A redux of the game I attempted from Yesterday's Blog, but mechanically altered for gameplay's sake.
We still have lines and snips. That's essentially the same, but now everything's formatted slightly differently.
In the middle (I haven't drawn anything yet, so excuse the none-existent images!) is a lightbulb, and in the four corners are batteries.
In reality, this would likely short-circuit, and explode, and you'll be electrocuted in seconds, but for the sake of gaminess, let's just pretend everything's fine.
For debug purposes, I'm displaying per-junction, whether that point is connected to a battery. This will be our gameplay element.
Each player takes it in turns to snip a wire.
If they disconnect a battery from the light, they're punished by having to make another snip.
If all four batteries are disconnected, that player loses, and the other player is declared the winner.
The circuit will start off with a few wires already missing, so each game will be subtly different.
So, yeah, I think this is the game I'm going with, this week.
I now need to figure out how to make the game look and feel "right".. I expect "lovely glowing neon lights" might be a fun way to go.
We'll see.
Thoughts, suggestions, etc in the comments / Discord
[verse]
I know it doesn't make much sense,
But the game doesn't need to. (No it doesn't need to.)
It only needs to play quite well,
And I think that it's going to do that. (it's going to do that, yeah)
[pre-chorus]
In real life the circuit could explode,
And all the lightbulbs and batteries would fly through the air.
The wires would fry, and the players could die.
But this is just a game. (oh it's just a game)
[chorus]
And games are not the same (no they're not the same).
As real life. (Do, doo doo, doooo.)
Though the power wouldn't be that strong.
Do, doo doo, doooo. (Do, doo doo, doooo.)
Honestly this is all very wrong.
Do, doo doo, doooo. (Do, doo doo, doooo.)
[interlude]
[verse]
I know it doesn't make much sense,
But the game is only fictional. (It isn't real at all)
And though the real world logic isn't fine,
It all works inside the game like that. (It's really fine like that, yeah)
[pre-chorus]
In real life the wire wouldn't work correctly.
It all short circuits, 'cos its incorrectly,
The players would all get a zap to their fingers,
If they tried to snip it with a pair of scissors. (snip, snip, snip)
[chrous]
And games are not the same (no they're not the same)
As real life. (Do, doo doo, doooo.)
Though the power wouldn't be that strong.
Do, doo doo, doooo. (Do, doo doo, doooo.)
Honestly this is all very wrong.
Do, doo doo, doooo. (Do, doo doo, doooo.)
[interlude]
[bridge]
If this were all in real life, I bet the circuit board would be all scorched,
The lightbulb would've burnt out long ago. (So very long ago)
And every pair of scissors that had come inside the box,
Would now be lost inside the kitchen drawer. (They'd all be used elsewhere.)
The batteries would have died from overworking, (or had leaked inside the box)
And all the wires would need replacing. (They'd been snipped a lot)
In fact the very thought of this game being in real life,
Would never work at all in any shape or form. (It's not that logical.)
[chrous]
No games are not the same (no they're not the same)
As real life. (Do, doo doo, doooo.)
[Dave and Mrs Thompson are perusing a supermarket aisle. Dave's basket contains only Cola cans, while Mrs Thompson’s basket is full of traditional baking ingredients.]
Dave: Look at all these glorious ingredients! The possibilities are endless!
Mrs Thompson: You haven't even picked up any sausages yet, David.
Dave: Don't worry! They've got them in the fridges, over there. I tend to leave those until last, so they're freshest after waiting in the queue for hours.
Mrs Thompson: I'm sure it's not hours.
Dave: It's ok, though, the cool bottles of Coke help keep them fresh.
Mrs Thompson: That's not how you keep food fresh, David.
Dave: Nonsense! Cola keeps everything fresh!
Mrs Thompson: So, what exactly are we looking for?
Dave: I'm looking for inspiration!
Mrs Thompson: Inspiration?
Dave: Yes! We need something to take our ScrunchCakes to the next level!
Mrs Thompson: I'm not sure we can go any further with them. Those Purple Pumpkin Scrunchin's really do feel like the end of the line.
Dave: What about something Neon Yellow?
Mrs Thompson: I was thinking of something simple. After all, the Raspberry Ripple ones are always a good seller.
Dave: Raspberry Ripple is good, but it's not revolutionary! We need to innovate!
[Dave grabs a bag of crisps from the shelf.]
Dave: How about a crisps ScrunchCake? We could add all the different flavours?
Mrs Thompson: No, David. Absolutely not.
Dave: Ready Salted ScrunchCake?
Mrs Thompson: They're be too scrunchy, surely? We don't want to add sharp shards of crisp into something like that. They might puncture a customer.
Dave: It's a surprise filling! What's wrong with that?
Mrs Thompson: It could be dangerous.
Dave: Hmm. Something squishier, then? Raisins? We could call it the Eccles ScrunchCake!
Mrs Thompson: I think the people from Eccles might not take kindly to that.
Dave: Yeah. We should probably write to them or something, and ask for permission.
Mrs Thompson: You know it's a town, right? Not a company.
Dave: Who, Eccles?
Mrs Thompson: Yes, it's a place. Like Chorley Cakes. That's a place, too.
Dave: [stunned] Not a company?
Mrs Thompson: No.
Dave: Then who do we write to?
Mrs Thompson: [shrugs] You could always just call them Raisin ScrunchCakes.
Dave: Hmm.. I wonder if there's a Purple Town..?
[End Credits Roll]
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