Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Game Matrix

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Board Game Evaluation

Ranking Guide

Strongly Agree = 4 Points, Strongly Disagree = 1 points







































































































Criteria

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Visual Design, Designed with the Audience in mind?

Visuals were intended for the audience intended

Visuals were designed for the audience intended but may contain factors which are intended for another audience as well

Visuals were designed for a complete difference audience but do contain evidence of factors for the intended audience.

Visuals were designed for a complete different audience

Instructions Suited for the audience?


(Kids game, easy words and in simple steps)

Instructions easy to read no matter who’s playing

Instructions intended for the intended audience but some words may not make sense to the intended audience

Instructions are not suited for the audience but does contain content suited for the intended audience

Instructions either two basic or two hard to understand

How original is the game play?


Strongly Agree = Very

The game has a brand new concept

The game uses new ideas but uses old ideas as well.

Many factors the same just used in a different way

Unoriginal & boring. Been done before

Re-playable?


(Is it a game you can come back and play again and again).

Can be played many times

Can be played fairly often but may become repetitive & lose its fun factor.

Can be played a few times but will soon lose its re-playable factor as players learn how to win every time.

Can only play the game once as pieces break or become boring

Was it a fun game?

Keeps everybody happy for the intended time of play.

Game is fun for quite a while but then becomes boring and less enjoyable

Game is fun at the beginning but quickly becomes less enjoyable and boring

Game is uninteresting and is not fun at all.

Was the game balanced? Was it fair?

Each player had a fair chance of winning

Players could have an unfair advantage but have to work towards it.

A few players had more of a chance of winning than anybody else.

One player had an unfair advantage over everybody else.

Quality of game pieces, were they of a high quality?

Would not break and very detailed

Resemble characters but may not last longer than the intended use

Do not resemble characters and break under extensive use.

Poorly built, do not represent characters & break easily

Any story elements. Did it make you feel like you were in a different world?

The whole game is based on a story and makes the player feel a part of it

Story is used but doesn’t get the player thinking about it

Little story elements present.

No story involved.

Did the game session last for long?

It lasted for the intended duration

The game lasted slightly less or slightly more than the expected time expectations

The game was quickly finished

The game was either too short or too long.

Is there multiple ways to win the game?

Multiple ways and tactics are needed

Few different ways to win, but one way is easier than others.

Game is down to chance & linear.

Linear game only one way to win.

Do you get value for your money?

The game was worth more than what you bought it for

The game was worth the amount you bought it for

Slightly overpriced but still ok for what you get out of the game

Overpriced for what you get with the game.

Was the learning curve steep?

The game is easy to learn and can start playing straight away

Easy to learn but takes a bit of time to understand. Only takes a few minutes to learn

Quite difficult to learn but doesn’t take long to start playing.

The game takes ages to learn, and gets boring before u start

Is the game multipurpose. Can you play more than one type of game

The game can be custom to the players needs.

4 or 7 game types can be played.

2 or 3 different game types can be played.

Only one type of game


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