Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Game Design:Escape Plan

After brainstorming about ideas of designing a game, we decided classic board game: race to the end was the best choice to start learning game design. The idea is simple: players will act as robber and plan to escape from police. The police will start to catch player after the third turn, he will move according to the average of players dice every turn. However, it won't be that's simple. Alongside their path to the destination player will gain advantageous and disadvantageous regarding their luck at rolling the dice. Player will given cards, which can be used to gain advantage or give disadvantage to another player.

Card Ability:
1. Move a Player 1 Square Backward.
2. Move a Player 2 Square Backward.
3. Move a Player 1 Square Forward. (including yourself)
4. Move a Player 2 Square Forward. (including yourself)
5. Ability to re-roll dice next turn 1 time.
6. Stop police for 1 turn.
7. Stop police for 2 turn.
8. Move Police 1 Square Forward.
9. Move Police 2 Square Backward.


Game Board

Tools needed to play:

1. 1 Dice
2. 4 Tokens for 4 players
3. Police Token
4. Ability Cards

Map Legend:

    Direction Indicator

          Use Card

    Draw Card

            Ladder

 Manhole

           Stop Sign

      Bear Trap


Game Rules:

  1. "Use card" symbol indicate player must use 1-2 card at designated place.
  2. "Draw card" symbol indicate player must draw a card from deck provided.
  3. "Ladder" symbol give advantage for player to move 1 square above. 
  4. "Manhole" symbol give disadvantage for player to move 1 square below.
  5. "Stop sign" symbol, stop player at designated place.
  6. "Bear Trap" indicate player skip to move for 1 turn, but still roll the dice.


How to Play:


  1. Each player will be given 2 random cards for start.
  2. Player should roll dice every turn and move according to the number shown on dice.
  3. Player start move from left to right and following blue arrow indicator.
  4. Police will start at the third turn, and move according to the average of players dice each turn.
  5. The game end up with a winner when a player reach the last destination or end up with draw when all player caught by the police



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