{"id":14269,"date":"2025-09-17T14:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=14269"},"modified":"2025-09-22T00:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T04:49:40","slug":"play-test-questions-hanabi-and-argument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=14269","title":{"rendered":"Playtest Questions: Hanabi and Argument"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hanabi<\/em><\/strong> is a card game in which the players collaborate to complete as many fireworks as possible by using the numbered and colored cards and information given by other players.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Was it fun?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Hanabi was a fun and collaborative game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What were the player interactions?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Interactions included determining what would be the best information about another player\u2019s deck to know, determining what cards to play, sorting cards, and attempting to complete fireworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. How long did it take to learn?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        The game took about 10-15 minutes to learn. It took a bit to get used to not seeing my own hand, but I got used to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. What was the most frustrating moment or aspect of what you just played?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          The most frustrating aspect was when I would think another player knew what card I was trying to get them to place, but then they placed the wrong one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. What was your favorite moment or aspect of what you just played?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            My favorite aspect of Hanabi was the information system and being able to get clocks back by discarding a card that you may not know the color or number of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            1. Was there anything you wanted to do that you couldn\u2019t?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              There was nothing I wanted to do that I couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. If you had a magic wand to wave, and you could change, add, or remove anything from the experience, what would it be?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                I would add the option of including the number 6 for each color in the deck, like how you can add in the wild cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                1. Is this a game you would play again?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  I would definitely play Hanabi again because I thought the concept was unique, while including known elements of already existing games. I was very determined to get as many points as possible, and it was exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Argument<\/em><\/strong> is a tabletop board game in which the players stack their pieces in stacks of three by utilizing the specific types of movements and color matching.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  1. Was it fun?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    I thought the concept of combining well-known rules of well-known games was very fun. Lacking the knowledge of chess and Argument in general hindered the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    1. What were the player interactions?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      The player interactions included making moves to place a piece at a different point on the board and jumping other players\u2019 pieces to start\/complete a stack.       <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                      1. How long did it take to learn?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        It took almost the whole time playing the game (about 45 minutes) to learn how it worked. I had trouble understanding some rules, and overall, the game took longer to learn compared to the other games I\u2019ve played in class thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        1. What was the most frustrating moment or aspect of what you just played?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          The most frustrating aspect was forgetting what colors went with which pieces to jump them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          1. What was your favorite moment or aspect of what you just played?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                            My favorite aspect was using the board. I really like the design and color of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                            1. Was there anything you wanted to do that you couldn\u2019t?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                              I wanted to stack the pieces in an order that was forbidden by the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                              1. If you had a magic wand to wave, and you could change, add, or remove anything from the experience, what would it be?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                I would maybe have fewer of the three different pieces and add a fourth piece that would have its own movement rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                1. Is this a game you would play again?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                  I would play Argument again because I think giving it another shot will help me understand the game more. I would also like to try the competitive gamemode because when reading the instructions, it seemed like the more fun way to play, in my opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                  Hanabi is a card game in which the players collaborate to complete as many fireworks as possible by using the numbered and colored cards and information given by other players. Hanabi was a fun and collaborative game. Interactions included determining what would be the best information about another player\u2019s deck to know, determining what cards … <\/p>\n

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