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Devlog

• DevLog 14- Landlord's L
  December 05, 2022 by raunchytomato

  The earliest games shown in this chapter reflect the state of that time period and were a fun way to pass the time, and The Landlord’s Game was no exception. In the early 20th century, Elizabeth Mag... Continue reading
• DEVLOG 13- Usability
  November 21, 2022 by raunchytomato

  Usability describes the difficulty of games for the players. If the objectives and basic understanding of a game is easier than another game, then the game has a higher usability. Jason Schklar demons... Continue reading
• Devlog 12- Inner workings of Mosaic
  November 14, 2022 by raunchytomato

  Soren Johnson’s notion of consistent grammar transparency for board games can be seen throughout Mosaic: A Story of Civilization. Most of the cards and game board have similar logo designs that corr... Continue reading
• Devlog 11- Reviewing the card game
  November 07, 2022 by raunchytomato

  I believe our game was perceived as easy to understand and play after a few questions had been answered. A common confusion that people had both watching and playing our game was the purpose of the mo... Continue reading
• A Spooky DevLog 10
  October 31, 2022 by raunchytomato

  When first designing our game, Universal Monsters , it reminded me a lot of another game that I enjoy: Exploding Kittens. Games that have “action” cards instead of depending on a regular deck of c... Continue reading
• Devlog 5: Football is Madden-ing
  September 26, 2022 by raunchytomato

  For this devlog, we will briefly “address the experience, practice and culture,” (sharp, pg. 163) of football portrayed by the popular video game, Madden . I have only played Madden a handful of t... Continue reading
• Devlog- Ice Hockey
  September 19, 2022 by raunchytomato

  So disclaimer, I am the broadcaster for Texas Tech's club ice hockey team. I may have fibbed a little and said I understood hockey and loved to watch it in order to get the job, but nonetheless, I was... Continue reading
• Week 1- A Surprise
  September 01, 2022 by raunchytomato

  Hello! My name is Sierra Winder, but I go by Cece. I took this class because I thought it was a class about designing for plays (theater), but after finding out that this class is about board games, I... Continue reading