Educational Games

The Game Crafter is running a contest centered around educational games at the moment. That means it's a good time to get Bug Hunt finalised. I've had heaps of files on my computer in a half complete state, the game has gone through a dozen playtest sessions with various groups, and the original university research project attached to the game has been completed (and used as a case study for future classes taking the subject).

 

The general game is simple, but can be played with varying complexity of rules. This hopefully makes it suitable as an entertainment for young kids, a teaching aid for older kids, and a strategic exercise for mature game players.  


Now it's just a case of compiling the components. (Something I've been meaning to do for months)

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