I managed to think of something over the weekend!
For the game title, I Have a Dream, I decided to go with a game in which you are asleep, and dreaming that a metamorphosis is taking your body over, only it isn't a dream! The goal is to get the DNA pieces to the end before the organism pieces get there.
Rules:
You are asleep and slowly having an organism re-write your DNA. You believe tat this is just a dream, but it is real!
The game is split into 2 groups, DNA, and Organisms. Up to 4 players can play, with 2 DNA and 2 Organism. There must always be at least 1 DNA player, and 1 Organism player.
Group 1 is Yellow and Red. DNA plays on Red, Organism plays on Yellow.
Group 2 is Blue and Green. DNA plays on Green, Organism plays on Blue.
Your pieces both start at the Orange and Teal spots with the arrow respectively. The Organism always goes first.
A turn is simple, you roll one 4 sided dice. he difference with this game is that you ma move up to that number, but can go less if you desire. Pieces may not 'hop' over another piece, or share the same spot except for the start. Your piece must follow their own color spaces, with Orange and Teal being both colors.
To win the game, the DNA piece must reach the end before the Organism piece does. You lose if the Organism gets to the end!
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Nick,
ReplyDeleteGlad you were able to get this one tested. I noticed the game was very luck-based rather than strategy-based. Players who were close together had more choice, where a player who rolled high against a player who rolled low was better off simply moving forward. I also didn't really care what was going on at the other board - did my part, so no need to bother! Are there any ways you can think the two players might interact with each other?
Also, it seems the DNA is at something of a disadvantage. Does DNA lose if even one Organism reaches the end? Or does it end in a tie if DNA wins one board and Organism the other? Thinking about balance could interplay with team cooperation if that was a route you wanted to pursue.
Devin Monnens
I had considered going with once a DNA piece makes it to the end, that player may roll for the other side as well.
ReplyDeleteAnother idea I toyed with but didn't implement was that you could choose which side of the board your roll would count for.
Testing was actually very interesting, the DNA beat an organism piece both testing phases.