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I’ve been in a bit of a game developer’s block. I think that I’m only permitted one very good idea per year, and I already used up this year’s for my Software Engineering class (more on that later (maybe)). However, I really needed a very good idea- and fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, I presented my hit indie game Cowboy’s Chorus at the M+DEV conference and it was a blast! I had so much fun running my booth and meeting all kinds of people. Cowboy’s Chorus was created with the visually impaired in mind- the entire game can be played without visuals. I knew that if I wanted to show off a game this year, I’d need an even more interesting idea. But time is running out- submissions for this year’s M+DEV conference are due October 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided I needed to start with some goals for the game. Here are those goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I wanted the game to involve playing cards in some sort of fashion. They had<\/em> to be playing cards (as opposed to custom cards) in order to allow conference attendees to easily familiarize themselves with the game. I felt like custom cards would introduce too many rules and reading. Also,<\/em> if the game was based around playing cards, I could design my business cards to look like playing cards! Wouldn’t that be cool and totally worth making a game over?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I kind of went into this earlier, but the game needed to be simple. People will be going from booth to booth at this conference- they will only spend so much time at one booth. I have to capture their attention in that allotted time, and making something simple to jump into would be the way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2728Different\u2728<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t want my game to be like other games. It had to be unique. Special. Different.<\/em> The hardest part of making something different is not just making it different for the sake of being different. For instance, I could try and make the game playable with a shard of glass. However, what would that accomplish?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, I came up with an idea called Dealer’s Choice. Essentially, the player would navigate rooms with movement akin to Doom’s, but instead of shooting enemies, turn-based combat would ensue. During the player’s turn, they would select playing cards from their deck. Each suit would represent a different ability and cards can be chosen based on whether they share a suit or value. During the enemy’s turn, the player would move around in a combat box similar to Undertale’s, but they’ll be able to shoot projectiles themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started working on the game over the weekend. Right now, it’s just movement and some card selection stuff- I’m working on the card abilities currently. Will I be able to finish this before the twenty-second? Probably not! However, I will continue to chip away at it. Definitely stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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