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Challenge 04: Board to the Core - Snakes and Agiels!
Game Title: Swords and Agiels
Board Design:
Thumbnail:
Link to full size board
Money Design:
We went for Chance Cards rather than money
Back:
Example Front:
We made 32 chance cards, some of which advantaged the player, and some of which disadvantaged them.
List of all possible chance cards
BAD
You stopped at the Falls of Aldermant and got distracted by the sunset. Skip a turn.
Your horses were stolen while on the road to Aydindril. Go back 2 spaces.
You get lost in the Boundary. Go back 3 spaces.
Your true love is confessed. Skip a turn.
You must choose duty over love. Go back 2 spaces.
You get cockblocked. Skip a turn.
You are captured by a Mord'Sith. Go back 3 spaces.
You get distracted by Kahlan's cleavage. Skip a turn.
You get attacked by a gar and are forced to flee. Go back 3 spaces.
You failed Lord Rahl. Move back 3 spaces.
You are marked by the Keeper. Go back 2 spaces.
Nicci steals your Han. Skip a turn.
You get split in two and have a major identity crisis. Skip a turn.
You find out your enemy is your brother. Move back two spaces.
You are killed and choose to come back as a Baneling. Skip a turn.
The Creator is unconvinced that you are on the side of good. Skip a turn while she interrogates you and your intentions.
GOOD
You have been given assistance by the rebel cause. Move forward 3 spaces.
You found a persimmon cache to distract Zedd from cockblocking and got jiggy with it. Move forward 3 spaces.
You walked through an orchard of apple trees, found a spirit house in the middle and got jiggy with it. Move forward 2 spaces.
You swap bodies with someone else. Switch places with a player of your choice
Richard takes off his shirt. Get an extra throw.
Darken and Cara want to take a bath with you. Go forward 2 spaces.
Zed found a free lunch. Get an extra throw.
You were invited to attend Richard and Kahlan's wedding. Move forward 3 spaces.
You pleased Lord Rahl. Move forward 2 spaces.
You are the new Seeker. Move forward 3 spaces.
You master the power of Orden. Get an extra throw.
Richard saves your village. Move forward 2 spaces.
You come back from the Underworld. Move forward 3 spaces.
You discover your Han is extremely powerful. More forward 3 spaces.
Richard builds you a bridge. Move forward 2 spaces.
You find out that your mentor is your grandfather. Move forward 2 spaces.
Link to text document of all cards
Game Play Instructions
The rules are below the cut, and a text file of them is given at the end.
RULES
Snakes and Agiels Rules
For 4 to 8 players.
1. Before you start, put the tokens for each player into the 'start box' and shuffle the chance cards and put them on the 'chance cards' marker on the board.
2. Starting with the youngest player and moving chronologically to the oldest, roll the die in turn.
3. You must throw a six to be able to start. Once you have thrown a six, throw the die again in the same turn to determine how many squares your player token should move.
4. Counting starts at square 1. So throwing a four, for example, means that your player token will end up on square 4.
5. If your move finally ends on a square with a sword, you move up the arrow to the indicated square. It does not affect you if your throw moves you past that square, only if your turn ends there.
6. If your move finally ends on a square with an agiel, you must move down the arrow to the indicated square. It does not affect you if your throw moves you past that square, only if your turn ends there.
7. If you land on a chance card square, you must pull a chance card from the top of the pile of chance cards and follow its instructions. It does not affect you if your throw moves you past that square, only if your turn ends there.
8. Keep throwing the die in turn until you reach the end of the board. The end of the board acts as square 76.
9. You must throw the exact number required to get you to the finish line. So if, for example, you are on square 72, you can only move if you throw a 4 (taking you to 76) or less. In this example, 5 and 6 would take you past the finish line and therefore you cannot move and must remain on the same square until you try again on your next throw.
10. First player to make it to the finish square wins.
Link to text document of all rules
Pieces/Tokens
We made four counters to start with, but more could be added if you have more players. You'd also need a standard die.
