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Project 4 Description EGR 186

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Design a D4P Tabletop Game

Project Objectives:

For this particular project, you are requested to design a D4P Tabletop Game. A “[t]abletop game is a general term used

to refer to board games, card games, dice games, miniatures wargames, tile-based games, and other games that are

normally played on a table or other flat surface” (Wikipedia). Your game will educate a particular audience about 1 of

the 4 “pillars” of the Design4Practice program: 1) engineering design, 2) communication, 3) teamwork, and 4)

professionalism. In order to successfully create your game, you must have a deep understanding of the particular pillar

selected as well as the target audience. You may refer to content from the course, but you should also perform

additional research from credible sources (include citations).

Examples of tabletop games:

 The show TableTop showcases a variety of board games: http://geekandsundry.com/shows/tabletop/ or for a

complete list of TableTop videos: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4F80C7D2DC8D9B6C.

 The Wikipedia article, “tabletop game”, has many links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabletop_game.

Educational Goal:

To gain experience in the following:

 perform and present research,

 exercise creativity, and

 execute the design process.

Guidelines:

1. Search Wikipedia for tabletop games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabletop_game). Read the entry, and follow links

about types of tabletop games that interest you.

2. Research the selected D4P pillar (engineering design, communication, teamwork, professionalism) for content

(knowledge, skills, and/or tools) to integrate into your tabletop game.

3. Do NOT infringe on copyright (you must design your own board, tokens/characters, etc. – you may substitute items

from other games, as long as you show your original ideas of what is being replaced).

4. Your game MUST include instructions.

5. No one is required to spend any money, but if you do, you may not spend more than $20.