What do Prototypes Prototype? April 8, 2026 What are the actual things we’re interacting with? Boards, cards, dice, tokens, coins, etc.? (implementation) Tangibility is a big part of playing games. Nobody…
Short Exercise: What do Prototypes Prototype? – Dealbreakers April 8, 2026 The game my team has come up with is Dealbreakers. In this social card game, one player draws a relationship card (for example, “your…
Critical Play: Coup April 8, 2026 Coup, designed by Rikki Tahta, is a fast-paced 2-6 player tabletop card game built around bluffing and social deduction. In the game, you assume…
What do prototypes prototype? – Jeffery April 8, 2026 Featured image is clickbait. Since my post talks a lot about cards, actions, and balance, I wanted to put the glorious 2 mana 55…
Critical Play: The Resistance April 8, 2026 For this assignment, I chose to play The Resistance. I have played a lot of Coup before, which is by the same people and…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable April 8, 2026 Cards Against Humanity taught me how important the audience is when it comes to communication. It made me think a lot about how my…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable – Cards Against Humanity April 8, 2026 Game: Cards Against Humanity Target Audience: 18+ Game’s Creator: Josh Dillon, Daniel Dranove, Eli Halpern, Ben Hantoot, David Munk, David Pinsof, Max Temkin, Eliot…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging, and Getting Vulnerable April 8, 2026 For this critical play, I played Avalon, a social deduction board game for teens and young adults by Don Eskridge, with 7 other fellow…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… April 8, 2026 Last night I played Wavelength for the first time with my girlfriend here at Stanford. Wavelength is a social guessing game designed by Alex…
Critical Play: Spyfall April 8, 2026 Game: Spyfall Creator: Alexandr Ushan Platform: Mobile/physical card game (in-person or virtual) Target Audience: Party game players (13+), groups of 3–8 I had a…
What do Prototypes Prototype April 8, 2026 My team is explorinh a social deduction / resource management game that feels kind of like if Monopoly and Mafia had a baby. The…
Short Exercise – What do Prototypes Prototype? April 8, 2026 For P1, my team and I are wanting to iterate and expand upon the game ‘bananagrams’ by adding unique mechanics and changing some of…
Short Exercise: What Do Prototypes Prototype? April 8, 2026 My team is thinking about making a modified version of Bananagrams with added twists and constraints that players can pull. Question 1: Does adding…
Critical Play – We’re Not Really Strangers April 8, 2026 I have played plenty of “Getting to Know You” games like Two Truths and a Lie, Wavelength, and Let’s Get Deep, but have never…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… April 8, 2026 Monday night was the first time I played The Resistance: Avalon with classmates in Design for Play at Game Night. Avalon is a classic…
Short Exercise: What do Prototypes Prototype? April 8, 2026 The featured image is AI generated. My team and I have an idea for a social deduction and resource management game. The premise centers…
Critical Play (Bluffing) – Among Us April 8, 2026 Critical Play – Among Us Creator: Innersloth Platform: PC / Mobile / Console Audience: Teens and up (casual audience + groups) As someone who…
Short Exercise: What do Prototypes Prototype? April 8, 2026 How much social exposure feels exciting vs. uncomfortable? This is an important question because if the game depends on social risk, and if the…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… April 8, 2026 Game: Among Us Creator: Innersloth Platform played: iOS (mobile); also available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox Target audience: Casual social gamers, roughly…