Monday, November 16, 2009

vis Lang: final game instructions and board itteration











New instructions


All the player gather around the game board.The dealer needs to then set up the board. The message, noise, and receiver cards must be placed in their designated spots. Then the dealer must then pass out the pieces of 6x6 paper and pencils. You pass out as many sheets to each player as there are players in the game. Each player will need one piece of paper per other players involved in the game.The player to the left of the dealer goes first. Player 1 draws a message card that has a word or phrase on it, receiver card, this is who will receive the message, and a noise card has an obstacle on it. So after player 1 has all of their cards the dealer turns over the timer and player one designs their message and pass it to who ever it said on the receiver card. That person is then player 2 and they can make guesses as to what the message the sender is trying to portray. If the receiver(s) gets the correct message then that round is over and the receiver gets the message card and the sender then receives 15 points that the dealer must record on the feed back score card. However if the receiver(s) do not get the correct message the sender was illustrating then player 1 must pass the original message card, and they must draw a new message, noise, and receiver card. If there is a group of receiver then players must come up with the idea together but only one person can illustrate it onto the paper. The dealer must flip the timer over. The designated receiver the must take the original message and ideas player 1 and add another layer and meaning to the original message by combining both messages together in one illustrated message. The message must then be passed to the new receiver and they must try to decode the two different messages. If the new receivers gets the correct message then round 2 is over and the receiver gets the message card and the new sender(s) then receives 25 points that the dealer must record on the feed back score card. However if the new receivers still do not the the new combined message then the message cards are dead and the person 2 to the left of the original sender from round one is up and the game begins again. The game is over when the first player(s) collect 5 message cards. The dealer is then responsible for adding the points. Every message card collected either as individuals or as groups collected is worth 10 points, and then add it to the totals each player has collected in sender points.

Sender Points

correct guess round 1............15 points

correct guess round 2.........25 points



Reciever Points

correct guess.......collect message card

wrong guess...draw a message, noise, receiver card




1 comment:

Johnna Pasch said...

This sounds like a very interesting game. I am very proud of you for actually working it all out. Be sure that when you actually write your instructions that go in the game you either bullet steps or break them up because all that in one large paragraph gets confusing. You could have fun designing the steps using numbers and colors:) As far as board design goes, I like the placement of the words on the very top board. I also like how you are using a more muted color palate but I dont know if the need to be put on opacity. I feel the could be 100% and still look more subtle.