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Unit 2 Playtest 1

 The Unit 2 Board Games I played were

  • Aaarrrggghhh!!!

  • Bake n Take

  • Imminent Extinction

  • Into the Depths


The Formal Elements of Aaarrgghh!!!

  • Players - This game is played by one player against the game system

  • Objectives - The objective of this game is to rescue the 4 mermaids and clear all pirates off of the board

  • Rules - Some of the rules of this game are that pirates are defeated by sacrificing cannonballs equal to 1 point over their HP, you must move your compass by the amount shown on the dice, and if you land on treacherous waters with no mermaid then you lose

  • Procedures - The procedures in this game include rolling the dice to move your compass, using cannonballs to defeat pirates or treasure to bribe them, and using mermaids for safe passage through treacherous waters

  • Resources - Mermaids, cannonballs, and treasure are all resources in this game that can be consumed once.

  • Conflict - The Player wants to clear out the pirates and rescue the mermaids, but hazards like pirates and treacherous waters prevent them from doing so

  • Boundaries - The game happens within the game board, the only external element is a dice

  • Outcome - In this game you either win by clearing all pirates off the board or you lose by being defeated by a pirate or sinking in treacherous waters (landing on an empty space and not having a mermaid card

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