2D Game design Assignment 1:
Evaluate game elements

Summary:

Lets begin our game design by looking carefully at some game elements.

This project requires writing. If you fear that you will not be able to write well enough, and particularly if you are a non-native speaker and need a bit of polishing after your thoughts are on paper, you are encouraged to use the BSU writing  studio

Details:

You will evaluate three games.

Look at the charts below. Two of the games you will evaluate are selected for you. The third one is your choice.

Evaluate Each game for the following and justify your evaluation:

Write these up in standard Formal English.

Grads only: choose a game (electronic or not) and adjust one of the game elements, and explain how that affected gameplay (including player enjoyment) either for positive or negative. Use mods or world editors for electronic games. House rules for analog games.



If you are Then evaluate this game
A Grad student Carcasonne (a copy is in DMF 363)
Undergrad with first name beginning with A-M Sushi-go (I'll provide a copy)
l-S hearts (the card game)
T-Z Solitaire (the card game)


If your last/Family Name begins with Then Evaluate this game
C-D Card Hunter http://www.cardhunter.com/ Also available on steam for mac and windows
F-M this roguelike game https://slash.itch.io/ananias
N-S either Ignomia  https://store.steampowered.com/app/709240/Ingnomia/  or
The town free demo https://store.steampowered.com/app/221020/Towns/
T-Z Suggestion Box https://beetosu.itch.io/suggestion-box


If you have already played the game for your name and you hate it - talk to me and we can select a different one.

Submission:

Turn your paper in at the beginning of class Oct 21st/22nd (depending on the class