‘Research’
October 2, 2005 05:47 PM
Originally, I was thinking the Battle Pods game (which I am now pursuing as my final project) would be primarily based on trading card games (like Magic the Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc). While I’m currently leaning toward more of a Ro-Sham-Bo style gameplay, it will still contain elements of trading card games. I went to Forbidden Planet this weekend and bought a few games that I thought might give me some ideas that I could apply to Battle Pods.
Anachronism: Achilles vs. Spartacus
The main reason I bought this game is because the package advertises that each game lasts only five minutes. Especially if Battle Pods is going to be shown in a public space as part of the class show at the end of the semester, I want it to be a game that people can walk up to learn to play, and finish a game in a short amount of time.
Unfortunately, the claim that an Anachronism game takes only five minutes is apparently assuming both players have already invested considerable time learing how to play. I spent about 30 minutes reading the confusing set of rules before giving up without ever attempting to play. Maybe next weekend.
VS: Batman vs. Joker
The rules for this game made more sense, although I’m not sure they are any less complicated. This is a more traditional TCG where you can equip characters with different weapons and powers and battle your opponent’s characters.
This one actually seems like a lot of fun, although it requires a considerable amount of time to complete a game.
HeroClix: Batman
I bought this one because the characters are actually little figurines instead of cards. I though Battle Pods would be unique in this area, but I guess someone beat me to it. Another cool thing about this game is that you put on this little ring and use it to change the characters’ power levels by spinning the circular base (the “Combat Dial”). One of the advantages of using software to control Battle Pods is that all of this type of information can be dynamic with current values displayed on the screen.
Use the special ring to spin the Combat Dial and change the values
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