From: Zachary Vance Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 01:12:12 +0000 (-0500) Subject: added infinity questions X-Git-Url: https://git.za3k.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=948e58411031d165d0f216b9ea865434a3f1de1d;p=za3k.git added infinity questions --- diff --git a/games/index.md b/games/index.md index 338a83c..5d21c92 100644 --- a/games/index.md +++ b/games/index.md @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ sometimes I made games. I make board games, card games, storytelling games, and |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|--------------|----------|---------------|-------------| | [faux pas](faux_pas) | 2021-04-28 | cooperative | mid | 3-8 | no | maybe | a "visible role" game, where everyone knows your secret identity except you. try to enter the dining room in order of nobility rank. | [emperical zendo](emperical_zendo) | 2021-03-19 | board | mid | 2-8 | no | no | a variant on traditional zendo, where you score points for predicting the rule but never guess the rule outright. +| [infinity questions](infinity_questions) | 2022-02-25 | party | low | 2 | no | maybe | a frustrating game of 20 questions | [in media res](in_media_res) | 2022-02-25 | storytelling | low | 3+ | no | maybe | 3+ people tell a story | [deadly education rpg](deadly) | 2021-02-12 | roleplaying | mid | 2-6, plus GM | no | no | a traditional pen-and-paper roleplaying game based on the affinity-based magic system from Naomi Novik's "A Deadly Education" | [ninjas ninjas ninjas!](ninjas) v2 | 2021-02-07 | storytelling | mid-high | 3 | no | no | fast, diceless storytelilng game about how cool ninjas are. diff --git a/games/infinity_questions.md b/games/infinity_questions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7edaa78 --- /dev/null +++ b/games/infinity_questions.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +[za3k](/) > [games](/games/) > infinity questions + +a frustrating game similar to "20 questions". best with 2 players. + +supplies needed: none + +**not yet playtested. estimated time, 1+ hours** + +written up by zachary "za3k" vance on 2022-02-25 + +**how to play** +1. one player is the Secret-Haver, and the other player is the Guesser. +2. the Secret-Haver picks a secret the other people have to guess, like "cake". pick something really hard to guess, like "george washington's tenth birthday cake". +3. the Guesser asks yes-or-no questions ("is it an animal?"), and the Secret-Haver answers them ("no") +4. if the second player guesses the secret, they win. + +**credits** +this game was probably designed by carl shulman (best guess) or anna salamon. it's explicitly designed to increase your frustration tolerance.