the panda can help other complete their tasks, on purpose or not!
  7. What is the game’s metaphor, and which mechanics stand out? In researching the meaning of Takenoko, which means “Bamboo child” – referring to the strong bamboo sprout that can grow 1.5 inches in an hour. Takenoko is about growing and spreading regardless of barriers that might attempt to prevent one’s growth. Throughout the gameplay, we never ran out of bamboo, even though we removed a lot of it from the board by “eating it” as the panda. I think the mechanic of never losing a feature of the game, no matter how much is going on, really brings not only the metaphor to life but also an aspect of never being done with the game.
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Evelyn: Game Ideas – Circus Themed

  1. Full Tent- A game based on collecting character cards of circus performers (showman, lion, acrobats etc). The cards will vary in rarity. First to have a full house (or full tent) of characters wins.
  2. Circus Tycoon- Run a circus! Invest in materials, talent, and resources. Players gamble with the possibility of their investments not paying off or catastrophic events effecting them.
  3. Carnival Caper- Mechanics similar to Coup but *circus.* There are character cards with different abilities on them. Some cards have the ability to eliminate other players’ cards from the game. Each player starts with two cards and is eliminated when both cards have been disqualified. During their turn they can do an action on their card. Character cards might include ringmaster, acrobat, lion tamer etc. Last person standing wins.
  4. Balancing Act- All players start with a ringmaster piece (a small figurine). One at at a time, players take circus character piece (other small figurines) from the pile and balance it on existing pieces. The last balancing act wins! (reverse jenga mechanics)
  5. Ringmaster’s Gambit – Players move their pieces around the circus ring on the outside of a circular board. in the middle of the board is a spinner with many different outcomes. On the outside path (or circus ring), there are resources on the tiles. Once all players have moved once. The circus “begins” and the spinner is spun. Whoever it points to (or closest to) gets the prize or penalty that’s on the spinner outcome. Last one standing wins.
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game ideas about slimes

slime war—-

the slimes are at war, and your a leader of one of the slime armies, pick up and place cards to build your army and start battles with the other waring armies. may the best slime win.

setup- 112 cads in total, max of 4 players

each player has a health pool, they start with 30 tokens in their pool. the remaining tokens can go back in the box.

each player gets a starting amount of 6 cards from the draw pile.

during your turn you can either place cards or attack( not both)

the last person with tokens left in their pool wins.

placing turn

during your turn you will be able to place cards Infront of you, you have 6 available spots to place these cards.

if you don’t like your hand you are allowed to swap a max of three of your cards, you will place each card in the discard pile and pick up one new card for each one you discard.

your cards are a mixture of different kinds of slimes : plant, fire, , poison, earth, water.

their are 3 tiers of slimes, the first tier costs nothing to place, the second tier requires 2 tier one cards of the same type to be sacrificed off the board to place, the third tier requires 2 second tier cards to be sacrificed off the board.

example of above description

when a card is sacrificed it goes into the discard pile ( optional advanced option for 2 players: when cards are sacrificed they are put into a graveyard pile and can not be used for the rest of the game.)

you can also only have one of each slime on the board, that means if you have a dragon slime on the board you cant put another one down.

attacking turn

each slime has an ability, that ability can either be attack, defense, or healing.

attack— each of these slimes will damage your opponent

when playing with more than 2 players you are able to choose who you attack during your attack turn

tier 1 (8) –2 point of damage

tier 2 (4) — 3 points of damage

tier 3 (2) — 5 points of damage

defense— each slime will defend agents damage being inflicted on you

tier 1 (4) — 1 point of damage

tier2 (2) — 2 points of damage

tier 3 (1) — 4 points of damage

some attacks and defenses will leave your opponent with an effect that lasts a few turns, the effect is described on the card that inflicts it.

tier 1 — docent have effects

tier 2 — effects last for the next 2 turns

tier 3 — effect lasts for the next 3 turns

healing— pretty self explanatory, gives you back some health points.

tier 1 (4) — 1 point of damage

tier 2 (2) — 2 points of damage

tier 3 (1) — 3 points of damage

health pool —

the health pool is full of 30 tokens at the beginning of the game. when ever you are attacked you take out the respective amount of tokens to damage taken, these are then put into the collective void.

during an attack turn you can only use your healing slimes if their are tokens in the void

the point of the health pool is have how much health your opponents have be a mystery( hopefully minimizing group targeting and allowing for a more suspenseful game with an unknown outcome.)

gooey grotto

you are an adventurer trying to get through this dungeon before the other adventurers can. each player has specific moves and abilities that can help them through the grotto, they roll dice to move through the grotto and can land on spaces that let them pick up cards to boost their abilities or give them extra abelites with a one time use. you can also set traps for other adventurers to stumble into and make them loose a turn. every turn you encounter a slime and have to roll your other die to see if you defeat that slime with your abilities, if you lose you can not roll to move and have to fight that slime every turn until you defeat it.

dungeon raid

you are a slime in the dungeons and have to defend your self from adventurers doing raids on your dungeon, this is also a cooperative game where all players work together to defeat the adventurers. each turn you pick up cards and use them to enhance your slime for battle. after each round an adventurer appears and you each take turns to deal damage to the adventurer. when the adventurer attacks you roll a dice to see if he hits or not and you all lose a point of health, with each of you being a slime you each only have 5 health points. you go until you defeat all the adventurers, their are only 7 adventurers each one harder than the last.

slime hop

slimes race to get to the end of the board by rolling dice and hopping that many spaces, some spaces have different events on them like teleporting, swapping places, going back spaces, or skipping a turn, or rolling again.

goo slime

its just go fish but with slimes, but you have to try and get a match of all 5 types of slimes.