Looking Into Game Mechanics On Current Board Games

This session was all about delving into the mechanics of a board game. We would look into games that currently existed and what made them a success in their field. The aim of the session was to play these games and pick out what makes these games enjoyable. It will also be very helpful as we could take aspects off of these games and apply it into our own.

We all bought board games in to the session, though we could only pick one to play as everyone had bought games in but most were 2-6 players. Me and a group of classmates had decided that in the end, we would play the board game "The Best of TV and Movies Logo Game". 

The Best of TV and Movies Logo Board Game.

The idea of the game was that you had to answer random trivia questions about TV and Movies, the more answers that you got right, the further that the player progressed. The game did not involve any die, it had a much more interesting system. The first question that you answered was orange. This meant that if you got the question right, you proceeded to that square. The same thing happened if you answered the Blue, Purple and Green squares as well. The counters are very simple, just to notify the player were they are on the board. Once the player gets to the very end, they have to answer a whole side on the card in order to win the game.

How the board looked while playing the game.

We started to play the game and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This game tested our general knowledge and was great practise all round. It was simple to follow the rules and it was enjoyable. Even after a couple of hours, we didn't want to leave the game. This is something that I want to incorporate into our Winter Submission.

At the end neither of the teams won the game as we all could not answer a full side of a card, but that would not stop us enjoying ourselves. This was a great exercise and has definitely help, especially when it comes to picking that game apart adn discovering what makes a game succeed.