Mine Your Own Business


Development Info

Role: Board Game Designer

Duration: November 2021 - December 2021

Team Size: 5


What I learned

  • The differences between traditional board game and video games.
  • The differences between game mechanics and rules.
  • How to properly conduct the game analysis.
  • How to utilize randomness to make the game more interesting.
  • How to construct useful rules to enhance the gameplay experience.

Win Condition

Get to the enemy's safe zone or eliminate all enemy miners!


Materials

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Theme

      It's the gold rush! Two competing excavation companies discover Dean's Hollow, the next greatest “get rich quick” gold mine in southern California. But such heated competition brews violence. Claim the riches for yourself and leave the opposition crumbling.


Setup

  • Decide who becomes player 1 by playing rock, paper, scissors. Player 1 moves first.
  • Player 1 takes 6 yellow miners. Player 2 takes 6 blue miners.
  • Each player starts with 3 miners of their respective color on the board in the 3 tiles adjacent to the player's stash (Look at the visual guide for more help).
  • Place gray poker chips and purple poker chips based on the visual guide.
  • If you prefer, you can set up the gold in any way you like, but it must be symmetrical.

Rules

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Visual Guide

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Board configuration

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