#reflectionplaytest

We were ask to bring a deck of cards each group last saturday, November 18. Our prof gave us a time to play atleast 3 games using it.

@roomr13 , @matchababu and I decided to play Lucky 9, Monkey game and Solitaire. We list down the objectives and procedures of each game.

We were also ask to create a new card game and the game that we created was Lucky 7.

Lucky 7 is a combination of Solitaire and Lucky 9. The game requires two or more players. The more the merrier! Each player ay may cards na dinistribute ni Shuffler. Kung sino ang may hawak ng 7 of hearts na card, he will be the first one to drop it. The rotation is either clockwise or counter clockwise. The next player will drop 8 of hearts, 6 of hearts or another 7. Cards are arranged in ascending order(7-King) and in descending order(7-Ace). It must be in the same shapes. The less you have the King and Ace the more chance you'll win! Kailangan lang ng diskarte para mabawasan ang mga last value ng cards mo. Trick your playmates! Hahaha

Some of the games that are created by my classmates ay nilalaro parin namin pag walang ginagawa. And because of that, nagkakaron ng bonding ang SITCOMS! More games to come! 😂

Slap JAM

We have given a chance to play three common card games that we knew and then after that our professor gave us an activity to create our own card game.

Slap JAM card game is only a revised game came from the concept of Slapjack. In slapjack, when the card you discard is a jack, players will slap it, last player to slap loses and the cards discarded will be given to the lost player. In playing Slap JAM we made a twist in this game, you will not slap the jack but you will slap the number said that is higher or lower than the discarded number card.

When I played this game, it was exciting and interesting yet confusing because it is not the number exactly you will slap. When I’m playing this I always laugh, even my playmates too. It was fun playing this game even the other group who tried to play our own game. This game needs quick thinking, mental alertness and loud laugh. Just kidding, this game is for fun only and for the bonding of friends or relatives.

The other groups enjoyed playing this game and evaluated it on a perfect score. Their comments and suggestions about our game will serve as a guide to improve our game or create another good game concept on cards.

Using the normal playing cards, we are instructed to create a game out of the concept or mechanics in any card game. Me and my partner created three (3) card games through the ideas we got in an anime “ Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler”  which is a 12 episode series. 

The first game we created is just a simple game wherein the players only need 15-20 cards (based on the no. of players) . The game must have 3 players (at maximum) and one arbiter. Each player  have 5 cards (also to the arbiter) with  all the same values. The objective is to position the player’s cards in manner of the  position of the arbiter’s cards that placed face down. One exact guess equivalent to 1 point, the no. of points that will decide the winner will be based on the players’ agreement.

The second game we created have the same mechanics with the game “Matching Pairs”. On this game, the whole deck of cards is needed (or two deck of cards for more difficulty). The cards are all faced down in the floor or in a wide surface that is enough to place all the cards. Each player have the chance to flip 2 cards on his turn, if the two cards is not similar ( value and color: e.g. ace of diamond and ace of heart) he will return the cards on its original position and wait for his next turn. Memorization is the key in winning on this game, players need a good memory in remembering the cards that have been flipped and its position. The winner of the game will be decided on whose the player having the highest no. of pairs collected. We name this card game “Carpe Diem” without good reason ^_^.

The third game we created is a bit complicated as it requires pen and paper to compute the points or score for each player. The game is only have 2 players and one arbiter/dealer, the two players must state what color of the deck he wants. All the cards with a color of black will be in favor or credits to the player who chose black cards and also applies to the red card player. The player will be given two cards and one of those cards will be their “bet  card” and the one card will be disregard.These “bet cards” will be subtracted/added from the “future card”, the card that arbiter holds. The subtraction/addition of the value of the “bet cards” and “future card” will be based on the color of the “bet card” and the “future card”. To understand further, I made a table like structure below: 

All the statement “none” is simply adding to the current scores of the player to the value of the cards they bet.

From these activity, we show the creativity and our skill in play testing. That before we make it try to our other classmate , we refined the rules and procedure of the game to be easily understand by the others.

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There are three card games that every group played during the class. This games are the common and popular. Our group played 'Pusoy Dos', 'Lucky 9', and 'Tongits'. At first I do not know hot to play Pusoy Dos, but Marj and Jude introduced and teach me the game. It's quite boring when you didn't know the techniques and just new on playing it. But when I already learn it, it tests your ability to think strategies to win the game. Pusoy Dos is just like Tongits, Lucky 9 is much easier than the two because its just a matter of luck on picking the card. Haha that's true. After playing three games, each group will construct their own game. Our group constructed the game 'Palaisdaan' where you need to have pairs of the same cards in order to clear your deck of cards and have the most number of fish (which is the cards) to win the game. We named it 'Palaisdaan' because half of the deck of cards are arranged separately. Palaisdaan is just a simple game like 'Unggoy-unggoyan'. It was fun playing cards when you know the techniques.

