1. Professor Ira Fay Class 1
Analog Game Design
Professor Ira Fay
Class 1
1) Get volunteer note taker

2. Overview Introductions Course Overview Bonus Events
Ensure Note Taker is active and wiki is working

3. Introductions Name Preferred Pronoun Most recently played game
A favorite board game

4. Threefold Path Individual game Play sessions and analysis
Collectible Games

5. Part A: Individual Game
Make one game during the whole semester
30-90 min playtime
At least one playtest per week

6. Part A: Individual Game
Learning Goals:
Game design
Playtesting
Rules writing
Reaching final polish
Sustaining effort

7. Game Making Supplies
Color printing

8. Part B: Play Sessions Check out a game from the library’s collection
Play at least one new game per week
Over the semester, write four detailed session reports with analysis
Perhaps explore a common theme or mechanic
Earn at least 2 GeekGold per report
Include pictures

9. Demo: BGG search

10. Games with Ira Small group time with Ira Read rules in advance
Thursdays 1:15pm – 3:30pm
Read rules in advance
Sign up from course website
Starts tomorrow!
I’ll be lenient on rules reading for tomorrow

11. Part B: Weekly Play Sessions
Learning Goals:
Exposure to many different design ideas
Reading and retaining game rules
Writing game rules
Understanding your own tastes
Describing play sessions
Analyzing games
Having fun!

12. Part C: Collectible Games
Jump into an extremely complex game (750+ existing figures or cards)
Interact with a real-world player community
Analyze and improve a large game

13. Part C: Collectible Games
Learning Goals:
Learning and retaining complex game rules
Jumping into an existing game
Interacting with an active player community
Debugging an existing game
Improving an existing game
Having fun!

14. Course Fee

15. Course Fee

16. Class Time Playtesting Reviewing session reports
DDM/SWD team coordination
Supporting work
Simulation tools (PHP, Excel)
Rules writing
etc.

17. Book Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
Required for anyone without prereq
Complete it by February 19 at the latest
Good for everyone!

18. Administration

19. Slack

20. Lab Times This course has a required lab: 10:30am – 1pm on Fridays
You’ll need/want the playtesting and game playing time!

21. IP Policy
We are bound by Hampshire’s Intellectual Property (IP) Policy
You own everything you make

22. Game Jam Friday at 5pm in Greenfield Free food! Great networking!
Check the Slack #general channel for info

23. Ouroboros Demo

24. Outside of Class Activities
Check out one game and play it Friday
Attend the game jam

25. Survey http://irafay.com/classes
CS297, then click on the giant survey link
When you finish the survey, write your name on the board.