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[melonmaru]

Studio 6 - Token

A game using token was very hard. Because the token does not have any specific character, and it can be anything. To make it works, I used the storyline.

The game is based on the poker game. I used the ingredient of the foods in the storyline.

The selected ingredients are Cacao, Butter, Flour, Sugar, Milk, Sparkling water and Fruit.

Rules:

1. Set 5 random tokens on the longer edge of the box. Make sure ingredient side should face to the inside of the box.

2. Pick 2 tokens from the opponent’s box.

3. Every time the token removed by the opponent, fill the space with spares.

4. If both players agreed to move on, pick the next token from the opponent’s box.

5. When both got 5 tokens, check the tokens.

The winning priority:

[melonmaru]

Studio 6 - Storyline

A storyline is needed to connect the 3 components. Most board games have a story to follow and the story also builds a connection between the components.

I should have made it before I design it, but I did not think about this much until now. I only focused on making the mechanics of the board game. Making a story that fits on existing mechanic was very hard. So, I decided to use the existing mechanics as the main characters of the game.

I used the rock-paper-scissors game for the card game, so I used it to make the characters. Then, the dice game has a pair of animal-food relation. To make it works within the storyline, I included a cookie, fizzy drink and chocolate bars to replace the food part of the game. These 3 snacks also can be found from a real vending machine. Also, they are related to NZ’s famous snacks and drink. The Cookie is related to the Cookie Time, the fizzy drink is Lemon and Paeroa and chocolate bar is Whittaker’s chocolates. However, I am not going to use the real brand this time, because it will make the stories complex. Finally, the story ended up as;

There are 3 little aliens living in a vending machine, and they are named as Rockie, Scizzy and Palate. Rockie loves cookies, Scizzy loves fizzy drinks and palate loves chocolates. When they fight, Rockie wins to Sizzy, but he cannot win to Palate. Scizzy always loses to Rockie, but always win to Palate.  

Fortunately, I have not done much with token games yet so the storyline will help me to design the game.

[melonmaru]

Studio 6 - Playtesting

I asked few of my friends who are not in BCT for playtesting the dice and card games. And now, I realised that I don’t have any picture of playing. I only found a picture of chicken we ate during the playtesting(…..).

Anyway, the dice game was fine. However, the card game needed some development.

I increased the number of rock, scissors and paper cards and reduced the joker card. And players said that defence card has too much power and it makes the attacks so vain. So, I changed that defence card only can defence the rock, scissors and paper cards and the attack card only.

Another important point I found from the playtesting was that the emotion of player while they are playing the games. When they play the dice game, which is a luck game, the randomness of the dice generates the tension and players are hoping a specific side of the dice. When they play the card games, their thinking process generates another kind of communication between the opponent. Both games generate the jokes and laughs, and the mood of the place filled with enjoy. 

From the playtesting, I checked the game mechanics. And I also found that the system of Ponto can build a community and delivers positive emotion while they are playing.