{"id":6271,"date":"2022-10-04T17:45:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T21:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=6271"},"modified":"2022-10-04T21:44:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T01:44:30","slug":"kubold-kuestions-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=6271","title":{"rendered":"Kubold Kuestions Too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What Mechanics would you like to use for a game with a theme that revolves around being the size of a nanometer?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If I\u2019m a nanometer, then I\u2019d assume I\u2019m in a nation that uses the metric system. Assuming that, I\u2019d want a mechanic that allows me to hop from class to class within that system. Micro- to milli- to centi- to deci- all the way up to peta-.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who are you making games for?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I like making games that I would want to play. I\u2019d consider myself a nice middle ground between the general population and game makers: smart enough to understand a high-level game but cool and chill enough to want to actually enjoy myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who will be your play testers outside of class?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>My roommates and adjacent apartments. My sisters always want to try stuff from this class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>Can you think of a game you were able to play without referring to the rules?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Soccer. At a pretty high level, as it would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How do you define what a game is?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rules. A game without rules is a toy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What features can make your games more intuitive?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More rules. Or rather, rules that are definitive, but allow alternate interpretations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>What was your gateway game? What do you play to introduce others to gaming?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Tile rummy. I still don\u2019t know the rules. But I still win an awful lot. We play it with my grandma. She gets pissed when I win. A lot of times when I\u2019m at parties I like to play a virtual football game, and people like to watch me pick apart a virtual defense. Winning a fictional Super Bowl at a frat party is an ethereal feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What features do gateway games share?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ease. And maybe a definitive ending. I\u2019d like to know I won, and I\u2019d like it to have been easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li>What are the 10 beautiful mechanics and what should you aim for with your own?<ol><li>Kingmaker\u2019s Noblesse Oblige<\/li><li>BattleTech\u2019s Heat<\/li><li>Set\u2019s Set-Making<\/li><li>Magic\u2019s Card Tapping<\/li><li>Battle Cattle\u2019s Cow Tipping Rule<\/li><li>xXxenophile\u2019s Popping<\/li><li>Bohnanza\u2019s Hand Order Rule<\/li><li>Mississippi Queen\u2019s Paddlewheels<\/li><li>Time\u2019s Up!\u2019s Communication Breakdown<\/li><li>Dominion\u2019s Constant Shuffling<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d like a degree of uniqueness, and I\u2019d also like the players to be able to do the action in our real world. I like theatrics. I think you should be able to ham it up in a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li>How does luck and strategy factor into game play?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d consider myself a lucky person. But that doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t strategize. I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve noticed, but I always like assigning my own story to games I play. Sometimes it can be as simple as just changing the name of a character. For example, when I play Super Smash Brothers, I play as Mr. Game and Watch, and I make him green. That makes him Mr. Green and Watch. In doing that, I make the game <em>mine<\/em>. At least, that\u2019s my rationale. And I\u2019ve won enough things that I\u2019m not going to change that approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Mechanics would you like to use for a game with a theme that revolves around being the size of a nanometer? If I\u2019m a nanometer, then I\u2019d assume I\u2019m in a nation that uses the metric system. 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