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Week 2 - Assignment 2
Strategy Card Game Design, GRATIS and Single Player Playtesting

By Hector Gonzalez
A 1 v 1 Basketball Strategy Card Game
for 2 Players
Ages 14+
Game Description:
Playing 21 in basketball has never been so easy! Beat the competition and be crown
the champion of 21 Points a competitive card game where strategy is everything.
Every decision in the game could be what determines whether you win or lose.

GRATIS Outline
Goals
● First player to reach 21 points wins.
Rules
● Cards will be shuffled.
● Each Player gets 7 cards.
● Players will each pick one side of the flip coin. Flip it to determine who will start first.
● Players will need to have 7 cards before the start of every point.
● On every turn players call out if they will play offense or defense before the dealing their cards.
○ Players will deal the cards.
○ Once both players have deal the cards for the play, one of the players will use the flip coin to
determine who wins the point (Offense or Defense).
○ If defensive player don't have defense card, one point will be awarded to the offense. As well
if offensive player does not have offensive card one point will be given to defensive player.
○ Write score on scoreboard to keep track of points.
○ Players will draw cards to get back to 7 cards in hand.
● Players will continue playing until one of them reach 21 points.
Actions
● Shuffle
● Deal
● Flip Coin for Points
● Discard
● Draw Card
Transitions
● Start Game
● Mark Point in Scoreboard
● Discard
● Draw
● End Game
Items

● 110 x Action Cards
○ 30 x 2 Point Shot Cards
○ 30 x 2 Point Shot Cards
○ 10 x Steal Cards
○ 10 x Rebound Cards
○ 10 x Block Cards
○ 10 x Dunk Cards
○ 10 x Turnover Cards
● 1 Flip Coin
● Scoreboard
Setup
● Unpack cards..
● Shuffle cards.
● Deal 7 cards to each player.
● Flip Coin to see who goes first.
● Write Names on Scoreboard
● Star Game

Identify Meaningful Choices
Meaningful Choices
Picking side to determine who will start first
● This choice is meaningful because this choice could be key for scoring the first point of the game.
It's the first important choice players will make in the game.
● This meaningful choice happens before the game starts to determine who goes first.
Before each play players will determine what side of basketball they want to play
● Based on the cards they have on hand, players will determine if they want to play offense or
defense. This is where the strategy part of the game comes to light.
● This meaningful choice happens before each play after a point was awarded.
Explanation
(answer in at least one paragraph )
How do the Meaningful Choices listed above impact your game? How do they
gameplay? What would the gameplay be like without these
improve the
choices?