Week 5

Today, we began the first round of play testing. Although many of us were apparently pessimistic about the play testing, the results were satisfactory to say the least. The beginning of the game revealed the fun and exciting aspect of the game that results from the accusing and secret nature of the game. We did not experience too many issues at the start of the game, however by the end of the first round, we realized minor problems. We decided to change certain aspects of the game such as the starting with 3 cards in the beginning of the round. One can draw a card if they reach less than three cards or simply use their turn to draw a card. After Professor Parks joined us for a round, it seemed that he enjoyed the round which included plenty of accusation and laughs. It was apparent that the game had a really prominent fun and comedic effect which seemed great for the game development. In addition, the  Professor gave his input and the tweaks we were encouraged to take. Some of these suggestions included more cross-overs between the KGB and CIA cards, new actions cards, and a limit on lying. These suggestions definitely will add to the game and were something we were impressed with. By the end of the class, we realized how successful we had become. Our pessimistic views were thwarted by the end of the period as we learned the playing value of our games were quite high. In addition, it was great that the group was able to meet together and successfully create a working card game. We plan to meet again to finalize our card game and to get official cards printed.