Playtesting

• Question: How can we refine the length of the game?

• • Data: Time, measure using a timer/stopwatch/clock/video recording

• Question: How many rounds does it take to finish the game?

  • Data: Number of rounds, measure by keeping track of how many rounds have passed or by counting how many intent cards the players have at the end

• Question: Are the chance spaces positioned well on the board?

  • Data: Number of chance cards used, measure by keeping track of how many chance cards have been drawn or by counting how many chance cards are in the discard pile

Direct Feedback:

• Most of the people’s fun elements existed, but there weren’t many transformative elements to it.

• Why would you incentivize spreading misinformation?

• I think the game went on for too long and could be shortened

• The card designs were hard to differentiate from one type to another

Key Changes/Revisions After Playtest (based on the above observations & reflection):

• Introduction of the board 

• Cards restyled and rules greatly altered

• Event cards introduced

Direct Feedback:

• Reporting

  • Asher felt like he doesn’t have the urge to push anyone else back

  • Instead considering giving reporting power to everyone else instead of the influencer

• What was the most unnecessary part of the game?

  • Advertisement seemed most unnecessary, and was complex. Functionality of it makes sense 

  • Maybe rebrand the advertisement

  • Social media vs followers

• Likes the posting and voting, ties into real life

• Contents could be more related to real life, adding in conspiracy, covid

• Doesn't seem really complicated, just needed instructions, maybe an instruction card

• Helping Understanding 

  • Having instructions would be really helpful

  • Maybe an instruction board

• Game length

  • Played for over 20 minutes, still in the first stretch (I think the furthest someone got was halfway)

  • Maybe re-layout chances, maybe make the board shorter

Key Changes/Revisions After Playtest (based on the above observations & reflection):

• Adding in art direction

• More concrete instructions

• Altering content to be more relatable to real life

Direct Feedback

• • The transformational qualities of the game were difficult to comprehend. This could be addressed by providing more clarity and explanations.

  • The placement of the event tiles seemed random, as they were all on even tiles. It might be helpful to consider a more strategic placement of these tiles.

  • The choice between misinformation and true cards was unclear, and could be leveraged to create a more strategic aspect to the game.

  • Each misinformation card should have enough impact to make it a meaningful choice for players.

  • Despite some initial confusion, the overall gameplay was easy to grasp and understand.

  • The game was very enjoyable in a party game style, making it a great choice for social gatherings.

  • Currently, the only meaningful decision in the game is the selection of content cards. It might be interesting to introduce risks or drawbacks associated with certain cards to add more depth to the gameplay.

Key Changes/Revisions

• • The placement the event tiles made it easy for people to bypass them

  • Added more various types of intent cards.

Direct Feedback

• • The transformational qualities of the game were difficult to comprehend. This could be addressed by providing more clarity and explanations.

  • The placement of the event tiles seemed random, as they were all on even tiles. It might be helpful to consider a more strategic placement of these tiles.

  • The choice between misinformation and true cards was unclear, and could be leveraged to create a more strategic aspect to the game.

  • Each misinformation card should have enough impact to make it a meaningful choice for players.

  • Despite some initial confusion, the overall gameplay was easy to grasp and understand.

  • The game was very enjoyable in a party game style, making it a great choice for social gatherings.

  • Currently, the only meaningful decision in the game is the selection of content cards. It might be interesting to introduce risks or drawbacks associated with certain cards to add more depth to the gameplay.

Key Changes/Revisions

• • The placement the event tiles made it easy for people to bypass them

  • Added more various types of intent cards.

Direct Feedback

• • The idea of misinformation is not well integrated into the main game mechanism

  • Core gameplay is fun, but needs more novelty and new elements

  • Game is too similar to its inspiration and needs to differentiate itself more effectively

  • Implement new mechanics or strategic choices for players

Key Changes/Revisions 

• • Some Intent cards will pair better with specific themes from the Caption card and/or Content cards (eg. a misinformation card that says “if the Content includes animals, move 3 steps forward”). This simulates how trending content is more likely to gain attention on social media, and connects the Intent card to the Content and Caption cards more closely.

  • Some Events will affect everyone in the game, not just the person who drew it. This shows how actions and posts on social media impact all the viewers rather than just the person who posted it.