WHAT WE ARE DOING

WHY WE ARE DOING IT

Testing and analyzing games!

To build a library of examples that we can learn from and use to inspire our own game designs

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Test some board games provided in the studio or research online while keeping note of what you enjoyed the most.

Select a game to dive deep into.

Use a sign up sheet to ensure no repeats.

Analyze the game and its parts, rules, and challenges to understand what made it so fun.

؜Create a quick presentation using the template

We will all share in a short presentation our case studies.

This will build a library of games for the studio.

GAME TYPES

Party Games

Coop Games

Card Games

Word Games

Strategy Games

Puzzle Games

Roleplaying Games

Trivia Games

1st

Check the resources tab for a list of games to pick from!

SIGN UP ON THE PRESENTATION LIST

We want to be sure no two people look closely at the same game.

2nd

Board Games

Monopoly

Catan

؜Scrabble

Uno

Clue

Tetris

Name

Name

Name

Name

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؜1- Theme: Does the game have a story or central theme? This can be very simple like resource collection.

2- Mechanics: This component includes the rules of the game, as well as any instructions or guidelines for playing.

3- Game Bits: This includes all the physical components that are needed to play the game

ANALYZE: GAME COMPONENTS

3rd

EXAMPLE: THEME

Farming and Agriculture

Space Exploration

A

B

THE PATH

IT'S MINE

EXAMPLE: MECHANICS

A

B

THE PATH

IT'S MINE

EXAMPLE: MECHANICS

• The first player to get ALL the territories wins

• The player with the MOST territory after X turns wins

• The first player that reaches point B wins

EXAMPLE: BITS

Boards

Pieces

؜Presentation work

4th

Use the presentation template to write up the information about your game!

Share out

5th

Present your case study to your peers!