Bunny/Pig/Robot/Monster/Ninja
(August 2007)
A five-way, Rock-Scissors-Paper-like collectible card game that doubles as my business card. Pick one of the two characters on your card to play, and see if it beats your opponents choice.
Robot zaps Pig snuffles Bunny cuddles Ninja stabs Monster chomps Robot disintegrates Ninja slices Pig outwits Monster devours Bunny piddles Robot.
Having learned little from my last attempt at desiging a game that fits on a business card ("Pencil Flick"), I decided not only to repeat the exercise, but to make it even harder on myself. Moo prints high-quality, full-color calling cards at a reasonable price, and I decided to use their service for these cards. The twist: Moo's cards are half the size of a normal business card, which means that I'd have that much less space into which I could fit a play space and instructions.
I decided to make a variant of Rock-Scissors-Paper-Spock-Lizard, using some original characters that I had lying around in one of my notebooks. The simple gameplay is supported by cute visuals and silly descriptions. The result is a multiplayer game that's much more entertaining than the average business card.