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Maze of Life

Welcome to The Maze of Life, an immersive and introspective journey through the twists and turns of existence. In this game, you will navigate a maze filled with challenges drawn from the realities of life—financial crises, relationship struggles, health setbacks, career hurdles, and personal growth dilemmas. Each step you take will test your resilience, decision-making, and emotional endurance.

Creative Intent: 

In today’s fast-paced world, we are constantly bombarded with information—news, social media updates, and personal stories. People have become quick to judge, comment, and critique others’ experiences, often without pausing to consider the emotions and struggles behind those stories. This tendency to treat others’ lives as entertainment or debate material strips away empathy and humanity.

The Maze of Life is designed as a response to this phenomenon. Its core purpose is to immerse players in the realities of life’s challenges, forcing them to confront complex situations as if they were their own. This isn’t just a game; it’s a tool for fostering understanding, building empathy, and encouraging self-reflection. By the end of the experience, participants will hopefully think twice before passing judgment on others, instead choosing to approach the world with greater compassion.

Game Setup

1. The Maze:
   • The maze is a 6×6 grid, containing 36 cards:
     • 32 Event Cards: These represent life challenges you must confront.
     • 4 Lucky Cards: Special cards that allow you to skip any one event of your choice.
2. Shuffling:
   • Shuffle all 36 cards and place them randomly face down in a 6×6 grid.
   • Each row represents a decade of your life, starting in your 20s:
     • Row 1: Ages 20–30
     • Row 2: Ages 30–40
     • Row 3: Ages 40–50
     • Row 4: Ages 50–60
     • Row 5: Ages 60–70
     • Row 6: Ages 70–80
3. Starting Position:
   • Begin at the first card in Row 1 (your 20s).

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Game Rules

1. Rolling the Dice:
   • Roll a six-sided die to determine which card in the row you must face:
     • 1: First card in the row.
     • 2: Second card in the row.
     • 3: Third card in the row.
     • 4: Fourth card in the row.
     • 5: Fifth card in the row.
     • 6: Sixth card in the row.
2. Facing Events:
   • Flip over the card matching your dice roll to reveal the life event.
   • If it is an Event Card, write down or discuss:
     • Your Reaction: How does this challenge make you feel?
     • Your Plan: How would you approach this situation?
     • Your Outcome: What do you hope to achieve by overcoming this challenge?
   • If it is a Lucky Card, save it to skip any future event of your choice.
3. Skipping Events:
   • Use a Lucky Card to bypass an event that feels too difficult or unwanted.
   • Discard the Lucky Card after use.
4. Advancing Through the Maze:
   • Once you complete or skip an event, roll the dice again to proceed to the next card in the same row.
   • After completing all six cards in a row, advance to the next row (representing the next decade of your life).
5. Completing the Challenge:
   • Successfully finish all six rows to complete your journey through life.
   • If you fail to overcome an event or run out of Lucky Cards before finishing Row 6, the challenge ends in failure.

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Winning and Reflection

• Victory: Completing all six rows signifies that you’ve navigated through life’s trials and emerged stronger. Reflect on your journey:
  • Which challenges were the hardest?
  • How did you use your Lucky Cards?
  • What does this game reveal about your problem-solving style and resilience?
• Failure: If you cannot finish all rows, consider:
  • What challenges stopped your progress?
  • What would you do differently next time?

♠ Spades – Financial and Career Challenges

Spades represent challenges involving finances, careers, and external struggles.

1. You lost 3 million on a risky stock investment. Worse, you borrowed money to make the investment, and creditors now block your door every day demanding repayment.
2. Your main source of income is suddenly cut off due to a layoff, leaving you with only enough savings to last two months.
3. A close friend asked to borrow a large sum of money to start a business but failed, and now they refuse to pay you back.
4. Your credit card debt has spiraled out of control, and banks are threatening legal action unless you settle immediately.
5. After years of saving, your dream home purchase falls through due to a real estate scam, leaving you both homeless and penniless.
6. After years of loyalty, your boss fires you without warning, claiming your skills are no longer relevant.
7. Despite working tirelessly for years, you’re passed over for a promotion in favor of someone less qualified.
8. Your company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and you’re forced to work unpaid while trying to find a new job.

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♥ Hearts – Health and Relationship Challenges

Hearts focus on emotional, physical health, and interpersonal struggles.

