JessicaB's Game Project Guns and Daggers

Today I worked on finding pictures of the things I wil lneed for my board. First I found pictures of different terrorists, one being Osama Bin Laden, which I found on http://www.publispain.com/revista/imagenes-julio/osama-bin-laden.jpg. Another one is Sadam Hussein which I found on http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.apfn.org/Saddam-Hussein/hussein.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.apfn.org/Saddam-Hussein/real.htm&usg=__PjCc_3XULKRYCPx9Z5BX8NaCyyY=&h=300&w=400&sz=21&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=84Lcziw-uKu62M:&tbnh=157&tbnw=205&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsadam%2Bhussein%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1659%26bih%3D852%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=469&ei=ICOhTPuhJoT7lwf4ifHzCQ&oei=ICOhTPuhJoT7lwf4ifHzCQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:0&tx=48&ty=73 and I also looked up pictures of terrorist attacks. Some pictures that I found included pictures of 9/11 which I found on http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ginacobb.typepad.com/gina_cobb/images/2007/04/29/september_11_burning.jpg&imgrefurl=http://ginacobb.typepad.com/gina_cobb/2007/09/if-your-memory-.html&usg=__S912c74mfIPU4MkV74Yj94xrybo=&h=740&w=615&sz=87&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=4IzUgY_3vMcGPM:&tbnh=164&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dseptember%2B11%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1659%26bih%3D852%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=317&ei=wSOhTMPoOcOBlAeZ2JHGCQ&oei=wSOhTMPoOcOBlAeZ2JHGCQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=91&ty=75. Also, I found pictures of terrorist attacks in Israel and MUmbai. The picture of the attack on Israel is found on http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/html/final/sp/sib3_04/images/k_33tl.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/html/final/eng/sib/4_04/y_apc.htm&usg=___-7Fx4cjIMhhsVBLAp1d95d2Lcs=&h=240&w=320&sz=14&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=_U9rdtZphSvEeM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=171&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dterrorist%2Battacks%2Bisrael%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1659%26bih%3D852%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C198&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=562&ei=1CShTMWDDYSdlge8o7mPCw&oei=QSShTJ-SLsP6lwfN_vHyCQ&esq=13&page=1&ndsp=40&ved=1t:429,r:30,s:0&tx=76&ty=45&biw=1659&bih=852 and the picture of the attack on Mumbai is found on http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FQ-WYqLy0uo/0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dipity.com/timetube/YouTube_Mumbai_Terror_Attacks&usg=__AWDqyM7MJ9Fuu_5eVfcEc9CB4I=&h=360&w=480&sz=20&hl=en&start=151&zoom=1&tbnid=T0mjoNToqxCSEM:&tbnh=170&tbnw=229&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dterrorist%2Battacks%2Bmumbai%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1659%26bih%3D852%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C3908&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=439&ei=FyWhTIn0KsPflgeV5uHTCg&oei=_iShTMfzMYOKlwf8n9XsAg&esq=6&page=6&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:151&tx=108&ty=65&biw=1659&bih=852

Also, I needed to find a picture of the game board and I found it on http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://midlifebatmitzvah.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/chutesladders.gif&imgrefurl=http://midlifebatmitzvah.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/chutes-and-ladders-and-book-writing/&usg=__SyZ9elf5b7ofw2P1PJkXlym2w5w=&h=818&w=805&sz=400&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=HN2lmcdeSHU3bM:&tbnh=158&tbnw=155&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchutes%2Band%2Bladders%2Bgame%2Bboard%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1659%26bih%3D852%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=515&ei=XCWhTNj9K8Pflgem0-DtAg&oei=XCWhTNj9K8Pflgem0-DtAg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=80&ty=112

 Today I finished up my board and started the cards. I thought that I would leave the board as it was but i turned out changing it and modifying it so that you picked different color cards and move to that color.

Today I completed my project. It took me about an hour to finish everything and now it looks good. I think that this project was a bit challenging because it was hard to modify some things and not others. Also, I think it was a good project because it made us realize how hard deisgning games can really be.

Second Prototype

My game and my issue can go well together. The reason I say can is that you need to know how to work the game around the issue, not vice versa. I can create the board spaces to say or teach about terrorism easily.

• Requirements
  • The game must teach players information about terrorism.
  • The game must use the form and core mechanics of Chutes and Ladders.
  • The game must be playable by two to five players.
  • The game must be capable of being played to completion in 30 minutes or less.
  • All game components must be produced using production methods.
  • Rules must be printed on boards.
  • Cards must be uniform size and shape.
  • Board must be at least the size of printer paper.
  • Rules must be clear and easy to understand.
  • The game must be appealing.
  • The game must be fun to play.
• Constraints
  • My game may not contain any ideas or expressions that your teacher or peers may find offensive or objectionable
  • My game must fit in a 9”x12” manila folder
  • My second prototype must be ready for testing by the beginning of class on Monday, October 25th.
  • The rules must fit on the back of the board.
  • Game pieces must fir on game squares.
  • The game squares have to be an appropriate size to see everything but not be obnoxiously big.
  • The game must not take more than 3 minutes to set up.

I did not have an easy time with the Online Graphic Software. It was very frustrating because Sumo Paint wouldn't p=open my file for a while and then I couldn't get the squares the way I wanted like I could in Photoshop. I then tried to use Photoshop Express but it took a very long time to load and I couldn't do a lot of work on it. I have decided to continue to use Photoshop to finish my project.

In class I finished up my rules and printed out my board and rules. At home I finished making the die and the pawns. The pawns took the longest to make since I had to individualize each.  The pawns don't really relate to the game but they are easy to tell apart from each other so no one would get confused.