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There\u2019s only a couple of more hours left until midnight. So here\u2019s a summary of what I\u2019ve been doing today:<\/p>\n

Started the day by getting the theme wrong on twitter, doing dishes, preparing dinner for later (see below) and going to the gym. After all of this was done I was ready to tackle the theme!<\/p>\n

Space-themed board game of deliciousness<\/h2>\n

I knew I wanted to make something with war, space and mining resources on planets. My first thought was something like Monopoly but later steered more towards Settlers and then Risk. I started prototyping it with my 8\u00d78 Reversi board, dice to represent planets and Reversi pieces to represent the players\u2019 units.<\/p>\n

Basically, you control units that you can use to attack other players or defend your planets. Claiming two planets or more with your units meant that you could produce more units each round. When a player loose all of their units they\u2019re out of the game.<\/p>\n

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First prototype<\/p><\/div>\n

This game was a bit too simplistic and didn\u2019t really convey any theme so I decided to add cards to the mix. I used ordinary playing cards to prototype, writing down what each of them represented. (I plan on creating cards with graphics later.)<\/p>\n

The production of new units by capturing planets turned into a Production card which added an additional unit to play. Then I added the rule that said that after each round you get to pick up one card for each planet you occupy. This meant that you would still produce new units after each round and gave incentive for players to occupy planets. This also meant that I could add a lot of new fun cards.<\/p>\n