1. You’ve been diagnosed with a chronic illness requiring expensive treatment. Without it, your condition will worsen, but the cost is beyond your means.
2. A sudden accident leaves you with a permanent disability, forcing you to quit your job and adjust to a new way of life.
3. A loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and you must decide whether to quit your job to care for them full-time.
4. You are severely injured in a road rage incident caused by someone else but receive no compensation due to lack of evidence.
5. You discover your spouse has been hiding significant financial troubles, and your trust in them is shattered.
6. Your best friend betrays you by sharing a deeply personal secret, leaving you unsure if the friendship can survive.
7. You find out your sibling has been manipulating family members against you, causing deep divisions in your family.
8. A toxic relationship in your life is draining your energy, but you feel guilty about cutting ties with them.

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♣ Clubs – Social and Personal Growth Challenges

Clubs symbolize social dynamics, personal growth, and moral dilemmas.

1. You are falsely accused of something at a public event, and the rumor spreads through your social circle, damaging your reputation.
2. A once-close group of friends drifts apart after a heated argument, leaving you feeling lonely and unsure how to reconnect.
3. You witness a serious injustice in your community but are too afraid to speak up, fearing backlash.
4. You’re excluded from an important gathering of your peers and only find out through social media.
5. You’ve realized that you’ve been living a life based on others’ expectations, but you don’t know how to start living authentically.
6. You set a major goal for yourself but fail to meet it, leaving you doubting your abilities and worth.
7. You discover a past mistake has come back to haunt you, and you must decide whether to confront it or let it linger.
8. A deeply held belief of yours is challenged, making you question your values and identity.

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♦ Diamonds – Lucky Breaks and Positive Opportunities

Diamonds represent moments of hope, lucky breaks, and unexpected opportunities.

1. A long-forgotten stock investment unexpectedly skyrockets in value, covering all your debts and leaving you with extra savings to start anew.
2. An anonymous donor clears your medical debt, allowing you to focus on recovery without financial stress.
3. A groundbreaking new treatment for your chronic illness becomes affordable, significantly improving your quality of life.
4. A distant relative passes away and leaves you a substantial inheritance, helping you secure financial stability.
5. You’re offered a dream job with excellent pay and work-life balance, without even applying for it, thanks to a glowing recommendation.
6. An unexpected opportunity forces you to choose between stability and pursuing a lifelong dream.
7. After years of ignoring your passions, you now feel it’s too late to pursue what truly makes you happy.
8. Your child confesses to being involved in illegal activities, and you must decide whether to turn them in or protect them.

This conveys the intensity and determination of the game while maintaining its focus on accessibility and teamwork

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Objective

Players form two teams of two (2v2). The goal is to eliminate all opponents by reducing their health to zero or to gain strategic control of the board through power-ups, positioning, and teamwork.

 

Setup

Players: 4 players, split into two teams of two.

Health: Each player starts with 3 health points.

Starting Positions: Players randomly begin at one of the S tiles in the four corners.

Hand Cards: Each player starts with:

1 Attack Card (+1 to +3 attack points, randomized).

1 Defense Card (+1 to +3 defense points, randomized).

Board Elements:

Teleport Point (T): Allows players to teleport to any unoccupied tile.

Power-Up Tiles (?): Grants a random power-up card upon landing.

Card Tiles (C): Grants a random attack or defense card.

Obstacles (X): Tiles that cannot be crossed or landed on.

 

Gameplay

1. Turn Order

Each player takes turns rolling a six-sided dice and moves according to the result:

1: Move left.

2: Move diagonally forward-left.

3: Move forward.

4: Move diagonally forward-right.

5: Move right.

6: Move backward.

2. Movement Rules

Players must follow the dice direction unless blocked by an obstacle (X) or the board edge.

 

If a player lands on:

C (Card Tile): Draws a random attack or defense card (up to 3 cards in hand).

? (Power-Up Tile): Draws a random power-up card.

T (Teleport Point): May instantly teleport to any unoccupied tile.

3. Hand Management

Maximum hand size: 3 cards. If a new card is drawn while at the limit, discard one card.

Cards are played during battles or special actions (e.g., traps, debuffs).

4. Combat

Combat occurs when two players are within 1 tile of each other. The attacking player initiates the challenge.

 

Combat Process:

Both players roll a dice.

Players may play cards to boost attack or defense.

Compare final scores:

Higher score wins; loser loses 1 health.

In case of a tie, neither player takes damage.

Special Cards: Power-ups or traps may influence the combat outcome.

5. Team Strategy

Team members can coordinate movement and support each other in battles.

Players can use the Teleport Point strategically to assist teammates or escape danger.

Victory Conditions

A team loses when both players have 0 health.

