Have ever wanted to design your own board game? Design Your Destiny is the most approachable way you could learn game design.
First, youread a storyabout Charlie and Natalie as they get thrust into the future. Then, every couple chapters youplay a gameas the main characters as they navigate their new surroundings. Each game is broken in some way, and the next few pages guide you on ways you canfix each game. It teaches you some core game design concepts, while giving you the freedom to change the game however you see fit. The final game is left completely open for you to design!
As you read, play, and design, you’ll earn stickers that you affix to the back page, which will help the main characters fix the time machine. If you can complete all the tasks and earn enough stickers, then the time machine is fixed, and you can unlock the final chapter of the story!
Charlie and Natalie are chased by guards and some agents as they run around this futuristic city. They need to figure out a way to fix their time machine to get them back home. The story is humorous and action-packed and it has great characters and a fun plot! Amazing full page images accompany many of the chapters with art by Allan Ohr.
Every couple of chapters youll get to play a game as the main characters, Charlie and Natalie. But the games are broken and youll be guided on ways to fix each game.
After you play each game, youll notice that something wasnt fun about the experience. It might be lack of player decision, or one player having an unfair advantage. The book then guides you on ways to fix these problems. At the start, the book really holds your hand and guides you, but its still up to you on how you want to fix it
