CIS 487/587 Assignment 1
Fall 2006

For your first project you will need to design an original game involving 3 to 5 dice. Your game will need to be developed by a group of three game designers, following the procedure outlined below. Your team will teach the game to another group of students next Monday and receive feedback on its playability. Your game should not copy an existing game.

Once your group of is established, one person starts by writing down two rules for a dice game. The first person then shares one of the two rules with a second team member. The second member writes two more rules and shares one with the third team member. The third team member writes one more rule and the winning condition. Once the team has a set of 5 rules and a winning condition, all three designers work out game that incorporates all six items. Additional rules may be added to increase the playability of the game.

The deliverables from this assignment, include the list of game rules, a description of game goals/strategies, any background information needed to play the game, and copies of the evaluation forms used during play testing.  On 9-18-06, you will have a chance to play each other’s games during class. Figure that you will have 10-15 minutes to explain your game concept and get feedback from your classmates. I will provide review forms that you will need to turn in with your game write up.

 

Assigned: 9-11-06
Date due:  9-18-06