Official Game Ideas Thread! - Page 3

**S1x** · 02-28-2011, 04:42 PM

Slight expansion on my Hyper Arrows idea:

There are cards which you can play for rewards or advantages, but you must unlock them first.

Like the path cards, you must match the locks to a colored arrow on the board. For these treasures, however, you can't unlock them unless ALL the locks match immediately. Once you do, you earn the reward listed on that card. You cannot play them otherwise to block a player -- there are other cards for that.

And the better the reward, the more complicated the locks are, and the more you'll need to set up for them if you want to use them...

**S1x** · 07-12-2011, 04:17 PM

I'll just copy and reformat the Hyper Arrows ideas each time I post them on Facebook. This is Part 3: Gems.

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I've made the first test deck for this game. It contains some Locks, a couple of each action card, and one combination of each path card, keeping in mind that any of them can be rotated around. I decided to make the 4 cards with one solid color on each side have an extra effect, and I've labeled them with what I hope look like gems.

When you place a Gem on the grid, the closest cards on the grid in the same row or column get pulled towards it, like so.

However, you still cannot cause an illegal match on the grid this way, so if you place the red Gem in the spot below...

The cards get pulled still, but must stop on the space right before the illegal match would occur.

This works the same way for the green and blue Gem. The black one is called the Anti-Gem, and instead of pulling cards towards it, it pushes cards away from it as far as possible.

Two straight lines towards the Goals from each player is boring. These cards are made to move path cards into patterns players might not normally make and cause a little bit of extra chaos.

Cards covered by Protect Chips still cannot be moved. If you protect the Gem itself, you place the chip over the Gem, and therefore it loses its power.

Optional stuff:
- Make the effects of the Gems active at all times, even after they've been placed (although what would happen if two Gems met? I'll be lazy and say they would cancel each other out)
- Give the player the option to push/pull cards or have it act like a regular path card

**S1x** · 07-14-2011, 12:45 AM

Part 4: Puzzles!

To solve this puzzle, use the cards given to make a path connecting the 2 Goals! All core rules apply, so no illegal matches.

Hmm? Is that too easy? Well then, using the concept of the Locks I mentioned in part 2, solve this one the same way.

How about some creativity with the instant action cards and the pulling power of the Gems I covered in part 3? Try to solve this one now! (You can't move the Goals)

The potential to create complicated and creative puzzles out of this is ginormous. Not only is Hyper Arrows set up to be a nice casual game, it can also be a real good brain teaser at the same time.

(Maybe I'll post a new one on VGF each week or so if anybody's interested?)

02-28-2011, 04:42 PM	#41
S1x VGF RPG Mod Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Loading...... Gender: Posts: 7,289 Thanks: 26 Thanked 493 Times in 201 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Slight expansion on my Hyper Arrows idea: There are cards which you can play for rewards or advantages, but you must unlock them first. Like the path cards, you must match the locks to a colored arrow on the board. For these treasures, however, you can't unlock them unless ALL the locks match immediately. Once you do, you earn the reward listed on that card. You cannot play them otherwise to block a player -- there are other cards for that. And the better the reward, the more complicated the locks are, and the more you'll need to set up for them if you want to use them...

07-12-2011, 04:17 PM	#42
S1x VGF RPG Mod Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Loading...... Gender: Posts: 7,289 Thanks: 26 Thanked 493 Times in 201 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I'll just copy and reformat the Hyper Arrows ideas each time I post them on Facebook. This is Part 3: Gems. ~~~ I've made the first test deck for this game. It contains some Locks, a couple of each action card, and one combination of each path card, keeping in mind that any of them can be rotated around. I decided to make the 4 cards with one solid color on each side have an extra effect, and I've labeled them with what I hope look like gems. When you place a Gem on the grid, the closest cards on the grid in the same row or column get pulled towards it, like so. However, you still cannot cause an illegal match on the grid this way, so if you place the red Gem in the spot below... The cards get pulled still, but must stop on the space right before the illegal match would occur. This works the same way for the green and blue Gem. The black one is called the Anti-Gem, and instead of pulling cards towards it, it pushes cards away from it as far as possible. Two straight lines towards the Goals from each player is boring. These cards are made to move path cards into patterns players might not normally make and cause a little bit of extra chaos. Cards covered by Protect Chips still cannot be moved. If you protect the Gem itself, you place the chip over the Gem, and therefore it loses its power. Optional stuff: - Make the effects of the Gems active at all times, even after they've been placed (although what would happen if two Gems met? I'll be lazy and say they would cancel each other out) - Give the player the option to push/pull cards or have it act like a regular path card

07-14-2011, 12:45 AM	#43
S1x VGF RPG Mod Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Loading...... Gender: Posts: 7,289 Thanks: 26 Thanked 493 Times in 201 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Part 4: Puzzles! To solve this puzzle, use the cards given to make a path connecting the 2 Goals! All core rules apply, so no illegal matches. Hmm? Is that too easy? Well then, using the concept of the Locks I mentioned in part 2, solve this one the same way. How about some creativity with the instant action cards and the pulling power of the Gems I covered in part 3? Try to solve this one now! (You can't move the Goals) The potential to create complicated and creative puzzles out of this is ginormous. Not only is Hyper Arrows set up to be a nice casual game, it can also be a real good brain teaser at the same time. (Maybe I'll post a new one on VGF each week or so if anybody's interested?)