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Nice Games Jam: "The Blizzard of Whatever Year That Was"

Episode 116 Published 7 years, 4 months ago
Description

This week on the program we attempt another Nice Games Jam, where we are given a prompt from Martha's boyfriend (and Evil Games Club co-host) Dylan, which we have to use to create a playable game by the end of the episode.

The prompt was "Cold," owing to the extreme winter temperatures we were facing in Minnesota at the time of this recording.

We're hoping to do even more of these going forward, so let us know what you think of this episode format on the feedback from!

Prompt
Cold
Game type
Tabletop game
Player count
2-4
Materials

4-sided Die

4 Player Markers

Notepad to track player stats

Board

Setup

Board

Martha took a photo of what we were using to play the game during the recording of the episode:

And here's a rough mockup Mark made while editing this episode:

Rules

Goal

The goal of the game is to leave your house and run a quick errand during the worst blizzard of your lifetime.

Play

  • The board is split into 4 stages. On your turn, you roll a 4-sided die to determine your movement. When you reach the first square of the next stage (even if you are in the middle of your movement), you draw from a deck of "events/challenges" giving you an situation to deal with. After resolving the challenge, complete your movement (modified according to the result of the challenge, if any).
  • The game begins by having every player draw an event for the first stage (see below for event desciptions).
  • Play order is determined in descending order by who spent the most time outside during the Halloween Blizzard of 1991. If you are unable to determine play order using this method, figure something else out, I guess.
  • After every player draws an event for the first stage, all players will get dressed for their adventure by distributing winter gear stats...

Stats

  • Players get 9 points to distribute on winter gear. Points you don’t "spend" here are saved and can be used later at certain opportunities. Each player puts 0-4 points in each of three categories:
    • Shoes (to aid in snow-based challenges):
      • 0 points is gym socks and flip-flops.
      • 4 points is pac boots plus snowshoes.
    • Coat (to aid in wind-based challenges):
      • 0 points means just a T-shirt.
      • 4 points is a sweater under a hoodie under a heavy parka under a pea coat.
    • Gloves and Stuff (to a
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