This game was made by our group based on trump card game, we mixed the uno card game on that.

While we were playing we fought and thought for improvement on this game and find the errors for this game. We also have to consider about game players if they can enjoy, understandable, and addictable on the game.

The game we invent was named Stratifaguration which came from the word Strategy that means you need to have your own strategy in playing the game we invent. I and Yoshi decided on the rules that we are going to implement in the game it was a combination of UNO card game and Doubt Card Game, while Aarons just play it to give some additional suggestion toward the game we play .

At first I and Yoshi didn’t got each others idea easily that cause us difficulty in finalizing the rules and the procedure of the game. But soon as we decided to implement all of our suggestion and do not limit it, then we come up in a game which a little bit hard but very much enjoyable when you catch up the idea of how to play the game. 

After we finish inventing our own game I explain the rules and regulation to the other teams and according to marj our classmate it very good but you need to know and understand it first before playing it for you to win.

Shameless Monkey

Marami tayong alam na ibat ibang card games lalo na sa mga bankero dyan sa Pusoy shoutout kay Romar at Jeff hahaha. Ang mga card games ay popular sa mga casino halimbawa ng Poker at Lucky 9.

Ang Monkey Game ay sikat na sikat na larong baraha sa mga Pinoy lalong lalo na sa mga bata. Ang mechanics ng laro ay dapat maubos mo ung hawak mong baraha para manalo ka. Pustahan ng dangal ang kadalasang nagiging consequence ng game na to dahil ayaw mong matawag na unggoy o paminsa pag swerte polbos lang at ang malala kung minsan ay marker o uling.

Binigyan namin ng twist ang game at tinawag itong Shameless Monkey. Mas nilagyan namen ng mas maraming dare o consequence ang laro na mas nakapagpasaya ng laro. Mas nagign interactive ang laro dahil sa tuwing bubunot ka ng isang card sa iyong katabi at walang pares sayong hawak gagawin mo ang consequences. Ace to King may different designated na consequence at pag ikaw ang unggoy o ung talo gagawin mo ang monkey challenge (Baby Shark o Kyah Kyah Taga saan Ka challenge).

Masayang laruin ang game dahil masayang makita ang mga gagawin ng mga kalaro mo sa bawat dare na kanilang gagawin. Hindi boring ang laro dahil pdeng ang mga player ang maglagay ng mga consequences para sa game.

Normally, playing cards are use for gambling. There are so many games that could be played using them such as Poker, Blackjack , Lucky 9 etc.. In order to create a game, one must know what a player or gamer really wants. Make it easy and it will turned out to be a crappy one, make it too difficult and no one might really enjoy it. Creating a game is really a difficult thing to do. One should know and consider many aspects related to it, from deciding the rules/mechanics down to player behavior. We were told to play games using playing cards and then create our own game. Set rules, mechanics and objectives. It may be based from the games we have played or create a new one. Another group must play our game.

With that said, we played three games namely Lucky 9, 123 pass , and the so called unggoy-unggoyan. So here are the things I have observed in playing. All of them have a short playtime and can be finished within five minutes. As for the rules/mechanics/objectives, they are easy to understand. Since these three are competitive games, there must be a loser and will receive some kind of punishment. We play each one of them several times to create our own game. At first, we cant even come up with a good idea. Trying to mix different game rules, an idea popped up. We called it "The Royal Game", similar to UNO and Solitaire. It is a strategic type of game. The rules/mechanics may not be that easy to understand but it will, eventually. The more cards you have, the more chances of winning. The winner is the one having the most number of cards. So, here's how to play the game. Cards will be divided among the player and the last card will be the starting count. Let's say the last card is 2 (regardless of its color or kind), player must follow that count (ace to 10). Face cards have unique power/abilities. Jack allows one to set again a starting count. Queen allows the player to one card from each player and set again a starting count. King claims all the cards that was placed on the table. A king may battle another king. A king is usable only once. And lastly, the joker will rendered a king useless and all the cards on the table will be useless as well, those cards will be eliminated from the game. If a player wants to skip a turn, each player will pick a card from him and put that out of the game. You lose if you dont have any cards in your hand.

As we play our game, it eventually become a boring one. The we game we created is somehow enjoyable at the start but as the game progresses, the enjoyment disappears. Enjoyment is always the deciding factor of a game.

So, creating a game is a really difficult thing to do. One must understand the different taste of players but still provide enjoyment to them. The number one rule of every game is to ENJOY it. Games are created to bring enjoyment to the people playing it.