Game Development

Game Development
Designer	Zaratustra
Date	2011
Players	2+
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Special Rules

For each Developer in play, roll a dice and follow the instructions in the card.

You can release a Game if you have at least one Genre and one Theme in play. Collect the added rewards and subtract one Money for each Bug still around.

Card List

0

Intern Programmer

Thing - Developer

1: +1 Engine
2: +1 Gameplay
3: -
4: +1 Bugs
5: +1 Bugs
6: All your Programmers lose their output this turn.

1

Junior Programmer

Thing - Developer

1: +2 Engine
2: +1 Engine
3: +1 Gameplay
4: -
5: +1 Bugs
6: +1 Bugs

2

Full Programmer

Thing - Developer

1: +2 Engine
2: +2 Engine or -1 Bug
3: +1 Engine, +1 Gameplay
4: +2 Gameplay or -1 Bug
5: +1 Bugs
6: +2 Bugs

3

Senior Programmer

Thing - Developer

1: +3 Engine
2: +2 Engine, +1 Gameplay
3: +2 Engine or -2 Bugs
4: +2 Gameplay or -2 Bugs
5: +2 Bugs
6: +3 Bugs

4

Lead Programmer

Thing - Developer

1: +5 Engine
2: +1 Engine per Programmer in play
3: +1 Gameplay per Programmer in play
4: -
5: -1 Bug per Programmer in play
6: +1 Bug per Programmer in play.

2

Tools Programmer

Thing - Developer

1: +1 Engine per Programmer in play
2: +1 Gameplay per Designer in play
3: +1 Art per Artist in play
4: -1 Bug per Programmer and Tester in play
5: +1 Bug
6: +1 Bug per Programmer and Tester in play.

5

Contract Programmer

Thing - Developer

1: +3 Engine or +3 Gameplay
2: +3 Engine or +3 Gameplay
3: +3 Engine or +3 Gameplay
4: -
5: +3 Bugs
6: Destroy this.

0

Intern Designer

Thing - Developer

1: +1 Writing
2: +1 Gameplay
3: -
4: -1 Writing
5: -1 Gameplay
6: -5 to a stat of your choice.

1

Junior Designer

Thing - Developer

1: +2 Writing
2: +1 Writing
3: +1 Gameplay
4: -
5: -1 Writing
6: +1 Bugs

2

Full Designer

Thing - Developer

1: +2 Writing
2: +2 Writing or +1 Gameplay
3: +1 Gameplay, +1 Art
4: +1 Gameplay or +1 Art
5: -1 Design, -1 Gameplay
6: +1 Bugs

3

Senior Designer

Thing - Developer

1: +3 Writing
2: +2 Writing, +1 Gameplay
3: +1 Writing, +2 Gameplay
4: +2 Gameplay or +2 Art
5: -2 Design or -2 Gameplay
6: +2 Bugs

1

Junior Tester

Thing - Developer

1: -1 Bug
2: -1 Bug
3: -
4: -
5: -
6: +1 Bug

1

Full Tester

Thing - Developer

1: -2 Bugs
2: -1 Bug
3: +1 Gameplay
4: +1 Engine
5: -
6: +1 Bug

1

Senior Tester

Thing - Developer

1: -2 Bug
2: -2 Bugs
3: -1 Bug and +1 Gameplay
4: -1 Bug and +1 Engine
5: -1 Bug and +1 Writing
6: +1 Bug, Target Developer loses their roll this turn

3

Marketing Producer

Thing - Developer

1: +2 Market
2: +1 Market
3: +1 Fanbase
4: -
5: -1 Market
6: Destroy this.

3

Junior Manager

Thing - Developer

You can reroll one dice per turn.
1: Draw a card.
2: -
3: -
4: -
5: -
6: Discard a card.

4

Middle Manager

Thing - Developer

You can reroll two dice per turn.
1: Draw a card.
2: Play an extra Thing this turn.
3: -
4: -
5: -
6: Discard a card.

5

Senior Manager

Thing - Developer

You can reroll three dice per turn.
1: Draw a card.
2: Look at target opponent's hand.
3: -
4: -
5: Discard a card.
6: Destroy a Developer in play.

