November 2009
9 posts
God Damnit
I keep forgetting to do this blog! Well not “forget” but just not update because of school. Get off my back (not that anyone is or even reads this). Here is todays game idea: There will be a boards with with different spaces. All of the spaces say something like “Go Back 2 spaces” and “Roll again”. You move by rolling a dice. The first person to make it to the...
Daily Board Game Design: Day 5 - Mayan Pyramids
In this game you are a Mayan ruler and must build pyramids in order to appease the gods. There is a stack of different shaped bricks (which are represented by cards) and 5 are placed in the center of the table. Every brick is assigned a value of a certain number of colors. For example: a brick shaped like a T is worth 3 reds. When a brick is bought, a new one takes its place, so there are always...
Non Game Idea Update
I messed up yesterday and forgot to update. I was playing Dominion with two friends and my girlfriend, and to make a long story short that game is like crack. So I will make a different kind of post while I thinking of a game idea. Here is a list of games that are my favorites, and then a list of games that I am currently paying.
All Time Favs:
5.Gloom
4.Pente
3. Lost Cities
2. Hive
1. Sea...
Daily Board Game Design: Day Four - Deserted...
As mentioned before, I am fascinated by islands. I just finished a book about people who were stranded on islands. So the theme of today’s game is getting off a deserted island.
The players would start out on the same side of the board and move out to different spots according to how they want to escape. One of the strategies of this game is team work. If you work as team you will get more...
Daily Board Game Design: Day Three - Island Statue
Today I was thinking about how much I like islands, and island culture. There is an island south of the Korean peninsula called Jeju. On Jeju, they build huge statues from basalt, called “dol harubang”, which means The Stone Grandfather. Today’s game design, I believe, is very unique. I love abstract games and games where you have to build things using resources. So here is the...
Daily Board Game Design: Day Two - Flip Card
September 3, 2009
The game I came up with today is a tile laying game. The tiles would be square and with a line drawn down the middle dividing it in two. The tiles would have a color on each side on the line. The way to score points would be by making tiles match a card. The cards, however, are a little different then most. There is a cut in the center of each card about half way through its...
Daily Board Game Design: Day One - BBOY
Today is the first day of the challenge and I came with an idea for a game that simulates a break dance battle. Break dancing is another hobby of mine. My thinking was to create a game about something that I know well, and perhaps that would make the design process a little easier.
BBOY the Card Game
This game is played only with cards. There are two types of cards: move cards and song cards....
Daily Board Game Design Challange
I came up with a challenge to create a board game everyday for 30 days. I have to come up with at least some mechanics, theme, and a few components. Not an actual fully function game, but the basis for one. The reason I am doing this is to get a better understanding of game creation, and how my own creative mind works. At the end of the 30 days I will take my best ideas and try to create working...