Busy Bee
Role: Game Designer
​Genre: Co-Op Board Game
Game Overview:
I love board games, and creating this game was so much fun! I created this game entirely from scratch and oversaw all playtesting. This project was meant to help us understand the importance of great documentation.
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The game's premise is that two players work together to collect pollen and return it to the hive in a limited number of turns. Players lose the game if they fail to collect all pollen on the board within the term limit. I love co-op games because I feel as if it is challenging for the designer to create a game that essentially works against the player. It needs to be balanced and challenging enough for the players to feel they could win. I am a fan of strategy games, and I wanted to include that in my game. The main struggle with this game, which I noticed through many playtests, was eliminating a dominant strategy. In theory, game balancing seems simple; however, what seems obvious to the designer may not always be obvious to the player--or vice versa.
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