Saturday, October 6, 2007

Fresh, Homemade Boardgame

Well everyone, somehow it feels like the right time for posting on Carboard Rhino. This time, I'll be displaying my latest most favorite venue for personal expression: the board game. The continuing success of strongly themed, elegant, and thoughtful German Style boardgames (or "eurogames") has fueled the argument that games are an art form. For more information in this arena, see this blog.

My latest foray into the world of game design is Meals for the Gods. It is a simple game of bidding. Here is a piture of it:

Basically, each player is serving a god. Each turn, your god desires a food from the "Menu of the Gods," determined by rolling a die. You then bid on that food. If two players both roll the same, a bidding war begins! Satisfy your god's desires 10 times and you win! Displease them 3 times in a row and you are eaten! There are other rules, too, so if you want those feel free to ask. Best of all, a few dinosaurs and jungle animals from the dollar store for gods, some six-sided dice and a 50-60 tokens of some kind (I have used plastic jewels) and you are ready to play... MEALS FOR THE GODS!

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