Virush

For a college assignment we were asked to get into small groups of 2/3 and design a simple board game within 10 mins and record a video detailing the rules of the game and how it is played.

Brief Description Of The Game:

My group and I made a rendition of Snakes & Ladders in which one player plays as a virus and must hunt the other players (patients) before they are able to reach the end of the board. while doing this patients must avoid pathogens which make them fall rows and try to reach antigens which let patients climb rows. When a patient is caught by the virus they too become a virus and must infect the other patients.

Below is the video we recorded which goes into more detail of how the game is played:

What I Liked About Our Game:

What I liked about our game is that it is simplistic yet fun to play. We based our game off of Snakes & Ladders with a twist whereby the virus hunts down patients which really adds to the excitement of our game. Not only must you reach the end you also have to avoid the virus or catch the patients depending on your team.

Problems We Noticed During Development:

One of the main problems we had while making this game was the balance. We noticed at times it would be easy for the virus to catch the patients or the virus couldn’t catch up to them. To fix these problems we gave the patients a head start by moving their starting position up a few spaces and allowing the virus to travel in both directions and be able to climb or descend both antigens and pathogens.

What I’ve Learned/Achieved By Creating This Game:

What I’ve learned from creating this game is that it often takes trial and error to make a good game. It takes a while to ensure there is balance between players and it is not unfair.

Making this game also helped me with my teamwork skills. I’m now more comfortable in team exercises.