Board Game Design Project

Requirements

To complete this section of the course, you need to create a design document for an instructional board game. Working on a team, you'll produce a complete description of the rules, board, cards and other necessary pieces.

Your deliverable is a playable prototype with enough cards or other materials to demonstrate your design to your client.

Documentation

Using the template provided, turn in a web page with...

  • The name of the game
  • Educational objective of the game
  • Time required
  • A summary description of similar games already in existence
  • An analysis of the market and a plan for getting the word out about your game
  • Appropriate grade level and/or other learner description
  • The rules
  • A graphic showing the board layout.
  • A description of the game's effectiveness both in terms of learning and motivation
  • A reflection on the process you went through in designing the game
  • A link to your completed Analysis Worksheet and your Design Possibilities Worksheet

Here are some examples to inspire you:

Game Board & Pieces

You'll be using the Game Crafter service to create your prototype, and submit the artwork for all parts of the game, along with the rules that would be packages with the game. The templates available will force you to modify your ideas to keep manufacturing costs down as well as adjust your game to use standardized parts. This kind of compromise with reality is something that professional designers face all the time.

Evaluation Criteria


In keeping with the multifaceted nature of game design, I'll be looking at your games with an evaluation rubric in mind.

Due Dates

October 20, 2012: As a team, select your top three choices for a project to work on using this form.

October 22, 2012: Complete Board GameWorksheet 1: Analysis with your team.

November 5, 2012: Worksheet 2 complete draft is ready for feedback from Bernie and your peers

November 19, 2012: The final design document is to be turned in and necessary materials to create your prototype uploaded to Game Crafter.

This assignment counts for 35% of your final grade.

Here are the finished games for 2002, 2003 and 2007.

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