Paper playtesting with our advisors!

So I can’t tell you a lot about what we are working on for HP, but I can tell you that we are concepting a set of tools that could be integrated with their current 3D printer. Since we are going to school for Entertainment Technology, the four of us wanted to find a fun and creative way to show off these tools, and what better way than to create a game! So we have created a physical board game out of 3D printed pieces that utilize the different tools we are developing. Having said that, I can’t really show you too many pictures of the game itself, in case you figure out all of our secrets! It is also important to note that the game is not the primary deliverable for our project and should not be judged as such.

The game is called Mind Your Manors (oh what a pun!) and is played with 2 teams of 2.  Each team has their own Victorian manor house with 8 different rooms that they must put together how ever they want. The objective is to collect a complementary set of weapons (aka. gun, gunpowder, and bullets) and kill the head of the other house.There are 16 objects hidden around both of your manors: 12 are various weapons, 3 are detrimental to your progress, and 1 is a wild card. Teams wander in and out of rooms in both houses looking for these hidden objects. Once a team has collected a complete set of weapons, they must make their way to the bedroom of the opposing team’s house to carry out their sinful deed.

Emiliano going in for the kill!

And that’s about all I can tell you, without getting into details. The point is, it is a fun, creative way to show off our project and we hope to play with some representatives from HP next week during softs. Maybe someday Mind Your Manors will make it to market….