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Board Game Analysis – Citadels + The Dark City Expansion
Introduction
We were tasked to analyze a Board Game for a course; Advanced Game Design. We had earlier been divided in to groups of around 6 people each. We got to choose what game we wanted to play ourselves, wither from a big selection of games that the school owned or we could choose to play a game we owned ourselves. We selected a game called Citadels together with an expansion for the game called The Dark City.
Citadels + The Dark […]
Board Game Analysis – Citadels + The Dark City Expansion
Introduction
We were tasked to analyze a Board Game for a course; Advanced Game Design. We had earlier been divided in to groups of around 6 people each. We got to choose what game we wanted to play ourselves, wither from a big selection of games that the school owned or we could choose to play a game we owned ourselves. We selected a game called Citadels together with an expansion for the game called The Dark City.
Citadels + The Dark […]
Analysing a Boardgame #1
The second year of game design has started, and with it a new task to analyze board games.
The task consists of first playing the game and then deciding the objectively worst and best sides of the game. After that we are to decide the core game system, meaning the system that the entire game revolves around, and then defining the objects, functions and the properties, behavior and relationships that is this game.
And then we choose the subjectively most interesting system […]
Analysing a Boardgame #1
The second year of game design has started, and with it a new task to analyze board games.
The task consists of first playing the game and then deciding the objectively worst and best sides of the game. After that we are to decide the core game system, meaning the system that the entire game revolves around, and then defining the objects, functions and the properties, behavior and relationships that is this game.
And then we choose the subjectively most interesting system […]
Kill doctor Lucky, board game analysis
“Kill doctor Lucky” is a game for 3-7 players where the player who succeeds to kill the doctor wins. Moving around in his mansion you have to make sure that no one can see you while you’re in the same room as the doctor, that’s when you can strike and make an attempt to kill him. Although his dog follows him everywhere, and can actually prevent a murder on the doctor, he has short legs and sometimes falls behind as […]
Kill doctor Lucky, board game analysis
“Kill doctor Lucky” is a game for 3-7 players where the player who succeeds to kill the doctor wins. Moving around in his mansion you have to make sure that no one can see you while you’re in the same room as the doctor, that’s when you can strike and make an attempt to kill him. Although his dog follows him everywhere, and can actually prevent a murder on the doctor, he has short legs and sometimes falls behind as […]
Boardgame Analysis: Carcasonne
As a school task our group was supposed to play and analyze a board game free of choice. We picked Carcasonne: A game with medieval setting in which you are supposed to build castles and roads together with your friends, but claim as much of it as you can as your own to get the highest score.
In Carcasonne two to five players are recommended, and also preferably a completely flat square meter to play it on.
There are two different types […]
Boardgame Analysis: Carcasonne
As a school task our group was supposed to play and analyze a board game free of choice. We picked Carcasonne: A game with medieval setting in which you are supposed to build castles and roads together with your friends, but claim as much of it as you can as your own to get the highest score.
In Carcasonne two to five players are recommended, and also preferably a completely flat square meter to play it on.
There are two different types […]
Kill doctor Lucky, board game analysis
“Kill doctor Lucky” is a game for 3-7 players where the player who succeeds to kill the doctor wins. Moving around in his mansion you have to make sure that no one can see you while you’re in the same room as the doctor, that’s when you can strike and make an attempt to kill him. Although his dog follows him everywhere, and can actually prevent a murder on the doctor, he has short legs and sometimes falls behind as […]
Kill doctor Lucky, board game analysis
“Kill doctor Lucky” is a game for 3-7 players where the player who succeeds to kill the doctor wins. Moving around in his mansion you have to make sure that no one can see you while you’re in the same room as the doctor, that’s when you can strike and make an attempt to kill him. Although his dog follows him everywhere, and can actually prevent a murder on the doctor, he has short legs and sometimes falls behind as […]
Analysis of the board game Carcassonne
The main assignment here was to play the game together with a group to later on analyze the mechanics and assemble it all together in this report. My group contained of seven people and we chose to try this game as it was said to be one easiest one to understand and to play, comparing to the other games we looked at.
Carcassonne is a turn based board game where players compete against each other in order to complete lands with […]
Analysis of the board game Carcassonne
The main assignment here was to play the game together with a group to later on analyze the mechanics and assemble it all together in this report. My group contained of seven people and we chose to try this game as it was said to be one easiest one to understand and to play, comparing to the other games we looked at.
