Day 17 Thur Apr 28th

Play Test games

- take notes

- get feedback

- be honest

- be open minded

Work on Projects

 

 

Play Games

Games we have played and that you should have reviews written for:

- 10,000 - 1956, 2-10 players

- LCR - 1983, 3-12 player

- Yahtzee - 1956, 2-10 players

- Zombie Dice + Double Feature Expansion - 2010, 2-12 players

- Martian Dice - 2011, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Skulls (Death Dice) - 1956, 2-10 players

- Dungeon Roll - 2013, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Catan Dice - 2007, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Poker Dice - year ???, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-PT 15 min +/-

- Pass the Pigs -

- Werewolf

- Cards Against Humanity

- Red Flags

 

- Mars Attacks

- Bowling Dice - 1985?, 1-10 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Rick & Morty Total Rickcall

- Exploding Kittens

- The Real Game of Life 

 

 

Games you should know the rules to:

- Ninja Dice - 2013, 2-5 players, PT 30 min +/-

- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)

- Uno

- Hive - game rules

- Zombie Fluxx

- Star Munchkin

- Boss Monster

 - No Thanks - game rules

 

Coming Up

- Nuclear War Card Game - game rules

- Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games) - game rules

- King of Tokyo - game rules

 

Day 16 Thur 14th

  

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

Play Test games

- take notes

- get feedback

- be honest

- be open minded

Work on Projects

 

 

Play Games

Games we have played and that you should have reviews written for:

- 10,000 - 1956, 2-10 players

- LCR - 1983, 3-12 player

- Yahtzee - 1956, 2-10 players

- Zombie Dice + Double Feature Expansion - 2010, 2-12 players

- Martian Dice - 2011, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Skulls (Death Dice) - 1956, 2-10 players

- Dungeon Roll - 2013, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Catan Dice - 2007, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Poker Dice - year ???, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-PT 15 min +/-

- Pass the Pigs -

- Werewolf

- Cards Against Humanity

- Red Flags

 

- Mars Attacks

- Bowling Dice - 1985?, 1-10 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Rick & Morty Total Rickcall

- Exploding Kittens

- The Real Game of Life 

 

 

Games you should know the rules to:

- Ninja Dice - 2013, 2-5 players, PT 30 min +/-

- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)

- Uno

- Hive - game rules

- Zombie Fluxx

- Star Munchkin

- Boss Monster

 - No Thanks - game rules

 

Coming Up

- Nuclear War Card Game - game rules

- Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games) - game rules

- King of Tokyo - game rules

 

Day 15 Tue Apr 12th

Ancient Games at the British Museum

 

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? 

 

Work on Projects

 

 

Play Games

Games we have played and that you should have reviews written for:

- 10,000 - 1956, 2-10 players

- LCR - 1983, 3-12 player

- Yahtzee - 1956, 2-10 players

- Zombie Dice + Double Feature Expansion - 2010, 2-12 players

- Martian Dice - 2011, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Skulls (Death Dice) - 1956, 2-10 players

- Dungeon Roll - 2013, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Catan Dice - 2007, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Poker Dice - year ???, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-PT 15 min +/-

- Pass the Pigs -

- Werewolf

- Cards Against Humanity

- Red Flags

 

- Mars Attacks

- Bowling Dice - 1985?, 1-10 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Rick & Morty Total Rickcall

- Exploding Kittens

 

 

Games you should know the rules to:

- Ninja Dice - 2013, 2-5 players, PT 30 min +/-

- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)

- Uno

- Hive - game rules

- Zombie Fluxx

- Star Munchkin

- Boss Monster

 - No Thanks - game rules

 

Coming Up

- Nuclear War Card Game - game rules

- Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games) - game rules

- King of Tokyo - game rules

 

 

Day 14 In class Thur Apr 7th

Discuss Print and Play game you downloaded for Assignment 5


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?
- What are the exceptions?

 

 

 

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".

Play Games

Games we have played and that you should have reviews written for:

- 10,000 - 1956, 2-10 players

- LCR - 1983, 3-12 player

- Yahtzee - 1956, 2-10 players

- Zombie Dice + Double Feature Expansion - 2010, 2-12 players

- Martian Dice - 2011, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Skulls (Death Dice) - 1956, 2-10 players

- Dungeon Roll - 2013, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Catan Dice - 2007, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Poker Dice - year ???, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-PT 15 min +/-

- Pass the Pigs -

- Werewolf

- Cards Against Humanity

- Red Flags

 

- Mars Attacks

- Bowling Dice - 1985?, 1-10 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Rick & Morty Total Rickcall

- Exploding Kittens

 

 

Games you should know the rules to:

- Ninja Dice - 2013, 2-5 players, PT 30 min +/-

- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)

- Uno

- Hive - game rules

- Zombie Fluxx

- Star Munchkin

- Boss Monster

 - No Thanks - game rules

 

Coming Up

- Nuclear War Card Game - game rules

- Illuminati (by Steve Jackson Games) - game rules

- King of Tokyo - game rules

 

Work on Projects

In class Tue Apr 5th

Critique your Cards Round 2

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 we have played and that you should have reviews written for:

- 10,000 - 1956, 2-10 players

- LCR - 1983, 3-12 player

- Yahtzee - 1956, 2-10 players

- Zombie Dice + Double Feature Expansion - 2010, 2-12 players

- Martian Dice - 2011, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Skulls (Death Dice) - 1956, 2-10 players

- Dungeon Roll - 2013, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Catan Dice - 2007, 1-4 players, PT 15 min +/-

- Poker Dice - year ???, 2-12 players, PT 10 min +/-PT 15 min +/-

- Pass the Pigs -

- Werewolf

- Cards Against Humanity

- Red Flags

 

- Mars Attacks

- Bowling Dice - 1985?, 1-10 players, PT 10 min +/-

- Rick & Morty Total Rickcall

 

 

Games you should know the rules to:

- Ninja Dice - 2013, 2-5 players, PT 30 min +/-

- Poker (5 card draw & 7 card stud)

- Uno

- Hive   

- Zombie Fluxx

- Star Munchkin

- Boss Monster

- No Thanks

- Exploding Kittens

Work on Projects