Alternatively, victory can be determined by controlling strategic areas (e.g., teleport point or power-up tiles) for a certain number of turns.

Additional Mechanics

Power-Up Cards:

Provide unique abilities such as healing, extra moves, or combat buffs.

Obstacles (X):

Players must navigate around these tiles, creating choke points and strategic paths.

Randomization:

Card draws and dice rolls ensure no two games are the same, balancing strategy with luck.

 

Game Duration

Estimated playtime: 20-40 minutes, depending on the number of battles and strategic use of cards and teleportation.

 

Playtest feedback

1. This 2v2 combat game shows promise in teamwork, though excessive RNG overshadows strategic depth. Consider reducing randomness, enhancing strategic elements, and improving pacing for a smoother gameplay experience.
2. It’s a really fun game

Game Components

Quick Complex Chip Duel

The game was converted from Texas Hold ’em Poker, changing the game from the idea of Texas Hold ’em Poker to a points system. Inject more strategy and flexibility into the game, so that the game can not only retain the mental game and strategic thinking of Texas Hold ’em. It also increases the depth of direct interaction and decision-making between players, making the game more compact and varied to suit different types of players.

• Chips: Six colors of chips: blue, red, black, white, yellow, and purple.
• Playing Cards: Two decks of playing cards shuffled into one pile.

 

 

 

Chip Allocation

Each player receives the following number of chips:

• Blue Chips: 2
• Red Chips: 2
• Black Chips: 2
• White Chips: 1
• Yellow Chips: 1
• Purple Chips: 1

Game Setup

1. Chip Allocation: Each player receives chips according to the above quantities.
2. Card Preparation: Shuffle two decks of playing cards into one pile and place it in the center of the table.

Game Rules

Turn Sequence

1. Draw Cards:
   • At the start of their turn, each player draws two cards from the pile.
   • Players can only hold a maximum of three cards in their hand. If a player draws more than three cards, they must immediately discard the excess cards.
2. Use Chips:
   • Based on the drawn cards, players can choose to use chips. Each color of chip has a different effect:
     • Blue Chip: Gain 1 point.
     • Red Chip: Gain 2 points.
     • Black Chip: Reduce opponent’s score by 1 point.
     • White Chip: Protect yourself, negating one attack, steal, or extra draw from the opponent.
     • Yellow Chip: Draw two additional cards.
     • Purple Chip: Steal one card and one chip from the opponent’s hand/pool.
3. Card Effects:
   • Hearts and Diamonds (Red Cards): Allow the use of red and yellow chips.
   • Spades and Clubs (Black Cards): Allow the use of black and blue chips.
   • Face Cards (J, Q, K): Allow the use of white and purple chips. Additionally, when playing a J, Q, or K, the player may also draw one additional chip from the chip pool.
   • Ace (A): Allows the player to choose any one chip effect to use, providing flexibility in strategy.
   • Joker: Allows the player to copy the last chip effect used by the opponent, adding an element of surprise and adaptability.
4. Chip Replenishment Mechanism:
   • When a player uses an Ace or Joker card, they can replenish one used chip from the chip pool.
5. Steal Mechanism (Purple Chip):
   • When using a purple chip, a player can randomly steal one card and one chip from the opponent. The opponent can choose to use a white chip to defend against the steal.
6. Discard:
   • Used cards are placed in the discard pile.
7. End of Turn:
   • The player ends their turn, and it is the opponent’s turn.

Special Rules

• Defense Mechanism: Use a white chip to negate one attack, steal, or extra draw from the opponent.
• Quick Mechanism: Each turn involves drawing two cards, increasing strategic choices.

Victory Conditions

• The first player to reach or exceed 10 points wins.
• If the card pile is exhausted and no player has reached the target score, the player with the higher score wins.

Welcome to a unique collaborative music relay game! In this project, each participant will create a 16-clicks segment of music. However, there’s a twist: you won’t be able to hear the melodies or rhythms played by the participants before you.

materials: keyboard based on phone, laptop

How it works:asdasd

1. Blind Relay: I was inspired by the telephone game. Each participant will compose and play their own 16 clicks of music, without knowing what the previous person has played. After 8 clicks of metronome played, you can start your composition. When some one is playing, other members need to stand outside classroom.
2. Creativity Unleashed: You can follow any style, rhythm, or mood that inspires you. Let your creativity flow without boundaries!
3. Seamless Integration: After everyone has contributed, all the pieces will be stitched together to form a single, continuous musical piece by a digital audio workstation.
4. Incredible sound: play the sound after mixing, everyone will get a new feeling about their work.