Critical Play: skribbl.io April 20, 2023 skribbl.io is an online, digital draw-guessing game developed by ticedev. The theme of draw-guessing is reinforced by the graphic design decisions to make all the…
Critical Play – We Didn’t Playtest This At All April 20, 2023 Well, at least they were honest with the title of their game. I played “We Didn’t Playtest This At All!” a number of times…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 20, 2023 This week, I played skribbl.io by ticedev (Mel) on a desktop web browser. It has an intended audience of people (perhaps ages ~10 and…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis: Euchre April 20, 2023 After looking at our game, our TA suggested that we take a look at Euchre, since it seems like Euchre is able to balance…
Critical Play – Trumped Up Cards April 20, 2023 Trumped Up Cards is akin to Apples to Apples, but its theme is a satirical commentary about Donald Trump and the American political system. …
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 20, 2023 Game chosen: Mao Mao is a social deduction card game that revolves around a secret set of rules which players must figure out as they…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis (Julia Rose) April 19, 2023 My team is making a party game for P1, focused on short WarioWare-style “microgames” to create a fun and chaotic atmosphere. Thus, for my…
Critical Play – Competitive Analysis: Ramen Fury and Sushi Go! April 19, 2023 My group’s project aims to make a wilderness survival game that encodes fellowship principles. At the moment, we’re trying to do this by using…
Competitive Analysis: 2 Truths and a Lie April 19, 2023 Game: 2 Truths and a Lie Platform: Verbal Creator: n/a, folk game Types of fun: fellowship, expression, challenge. The game mostly only fulfills fellowship…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 19, 2023 Players: Multiplayer Procedures: The procedures of the game involve each player sharing three statements about themselves, two of which are true and one of…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis April 19, 2023 My group of friends played Paranoia, a competitor game to my group’s P1. This game creates a fellowship using an intriguing dynamic of tension….
Critical Play 1 April 14, 2023 For my very first critical play, I played a physical version of Avalon by Don Eskridge with a group of friends. The game seems…
Critical Play: Secret Hitler – Tara Jones April 14, 2023 I played Secret Hitler with my munger apartment and some friends who live down the hall. Luckily, they had the board game version of…
Critical Play April 14, 2023 For critical play, I played with other students during Game Night Secret Hitler. The game was created by Max Temkin and it is a…
Critical Play: Spyfall April 14, 2023 Spyfall The game I decided to play and analyze is Spyfall. Though the game was originally a 2014 card game designed by Alexandr Ushan…
Critical Play 1 April 14, 2023 Name of game, creator, platform Among Us, Marcus Bromander, online (desktop / mobile) Target audience I feel like Among Us is really for anyone….
Critical Play: Secret Hitler April 14, 2023 Name: Secret Hitler Creator(s): Mike Boxleiter, Tommy Maranges, and Mac Schubert Platform: Board Game Target Audience: Ages 17+ Notable Elements of the Game …
Critical Play: Secret Hitler – Jiwon April 14, 2023 Secret Hitler was developed by Goat, Wold, & Cabbage LLC, manufactured by Breaking Games, and designed by Max Temkin, Mike Boxleiter, and Tommy Maranges….
Critical Play: Spyfall April 14, 2023 Name: Spyfall Creator: Alexandr Ushan/netgames Platform: Website Spyfall was a really fun, open-ended social deception game! I played using the website platform provided…
Critical Play 1 April 13, 2023 For my very first critical play, I played Among Us with a group of friends. The game was originally developed by Marcus Bromander and…