A long time ago I took it on myself to find out what it would be like to create a board game.
It’s hard. Coming up with an idea that’s at least novel, if not new, then putting everything together, play testing, putting more stuff together, more play testing, gluing artwork on cardboard, swearing a lot.
I came up with a fun little game although still a bit rough around the edges. Mi Gato se Incendia! is a game about a cat, and it’s struggles to remain flame free. The object of the game is to rescue an escaped cat (Mi Gato). The only problem is up to three other people are also trying to capture the cat – and there are various hazards throughout the neighborhood, from BBQ grills to alien encounters, which can cause your feline friend to burst into flames.
Thankfully cats have 9 lives.
You and your friends have 9 chances to affect a rescue. If the cat ends up a crispy critter, no one wins.
You can download this game for free in PDF format here. The mechanics are fairly simplistic, and you’ll need to print out and then cut out a bunch of cards and the game board. Still, all in all my friends and I enjoyed playing it.
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July 19th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Hey, enough with the spanish already it’s bad enough every time I call somewhere I must press 1 for English.
July 20th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Love this game, I downloaded it immediately!
One thing however, when I printed the board each page was very slighty out of touch with the others. I don’t mind because I made my own and added a house rule.
Procastination-If you move to an entertainment square (I put little cinema’s diners and playparks on the dead end squares) you may fill your hand to five or pick up two. You are also not allowed to play action cards that turn.
July 20th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Stanley – it’s an in joke with some friends of mine, hence the Spanish.
Jack, glad you like it! The game itself never really got past beta stage – as you noticed. I still enjoy playing it every now and again though. I like your house rule too.
Ben
July 20th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Just test played it and the game works really well!
July 20th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I think the squares could be a little easier to define, but I do have a black ‘n’ white printer so this might not be true.
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