{"id":11282,"date":"2024-12-10T15:13:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=11282"},"modified":"2024-12-10T20:16:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T00:16:02","slug":"documentation-for-war-of-the-survivors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=11282","title":{"rendered":"Documentation For &#8220;War of The Survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Game rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOTS-Rule-Book.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of WOTS- Rule Book.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b0668c4e-2b5b-46b0-a720-c34e55792ff3\" href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOTS-Rule-Book.pdf\">WOTS- Rule Book<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WOTS-Rule-Book.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b0668c4e-2b5b-46b0-a720-c34e55792ff3\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Photos of:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the game when setup\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2768-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"957\" data-id=\"11284\" src=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2768-1024x957.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2768-1024x957.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2768-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2768-768x718.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2768-1536x1435.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2768-2048x1914.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a284f081-0495-41a1-b3ec-f7e684fd2938\" href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2769.jpg\">IMG_2769<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2769.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a284f081-0495-41a1-b3ec-f7e684fd2938\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Details of the pieces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trivia cards &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2769-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"11288\" src=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2769-1-779x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2769-1-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2769-1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2769-1-768x1010.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2771-1-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2771-1-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2771-1-1575x2048.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2771-1.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elimination Markers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2773-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reward Tokens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2775.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2775-1024x908.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2775-1024x908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2775-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2775-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2775-1536x1363.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2775.jpg 1683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>any process photos \u2013 I didn&#8217;t happen to taken any process photos during this game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>any design iterations \u2013  This game didn&#8217;t have any changes since I chose not to expand upon it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your thoughts and lessons learned from play testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An overview of changes to make<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More variety in the trivia categories, especially with tougher, non-pop culture questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a &#8220;challenge&#8221; option to question answers\u2014maybe we could contest a wrong answer from the other team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make Reward Tokens more flexible, like allowing extra dice rolls or changing the turn order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The elimination process. Once a player is out, they have no role\u2014maybe let eliminated players help in small ways.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add more variety to the checkpoints, like negative effects or rewards for the other team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The trivia categories need to be more balanced in difficulty.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make the endgame more exciting\u2014add a final challenge or twist to make it more competitive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your thoughts and lessons learned from play testing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players generally picked up the game fairly quickly, especially the basic mechanics of answering questions, using tokens, and moving along the board. It took only a few rounds for them to understand the flow of the game and how the strategic elements (like the checkpoints and Survivor Tokens) worked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0There were a lot of fun moments where teams tried to outwit each other, especially around the checkpoint rewards and when players started targeting weaknesses in the other team\u2019s knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The timer caused some stress, as players felt rushed to come up with answers, which led to frustration and sometimes poor decisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some players felt that certain trivia questions were either too easy or too difficult, leading to some uneven moments in the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Details of the pieces Trivia cards &#8211; Elimination Markers: Reward Tokens An overview of changes to make Your thoughts and lessons learned from play testing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[139],"class_list":["post-11282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-design","tag-marked"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11282"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11303,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11282\/revisions\/11303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}