Thesis Statement

TripleThink is a party game where you try to have the least score. It is based on the concept of how all the different conspiracies act with each other. Our game is built so that people can understand how quickly conspiracies can spread and move while having fun playing a game.

TripleThink is built for teenagers and young adults. Around 12 years old, children start to go onto the internet a lot more and we want them to be aware of false information. At the start of the game, each player is assigned a quadrant and has to move their piece and the middle piece by using specific cards. As the game resolves whoever's peice is the closest to the middle piece wins.

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Precedents

Conceptual Precedent:

Cards Against Humanity

Conceptual Precedent:

One Night WereWolf

BRAINSTORMING

Brainstorming Sketches

Research/Feedback (Pre Prototype)

Areas To Research:

• What is a conspiracy theory?
• History of Conspiracy theories
• Major figures in conspiracy theory history

Research Results:

• Barkun's three types of theories
• Create events based on conspiracies?
• An engine-based game might work best.

Government - Extraterrestrial - Religion

3 Types Of Conspiracies

Prototype One

• Players choose their conspirator
• Players get their starting conspiracies
• Board is set up, each city is assigned an 'interest' and 'population'
• Players take turns trying to convert individual cities 'population'

What was the goal of the game?

Research/Feedback (Prototype 1)

Pros:

• Gameplay loop works!
• Multiple play tests, lots of potential

Cons:

• No action/player interaction
• Not 'satisfying'

What we learned:

• We need a system for conflict

Four Card Types

MOVE - DEFENSE - ATTACK - CONVERT

Objectives

Prototype Two

What We Did:

• Created a crisp, more refined map
• Added the ability to 'spread' your conspiracy

Objectives:

• Increase conflict
• Create a more satisfying experience

Areas To Research:

• What conspiracies apply to our game?
• What makes an engine game satisfying?

Research/Feedback

Too Much Conflict!

• Our game became so focused on territory control, it no longer related to conspiracies.
• We needed to reign it in and create a concept that is more conspiracy-based.

Conceptual Precedent:

Political Compass

Precedents (Contd.)

Changes To Game

• No longer engine-building
• Not map based
• One population to "convert"

Prototype Three

Technical Diagram 

*Must include at least 1 diagram (Technical or Use Diagram)

Centerpiece

Board

Player board hider

Storyboard

Objectives!

• Incentives conflict through competing objectives
• Allows for more player interaction
• Objectives can be modified to test different mechanics/strategies

Final Card Design

FINAL PHOTOS

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