Carcassonne is a turn based board game where players compete against each other in order to complete lands with […]
Board Game Analysis – A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
Introduction
We’ve been tasked to analyze a board game of our choice. The assignment requires us to look at the core systems (objects, behaviors, relations etc.) that drives the game and the correlation between these systems.
– A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
A Game of Thrones is a board game for 3 – 6 players (preferably 6 players). Each player is assigned a House (A Team if you will), that dictates their starting position and their strategical approach. The game […]
Board Game Analysis – A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
Introduction
We’ve been tasked to analyze a board game of our choice. The assignment requires us to look at the core systems (objects, behaviors, relations etc.) that drives the game and the correlation between these systems.
– A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
A Game of Thrones is a board game for 3 – 6 players (preferably 6 players). Each player is assigned a House (A Team if you will), that dictates their starting position and their strategical approach. The game […]
Board Game Analysis – A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
Introduction
We’ve been tasked to analyze a board game of our choice. The assignment requires us to look at the core systems (objects, behaviors, relations etc.) that drives the game and the correlation between these systems.
– A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
A Game of Thrones is a board game for 3 – 6 players (preferably 6 players). Each player is assigned a House (A Team if you will), that dictates their starting position and their strategical approach. The game […]
Board Game Analysis – A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
Introduction
We’ve been tasked to analyze a board game of our choice. The assignment requires us to look at the core systems (objects, behaviors, relations etc.) that drives the game and the correlation between these systems.
– A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
A Game of Thrones is a board game for 3 – 6 players (preferably 6 players). Each player is assigned a House (A Team if you will), that dictates their starting position and their strategical approach. The game […]
Board Game Analysis – Munchkin Pathfinder
Introduction
During five weeks the class is divided into groups. The groups shall then play several board games and analyse the core system and components of the board game to gain a better knowledge on how a system works outside of a video game. The purpose behind this assignment is to see strengths and similarities in board games and video games as well as learning how to develop a stable system.
The first game team seven chose to play was a game […]
Board Game Analysis – Munchkin Pathfinder
Introduction
During five weeks the class is divided into groups. The groups shall then play several board games and analyse the core system and components of the board game to gain a better knowledge on how a system works outside of a video game. The purpose behind this assignment is to see strengths and similarities in board games and video games as well as learning how to develop a stable system.
The first game team seven chose to play was a game […]
Board Game Analysis #1 – Pandemic
Pandemic from Z-man Games is a co-operative strategy game for two to four players (although due to its strategic nature of being a co-op game, you can be as many as you’d like, inc. being alone) where your goal is to save the world from four different diseases that are spreading quickly around the globe.
The game can be played by anyone from ten and up, but I would recommend someone in their older teens or young adultery due to its […]
Board Game Analysis #1 – Pandemic
Pandemic from Z-man Games is a co-operative strategy game for two to four players (although due to its strategic nature of being a co-op game, you can be as many as you’d like, inc. being alone) where your goal is to save the world from four different diseases that are spreading quickly around the globe.
The game can be played by anyone from ten and up, but I would recommend someone in their older teens or young adultery due to its […]
Board Game Analyze (Carcassonne)
Introduction
A group was assigned the task to play and analyze a game. In order to analyze we had to explain of the core system, components, system and the interaction between them and how the players interpret it. This is an exercise in understanding games and how they work, in order to learn more about what can make a good system and what can be altered. As Adam Mayes says: “Steal what you like and work with it”.
One of the instructions […]
Board Game Analyze (Carcassonne)
Introduction
A group was assigned the task to play and analyze a game. In order to analyze we had to explain of the core system, components, system and the interaction between them and how the players interpret it. This is an exercise in understanding games and how they work, in order to learn more about what can make a good system and what can be altered. As Adam Mayes says: “Steal what you like and work with it”.
One of the instructions […]
Board Game Analysis – Pandemic
Me and a group of fellow students have played a board game called Pandemic and this is my analysis of it.
Pandemic is meant to be played by two to four players. The game board consists of a world map of earth with capital cities used as locations. Each location/city on the game board has a color. There are four different city colors, the same amount of colors as there are diseases in the game.
The goal of the game is to work […]
Board Game Analysis – Pandemic
Me and a group of fellow students have played a board game called Pandemic and this is my analysis of it.
Pandemic is meant to be played by two to four players. The game board consists of a world map of earth with capital cities used as locations. Each location/city on the game board has a color. There are four different city colors, the same amount of colors as there are diseases in the game.
The goal of the game is to work […]