Lootboxes is playtested

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-[za3k](/) > [games](/mygames.md) > loot boxes
+[za3k](/) > [games](/mygames.md) > loot boxes v1.1
 
-**playtesting: none**
-
-A short storytelling game for 2-4 players, better with fewer. Play as long as you want, 10-60 minutes.
+A short storytelling game for 2-4 players, best with 2. Play as long as you want, 10-30 minutes. It's a good time to kill time on a long drive.
 
 written 2021-02-08 by zachary "za3k" vance
 
 ### Rules
-- Each player describes their character in one or two sentences. They also have a starting inventory of any three items they want. The player will always have exactly three items.
-- One player starts out as GM. The GM describes a challenging situation. For example the player's driver's license has expired but they need to get to the airport to pick up Rhianna.
-- The next player describes how they solve the challenge using an item in their inventory. For example, they use their Grouch Marx disguise to blend in with the orcish army.
+- Each player describes their character in one or two sentences. You can have a goal or not.
+- You always have an inventory of exactly three items. Pick any three items to start. Don't think about them much.
+- One player starts out as GM.
+- The GM tags a player. They describes a challenging situation. For example the player's driver's license has expired but they need to get to the airport to pick up Rhianna. 
+- The player describes how they solve the challenge using an item in their inventory. For example, they use their Grouch Marx disguise to blend in with the orcish army.
 - The player always loses the item they used to solve the challenge--all items are one-use only.
-- When a player beats the challenge, the GM rewards them with a loot item. Items are totally random, and shouldn't relate to the challenge.
-- After the player beats the challenge, they become the GM. They choose another player, and issues that player the next challenge.
-- The game is over when it gets boring, or after a set number of challenges.
+- When a player beats the challenge, the GM rewards them with a loot item. Items can be totally random, or can relate to the challenge.
+- After the player beats the challenge, they become the GM. They tag a new solver, and issues that player the next challenge.
+- When it's getting boring, you stop getting new items--just use up your existing ones and end the game.
 - **Variant**: You can have the same GM for every challenge and loot reward, rather than rotating.
 - **Variant**: After the GM describes the challenge, one of the players can volunteer to solve it, rather than being tagged to solve it.
 - **Variant**: When you succeed at a challenge, get two items, not one. Players start with only one item.
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 ### Acknowledgements
 - Thanks to Fenn for comments on [No, this cannot be](/archive/invincible.md) and Cards Against Humanity
+- Thanks to Richard for the first playtest.

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 | game                                                                     | date       | type                 | complexity | players      | tested?  | recommended?  | description |
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|--------------|----------|---------------|-------------|
-| [loot boxes](/archive/lootboxes.md)                                      | 2021-02-08 | storytelling         | low        | 2-4          | no       | maybe         | Players have an inventory of random items. They must use the items to solve a series of challenges.
+| [loot boxes](/archive/lootboxes.md)                                      | 2021-02-08 | storytelling         | low        | 2-4          | yes      | maybe         | "Car trip" game. Players have an inventory of random items. They must use the items to solve a series of challenges.
 | [no, this cannot be! I AM INVINCIBLE!](/archive/invincible.md) v2        | 2021-02-08 | storytelling         | mid        | 2-8          | no       | maybe         | Villains send wave after harder wave of enemies at the Heros, until they kill the Villains.
 | [ninjas ninjas ninjas!](/archive/ninjas.md) v2                           | 2021-02-07 | storytelling         | mid-high   | 3            | no       | no            | Fast, diceless storytelilng game about how cool ninjas are.
 | [ultimate archwizards vs the dark Lord](/archive/ultimate_archwizard.md) | 2021-02-03 | storytelling         | low        | 3-5, plus GM | no       | yes           | One-page storytelling game about the final episode in a fight anime.