Week 8: Excercises

3.6: Rules Restricting Actions (p77)

• Twister
  • The game should be played on a flat surface
  • One person have to be a referee
  • There cannot be more than one hand or feet in the same circle
• Pictionary
  • The drawer is the only person who can see the words on the card
  • The drawer cannot talk or make hinting gestures
• Scrabble
  • The word played must be a real word in a dictionary
  • No tile can be move once played on the board 
• Operation
  • Each organ must be placed in its slot accordingly
  • The part of the organ should not stick out of the slot
• Pong
  • The player's movement is restricted to up & down

3.7: Rules for Blackjack (p77)

I forgot the rule about the naturals, where if the two cards that the player have is a 10 card (picture or 10) and an ace, resulting in 21, the dealer must pay the player immerdiately if they don't have the naturals as well. This didn't affect the game much, since the player who get 21 would still get paid anyway if they more than the dealer. However, it does add an advantage to the dealer of not having to pay immerdiately and allowing them to draw more cards which could get them to a draw at 21 and not having to pay anything.

3.8: Utility and Scarcity (p78)

• Scrabble - The resources are the alphabet tiles. They are the core in which allow the players to earn points. They are limited to each player by having only 7 tiles maximum on hand. In addition, there are certain amount of each alphabet tile, making some more valuable to the players, more than just the score number written on the tile.
• Call of Duty - Some of the resources are bullets, weapons, and money, which makes sense in the game's context, but also skill points in which the players can earn. The bullets and weapons allow the player to play and progress through the game, while money and skill points allow for upgrades that would improve the player's abilities in the game. The resources are valuable as they are something the player have to play and earn them, while in the process of earning those resources they might also lose some.

3.9: Resource Types (p83)

• Touken Ranbu
  • Units - Different types of character within a team have different stats. Also, player can create several units and control more than one.
  • Health - Health decreases when attacked, can be renew when go back to base and restore.
  • Currency - Use to buy more crafting resources.
  • Actions - Each character can strike on varying numbers.
  • Inventory - Collect resources earned from battle and use them for upgrades.
  • Time - Special events are timed and the prizes can only be earned within the time.
• Outlast
  • Health - Health decreases when attacked and can be heal using bandages.
  • Inventory - Collect note found thorughout the game to learn more information and stories of the game. Batteries and bandages can also be stored in the inventory.
  • Time - The camera's battery will run out with time and require changing.
• Detroit: Become Human
  • Units - Since the player can control 3 characters, they have to make sure to keep them alive in their turn.
  • Time - The choices have to be made within the time limit, as well as the quick time events.
• Harvet Moon: Back to Nature
  • Health - If working too much, the player character can become tired and sick.
  • Currency - Money can be earn thorugh working and use to buy various resources.
  • Inventory - Keep track of resources aside money than came from working, e.g. wood, stone, vegetables, mineral, etc.
  • Time - There's the day and night cycle, as well as season, in which certain things can be done/ happen during those specific times.