In class Tue Apr30th

The first wave of designs for your game are due today! 


Turn your sketched designs into digital files for printing. Show Joe what you have done so far.

Work on Projects

Play Games

In class Thur Apr 25th

Review your games info:

What is your games Genre/Theme?

What category(ies) does you game fall under?

What game mechanics do you want to use in your game?

What exceptions might your game have? 

How many players can play your game?

What age group is your game for?

How hard do you want it to be?

How long do you want the game to take?

On a scale where 1 is all luck and 10 is all strategy, where do you want your game to fall on this scale? 



For Today!
List the games you liked so far in class. What did you like about each game.



Hand in your game boards as a JPEG file to Joe by 3:15pm toady! Tell Joe the size and resolution of your game board. Upload the Jpeg of your board to the Google Photos Album.



Play Games

26) Nuclear War Card Game

27) Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games)

27) King of Tokyo

25) Hive

26) The Real Game of Life how to play

27) Dungeon rules

28) Stratego how to play

29) Catan rules

30) Forbidden Island rules

31) Monopoly

32) Choose Your Own Adventure "House of Danger"  rules

Today and Over the weekend
- Start developing layout ideas for your games board, cards and dice. You should have templates laid out for each ready for next Tuesday. You can do this on paper or digitally. 

In class Tue Apr 23rd

I will be reviewing your game pieces if I haven't already today!


Work on your Game boards



Answer these questions for your game for thursday

What is your Games Theme?

What category(ies) does you game fall under?

What game mechanics do you want to use in your game?

What exceptions will you game have? 

Make a list of the games you liked so far in class. Write down one reason for why for each game.



Games you should know how to play:

26) The Real Game of Life how to play

27) Dungeon rules

28) Stratego how to play

29) Catan rules

30) Forbidden Island rules

31) Monopoly

32) Choose Your Own Adventure "House of Danger"  rules

In class Tue Apr 16th

Review your game pieces from Project 3. I will come to each of you individually



Assignment 6 - Make a game board for a fake game


Game Boards
Work on making a test game board. Use the information from the last blog. Lets review!




Games you need to learn the rules to by next Tuesday:

26) The Real Game of Life how to play

27) Dungeon rules

28) Stratego how to play

29) Catan rules

30) Forbidden Island rules

31) Monopoly

32) Choose Your Own Adventure "House of Danger"  rules

In class Thur Apr 11th

Ancient Games at the British Museum

More Board game examples




Making a Board in Photoshop
First you need to answer these questions.

- What shape should it be?
- What size does it need to be?
- What size piece of paper do you want to print it on?
- Does the board fold? How many times?


Next open Photoshop and set-up your work area. You need to know the outside dimensions for the entire board even if it folds. * You should use 300dpi as the resolution. If you find you have a hard time finding images that are big enough, this can be cut back to 180dpi.


Work in inches(or cm) and pay attention to the size of the spaces/grid you are creating. The Real Game of Life did a terrible job of this. The space should be big enough to hold the amount of pieces that can land there. (if a rule says a piece can not land on a square with a piece already on it, the space could be just a little bigger then the biggest piece. (Monopoly has different size pieces). I usually create a layer that contains a shape that is the size of my biggest piece. I then use this as a visual reference when creating my game board.


Consider how the theme is represented by the graphics and images and by the way players navigate the game board. How does the experience of playing the game involve the theme? How does the design teach the players how to play the game?


Try lots of different ideas. Change the shape of the spaces. Make multiple versions of the pathways on the board. When you get an idea you like try making another version that is the exact opposite of the idea. This part is about experimentation. Share what you are doing with other people to get their reaction. maybe they like the opposite version better for good reasons. This is not about our egos it is about communicating through visual language to the general public (and thus making money).


When you land on a great idea with thoughtful design we need to make a prototype. If your game board folds you will need to break up your photoshop file into different pieces. Save your working file (PSD) and then flatten each layer seperatly and save each out as a jpeg using "Save for Web(Legacy)" found under "Export".






Games you should know how to play

23) No Thanks - game rules

24) Exploding Kittens - game rules

26) Nuclear War Card Game - game rules

27) Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games) - game rules

27) King of Tokyo - game rules

25) Hive - game rules

In class tue Apr 9th

You should be working on Project 3. Creation of a complex game piece.

Thinking about making a game
Is it theme driven or mechanic driven?
- What Game Mechanic(s) would you like to use?
- What is your Games Theme?
- How does the mechanic and theme interact?


Play Games

Games you should know how to play:

23) No Thanks - game rules

24) Exploding Kittens - game rules

26) Nuclear War Card Game - game rules

27) Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games) - game rules

27) King of Tokyo - game rules

25) Hive - game rules

In class Thur Apr 4th

Discuss Print and Play game you downloaded for Assignment 5


You should be working on Project 3. Creation of a complex game piece.

 

Play - 7 card Poker




Play Games

Games you should know how to play:

- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)

- Red Flags - rules
- Boss Monster - rules
- Rick and Morty Total Rickall - rules
- Flux (Zombie) - rules
- Munchkin (Star) - rules

Games you need to learn how to play: Due Tue April 9th

23) No Thanks - game rules

24) Exploding Kittens - game rules

26) Nuclear War Card Game - game rules

27) Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games) - game rules

27) King of Tokyo - game rules

25) Hive - game rules

In class Tue April 2nd

Critique your Cards

we are considering the following:
- How well the cards reflect the theme of the game?

- What age group(s) does the aesthetic say the game is for?

- How well design is used to organize game information? 

- Is the information easy to find and easy to read? 

- What do you think is the most important information on the card, based on the design?

- Does it have repeating stylistic choices? 

- Do the design choices play a role in the mechanic of the game?

- Are the cards aesthetically pleasing? Does the design make you want them?




Discuss Print and Play game you downloaded for Assignment 5


You should be working on Project 3. Creation of a complex game piece.

 
Play Games


Games you should know how to play:

- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)

- Red Flags - rules
- Boss Monster - rules
- Rick and Morty Total Rickall - rules
- Flux (Zombie) - rules
- Munchkin (Star) - rules

Games you need to learn how to play: Due Tue April 9th

23) No Thanks - game rules

24) Exploding Kittens - game rules

26) Nuclear War Card Game - game rules

27) Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games) - game rules

27) King of Tokyo - game rules

25) Hive - game rules