Enter the not-so-long holiday soon. In order to help everyone enrich their holiday entertainment life and enhance their relationships with their children, partners, friends, and family, we have created an exciting desktop game suitable for all ages. During the game, if you find any bugs or areas for improvement, please feel free to mention them in the comments section to improve our game and provide a better gaming experience for everyone. The following are all the materials and rules that need to be prepared.
Simple materials to prepare in advance
1. Property substitutes#
The objects should not be too large and it is best to have color distinctions. I used three types of plastic building blocks in black, gray, and red. As shown in the picture, they can fit into the size of the chessboard. Whenever you purchase a property, place the corresponding substitute on your property. If you don't have building blocks, you can also make your own property substitutes using different colored origami cranes (use your imagination).
2. Chess pieces#
Prepare as many chess pieces as there are players. I used plastic figures that came with the building blocks, which have different styles and are convenient for distinguishing between different players.
3. Regular six-sided dice#
You can use the ones from mahjong. If you don't have any, you can cut a square piece of eraser and write the numbers on it yourself. The key is to keep the game low-cost 😆.
4. Scissors#
Use them to cut out the printed materials, including the chessboard, tokens, lottery cards, life values, and reputation values.
Materials to be printed
1. Small chessboard:#
Print it on A4 paper in black and white (the color and grayscale distinctions have already been done).
2. Large chessboard:#
Print two of them and stick them together to get a larger chessboard. I prepared two A4 size AB chessboards. If you have an A3 printer, you can ignore the AB chessboard.
3. Game tokens:#
For three to four players, one large denomination and two small denominations are sufficient. If there are more than four players, everyone can print as needed, but don't waste paper.
4. Life values and reputation values:#
These are necessary values in the game, and their usage is explained in the rules at the end.
5. Lucky lottery and unexpected events:#
You can also write similar cards yourself. I left a few empty spaces.
6. Special missions and unpredictable events:#
There are good and bad events in the unpredictable events, so they are unpredictable.
Instructions and rules#
After preparing all the above materials, below are the relevant instructions and rules for the game:
Round definition:#
All players roll the dice once, which is one round of the game (you can also create your own rules, such as one round around the board).
Initial funds and life values:#
Each player starts with $10,000 in funds, 100 health points, and 0 reputation points (reputation points can be earned by completing special missions).
Starting the game:#
Each player starts with 100 health points. Every 10 health points can be exchanged for $1,000 (if the account has no money, 10 health points will be deducted in exchange for $1,000). When a player reaches the hospital, they can restore 20 health points. If the health points are already at 100, they can choose to receive hospital rent or gain an additional 20 health points, with a maximum of 120 health points. If a player has no money, they can also sell their properties to the bank for half of the original price to get some emergency money. The property will then be available for sale again.
Reputation points (crown symbol):#
Starts at 0. Reputation points can be earned by completing missions. Every 10 reputation points, special mission cards and unpredictable events take effect without the need to roll the dice to determine success. If reputation points are below 50, rolling the dice is required for completing missions or events (odd numbers indicate failure, even numbers indicate success).
Areas corresponding to all properties#
By the way#
Properties with the same name have the same price and rent. Lottery and event squares do not affect property purchase and rent.
High-end residential area: 1-8
Commercial center: 9-16
Entertainment venues: 17-24
Industrial area: 25-32
Failure rules#
If health points or assets reach zero, the player is eliminated from the game.
Drawing cards#
The cards include (four-leaf clover) lucky lottery, (explosion) unexpected events, (envelope) special missions, and (earth) unpredictable events. The lottery and unexpected events are not affected by reputation points and take effect immediately upon drawing. Special missions and unpredictable events are related to reputation points. Please refer to the reputation value-related instructions above for more details.
Finally
I have also compiled all the materials that need to be printed and the instructions for the game into a compressed file, which is available for free in my online store. The punishment and rewards in the game, as well as the mission and event PSD files, are also included in the compressed file for customizing the rules. You can also conveniently download the package yourself. I hope everyone has a pleasant time playing the game. If you find any problems or bugs while reading or playing, please feel free to communicate in the comments section to improve the game and provide a better experience. I also hope you can share it with your friends and family, bringing a little joy and warmth to this cold holiday 💖.