Nice Games Jam: “Rules”




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Summary: This week is another Nice Games Jam! We got a prompt from Martha's Boyfriend Dylan to "make a puzzle game that includes a written document that updates as you play." You can play the game we came up with in the episode using the rules in the show notes below!<br> Rules for "Rules"<br> <br> Two players<br> Some set of blocks (we used 10 cubes), different colors<br> The Codemaker comes up with sequence of blocks<br> They create a list of four rules to help the Codebreaker player guess the sequence<br> <br> Rules cannot specifically place a cube in a place in the sequence<br> Rules can only involve one relationship between two sets of cubes<br> <br> <br> Read first rule, and the Codebreaker creates a pattern based on rule<br> If the sequence is not correct, read the next rule and have the Codebreaker make a new pattern based on the revealed set of rules<br> Repeat until the player has created the correct pattern<br> If the Codebreaker needs more than the four rules, the code maker then makes a new rule immediately, and the Codebreaker makes a new sequence with these rules.<br> The Codemaker can call for a mulligan up to 3 times total in the game so the player can make a new pattern with the same sets of rules<br> Scored based how many rules are needed before the code breaker solves the sequence<br> Some example rules:<br> <br> 1. No same colors touching<br> 2. If a sequence of colors appears in the line, it must appear again in reverse<br> 3. Green cubes appear before yellow cubes<br> 4. Pink cubes appear in-between red cubes<br> 5. Any brown cube must touch a dark green cube<br> 6. A brown cube may not touch a red cube or a yellow cube<br> 7. Light versions of colors come before dark versions of colors