Nice Games Club

This week on the program we attempt another Nice Games Jam, where we are given a prompt from Martha's boyfriend (and Evil Games Club co-host) Dylan, which we have to use to create a playable game by the end of the episode. The prompt was "Cold," owing to the extreme winter temperatures we were facing in Minnesota at the time of this recording. We're hoping to do even more of these going forward, so let us know what you think of this episode format on the feedback from! Rules for "The Blizzard of Whatever Year That Was" Goal The goal of the game is to leave your house and run a quick errand during the worst blizzard of your lifetime. Board Martha took a photo of what we were using to play the game during the recording of the episode: And here's a rough mockup Mark made while editing this episode: Play The board is split into 4 stages. On your turn, you roll a 4-sided die to determine your movement. When you reach the first square of the next stage (even if you are in the middle of your movement), you draw f