How Many Players: 4 - 8
Age Range: All ages
Team Members who helped:
alyse
alorarose
laurilee59
philstar22
zephyrmyst
Board Design:
Thumbnail:
Link to full size board
Money Design:
We went for Chance Cards rather than money
Back:
Example Front:
We made 32 chance cards, some of which advantaged the player, and some of which disadvantaged them.
List of all possible chance cards
BAD
You stopped at the Falls of Aldermant and got distracted by the sunset. Skip a turn.
Your horses were stolen while on the road to Aydindril. Go back 2 spaces.
You get lost in the Boundary. Go back 3 spaces.
Your true love is confessed. Skip a turn.
You must choose duty over love. Go back 2 spaces.
You get cockblocked. Skip a turn.
You are captured by a Mord'Sith. Go back 3 spaces.
You get distracted by Kahlan's cleavage. Skip a turn.
You get attacked by a gar and are forced to flee. Go back 3 spaces.
You failed Lord Rahl. Move back 3 spaces.
You are marked by the Keeper. Go back 2 spaces.
Nicci steals your Han. Skip a turn.
You get split in two and have a major identity crisis. Skip a turn.
You find out your enemy is your brother. Move back two spaces.
You are killed and choose to come back as a Baneling. Skip a turn.
The Creator is unconvinced that you are on the side of good. Skip a turn while she interrogates you and your intentions.
GOOD
You have been given assistance by the rebel cause. Move forward 3 spaces.
You found a persimmon cache to distract Zedd from cockblocking and got jiggy with it. Move forward 3 spaces.
You walked through an orchard of apple trees, found a spirit house in the middle and got jiggy with it. Move forward 2 spaces.
You swap bodies with someone else. Switch places with a player of your choice
Richard takes off his shirt. Get an extra throw.
Darken and Cara want to take a bath with you. Go forward 2 spaces.
Zed found a free lunch. Get an extra throw.
You were invited to attend Richard and Kahlan's wedding. Move forward 3 spaces.
You pleased Lord Rahl. Move forward 2 spaces.
You are the new Seeker. Move forward 3 spaces.
You master the power of Orden. Get an extra throw.
Richard saves your village. Move forward 2 spaces.
You come back from the Underworld. Move forward 3 spaces.
You discover your Han is extremely powerful. More forward 3 spaces.
Richard builds you a bridge. Move forward 2 spaces.
You find out that your mentor is your grandfather. Move forward 2 spaces.
Link to text document of all cards
Game Play Instructions
The rules are below the cut, and a text file of them is given at the end.
RULES
Snakes and Agiels Rules
For 4 to 8 players.
1. Before you start, put the tokens for each player into the 'start box' and shuffle the chance cards and put them on the 'chance cards' marker on the board.
2. Starting with the youngest player and moving chronologically to the oldest, roll the die in turn.
3. You must throw a six to be able to start. Once you have thrown a six, throw the die again in the same turn to determine how many squares your player token should move.
4. Counting starts at square 1. So throwing a four, for example, means that your player token will end up on square 4.
5. If your move finally ends on a square with a sword, you move up the arrow to the indicated square. It does not affect you if your throw moves you past that square, only if your turn ends there.
6. If your move finally ends on a square with an agiel, you must move down the arrow to the indicated square. It does not affect you if your throw moves you past that square, only if your turn ends there.
7. If you land on a chance card square, you must pull a chance card from the top of the pile of chance cards and follow its instructions. It does not affect you if your throw moves you past that square, only if your turn ends there.
8. Keep throwing the die in turn until you reach the end of the board. The end of the board acts as square 76.
9. You must throw the exact number required to get you to the finish line. So if, for example, you are on square 72, you can only move if you throw a 4 (taking you to 76) or less. In this example, 5 and 6 would take you past the finish line and therefore you cannot move and must remain on the same square until you try again on your next throw.
10. First player to make it to the finish square wins.
Link to text document of all rules
Pieces/Tokens
We made four counters to start with, but more could be added if you have more players. You'd also need a standard die.
How Many Players: 4 - 8
Age Range: All ages
Team Members who helped:
alyse
alorarose
laurilee59
philstar22
zephyrmyst