1

Indie Developer

Thing - Developer

1: +3 Engine
2: +3 Gameplay
3: +3 Writing
4: +3 Art
5: +3 Bugs
6: Destroy this.

Documentation

Thing - Assignment

Assign this to a Developer. They generate +1 Gameplay each turn instead of their regular output.

Betatesting

Thing - Assignment

Assign this to a Developer. They generate -1 Bugs each turn instead of their regular output.

Legacy Engine Programmer

Thing - Assignment

Assign this to a Programmer. They generate +1 additional Engine per turn. If they're destroyed, lose half your Engine resource.

Mascot

Thing - Equipment

Costs 10 Writing and 10 Art. You retain Market between games.

2

Physics Engine

Action

Add +5 Engine, +5 Gameplay and +1d6 Bugs.

5

3D Engine

Action

Add +10 Engine, +5 Gameplay, +5 Art and +2d6 Bugs.

3

Network Engine

Action

Add +10 Gameplay and +1d6 Bugs.

1

Model Library

Action

Add +5 Art.

In-Game Cutscenes

Action

Add +10 Writing, lose -10 Gameplay.

Palette Shift

Action

Add +10 Art, lose -10 Gameplay.

QTE

Action

Add +10 Engine, lose -10 Gameplay.

FMV

Action

Add +10 Writing, lose -10 Art.

Player Customization

Action

Add +10 Gameplay, lose -10 Art.

Expansive Game World

Action

Add +10 Engine, lose -10 Art.

User-Friendly Interface

Action

Add +10 Gameplay, lose -10 Engine.

Artificial Intelligence

Action

Add +10 Writing, lose -10 Engine.

Procedural Generation

Action

Add +10 Art, lose -10 Engine.

Sandbox World

Action

Add +10 Gameplay, lose -10 Writing.

Morality System

Action

Add +10 Engine, lose -10 Writing.

Dialogue Trees

Action

Add +10 Art, lose -10 Writing.

1

Third-Party Engine Upgrade

Action

Add +1d6 Gameplay, +1d6 Engine, +1d6 Art, and +1d6 Bugs.

1

HD Reformat

Action

Target loses 10 Engine, Gameplay or Art.

1

Valve Time

Action

Return target Genre or Theme to its owner's hand. They recover all of the resources used on it.

5

DNF

Action

Destroy target Genre or Theme. Its owner recovers half of the resources used on it.

Bandwagoning

Action

Pick any Genre and Theme cards an opponent used to make a Game since your last turn and put them in your hand.

Sequelitis

Action

Pick any Genre and Theme cards you used to make a Game since your last turn and put them in your hand.

Red Bull

Action

Roll three times for a Developer.

Overtime

Action

Roll for all your Developers again, ignoring all 1s.

Scrum

Action

Reroll any number of dice, ignoring the previous result.

Source Control

Action

Your Bugs count does not change this turn. (May be played in response to an Action.)

Death March

Action

Destroy a Developer, draw a card, then roll for all your Developers again. Repeat this until you lose all Developers or release a Game.

Brain Drain

Action

Pick a Developer from a discard pile and put it in play under your control.

Vacation

Action

Return Target Developer to their owner's hand. Their salary cost and roll are not counted this turn.

Puzzle

Thing - Genre

Cost - 10 Gameplay, 10 Engine
Market - 3d6
Fanbase x1

Casual

Thing - Genre

Cost - 20 Gameplay, 5 Engine
Market - 6d6
Fanbase x1

Platformer

Thing - Genre

Cost - 30 Gameplay, 20 Engine
Market - 5d6
Fanbase x2

MMORPG

Thing - Genre

Cost - 20 Gameplay, 50 Engine
Market - 10d6
Fanbase x5

Pirate

Thing - Theme

Cost - 10 Writing, 10 Art
Market - 3d6
Fanbase x1

High Fantasy

Thing - Theme

Cost - 10 Writing, 40 Art
Market - 6d6
Fanbase x2

Indie

Thing - Theme

Cost - 20 Writing or 20 Art
Market - 1d6
Fanbase x3