Tabletop Game - Castle Run


Castle Run is a multi-player tabletop game, which players play as thieves to explore the abandoned castle, obtain the secret treasure, and make the final escape. In the game, players can move on the game board by rolling dices, and they need to carefully approach the treasure while avoiding the obstacles and lethal traps hidden beneath the castle's floor. Also, players can discover the arcane tactics to attack other players, to obtain the most treasures and become the final winner.

Castle Run is a 2-4 players game with very simple rules. This game is a modification version of the classic tabletop game "Up the River", and the first team game design project I did in USC. The game is designed by 2 students and me, and I played a role in brainstorming, prototyping, playtesting, designing the game board and props, and making the design journal. Castle Run is a small project that only took a week to finish, but we held 3 rounds of playtests to modify the game based on the feedback. Everyone in the team enjoyed both the creating process and the final product.

The Game is made in 2021.

Photos:

game prototype

playtest photo 1

playtest photo 2

game board design 1

game board design 2

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    Game Rules


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