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Nice Games Jam: "Eddies" [Nice Replay]

Published 1 year, 5 months ago
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#338
2024.03.11

The clubhouse is caffeinated and ready to jam, game jam that is.

The clubhouse is giving a prompt where air movement is the main mechanism of action and they create a physical game for a tabletop (in the style of 'Hungry Hungry Hippos'). The notoriously unpredictable 'Eddies' of air movement gives this game it's name. The main challenge for the team - a more sanitary air blower mechanism than drinking straws: a tiny bellows, small whoopie cushions, slide whistles, or party noisemakers?

Prompt
"Create a game where the main mechanics are fans and or leaf blowers."
Game type
Tabletop game
Player count
2 - 8
Materials

Blowing mechanisms - one per player (drinking straw in playtest)

A bunch of small peices of junk

A container for the small peices of junk

Playing feild (box, 8 sided)

Rule Card Deck

Setup

This is a game about some young teenagers who find some leaf blowers in their (octagonal) cul-du-sac and make a game with them.

Each player will select a side of the playing field (the box) as their home territory. The goal of the game is to have the least amount of junk (points-wise) fall off of your side of the field.

Rule Cards:

  • Separate the Rule cards into the three categories: Puff Variants, Point Variants, and Zone Variants. Shuffle the cards from each category, and pull three of each category to start each of the three rounds.Cards rule examples
    • Puff: Each player has 3 puffs per turn
    • Point: Each black item is worth +1 point, all other items are worth -1 point
    • Zone: The windy end of your blowing mechanism may not be placed
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