Documentation: Roles & Playtesting

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Daniel - Rules Designer, Meeting Facilitator
• David - Artist, Notetaker
• Ziyue - Rules Editor, Artist

Playtesting/Feedback:

The first playtest left us with a lot of useful feedback:

• Rent must be paid every month. The losing player, knowing they’ll lose, can make everyone lose by using all the funds.
• There is too much to keep track of; way too much. Stats, actions, opponents’ stats/moves, time of the month, time of the semester, etc.
• The game is slow, and being remote doesn’t make things any more exciting. The game board could vary more in reward/punishment.
• Winning players (Higher stats) need to be kept in check by the losing players.

SUCCESSES

• Made a shared economy which, for the majority of the time, makes it so that the players work together instead of trying to beat out the others.
• Portraited the idea of communism and the college life on the board, making it colorful and something nice to look at.
• Delivered different scenarios that have a capability of happening in real life, or, more importantly, during the school year.

FAILURES

• Some of the requirements, such as the challenges or weekly actions may seem like too much, as they can be high numbers and losing could result in fast defeats. 
• The rules, at times, to the players, seem a bit overwhelming due to its size. 
• The numbers/stats need to be more well balanced as to make sure it's POSSIBLE to complete a lap around the board, while also keeping it challenging enough for people to keep playing.

Link to Dev Notes and Process Images: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1obJr2e3Fpyi7S7Wn7niXFkm2TArXaC5PXScLh2Jk8II/...