
PACWARS
Pacwars is a four player, team-based board game based on Chess and Pacman.
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DATE
2012CONTEXT
Created in the Spring 2012 Games Design Class (DESMA 157A), taught Eddo SternMEDIUM
Wood, paintPEOPLE
DARA AFRAZ : Game DesignerPACWARS is a four player, team-based board game based on Chess and Pacman. The aesthetics are inherited by the Pacman while the logic, big movements and abilities are inspired from chess, with the first player to capture all Pacman-s from the opponent game winning. Players shape 2 teams of Red and Yellow. In each team, each player chooses to solely be Pacman-s or ghosts. Games start alternating as yellow Ghosts, red Ghosts, yellow Pacman-s and red Pacman-s.
Ghosts capture Pacman-s of the opponent team while protecting their own team’s Pacman-s. All bids move like the Queen from Chess; only ghosts can capture Opponent Pacmans. (Ghosts on Ghost or Pacman on Pacman is not allowed.)
In phase one players only arrange their bids in strategically purposeful and safe place; one in each turn. No capturing. No movements. Also you can’t put your bids in any 8-surrounding squares of any opponent’s bids. In next phase game actually starts and bids are allowed to move and ghosts can attack opponent Pacman-s and so on. One not avoidable movement in each turn in any phase is required by all players.