Clank! Clank!
Overview
Clank! Clank! is a single player roll and write game. The player's goal is to blacksmith the metals into the products and sell it for money. The player can only sell the product when landing on the specific selling zone. Therefore, the player has to decide what product should they blacksmith and whether to melt the products that were already made for making other products.
What I did
- Designed the game mechanisms and created the game elements
- Conducted several playtests and iterate the game
- Wrote the rules for the game
Game Mechanism
In order to have selling mechanism in my game, I used a linear path like Monopoly. It is a good way to rise the player’s interests.
In addition, it also makes the player win the game not entirely dependent on luck: if you roll a small number, the metals the players get are less but they might land on a good position.
In addition, it also makes the player win the game not entirely dependent on luck: if you roll a small number, the metals the players get are less but they might land on a good position.
Game Economy
The amount of the metals the player gets and the amount of metal needed to make the product is an even number. Because there is melting mechanism, even numbers make calculations easier for the player.
The value of each product are made by taking the melting mechanism into consideration.
The value of each product are made by taking the melting mechanism into consideration.
Most Meaningful Iteration
Problem:
- From my observation during playtests, the players did not consider different strategy because they have no exceptions for landing on specific spot in the future. The main reason is because the possibility for landing on the specific square is too low.
- Players’ interests reduce after several rounds of playing.
- Since the UI of the board was improved after the previous playtests, it was more easy for the players to figure out the rules which made the game too short.
Design:
- Allow players to sell different products in a square.
Reason: Rise the possibility for selling the specific product. - Add some selling zones such as “sword sale”, “selling festival”, “steel product sale”, “iron product sale”.
Reason:
- UI design for the “zone” can get the players attention and possibly rise their interests.
- When the players see different zones on the board, they might think different strategy during the gameplay.
- Players for selling some products so that the player would not feel it is impossible.
