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CONCEPT PRESENTATION

Constraints of the board Game

• Global constraints :

• 1 – 4 Players + 1 A.I.

• Designed to ensure high mobility

• Specific constraints :

• Random Board

• Territory Conquest

Physical elements• 1 Foldable board of 12x12 squares

• 5 Markers (Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Black)

• 1 Eraser

• Cards (Between 20 – 30)

• Pawns

Player pawns

Unit pawns (cards)

• 1 Twelve-sided die

• 1 Six-sided die

Game’s story and objective

• In Kingdom Conquest, the players embody kings who want to be the unique rulers of a new territory.

• The territory is represented by the board, and the conquered places by colors. (One color for each player / White = free)

• The game is mostly strategic based but there are also some elements of luck (Drawing cards, Random Board and A.I.)

• The A.I. corresponds to unnatural forces which will prevent the players from conquering the territory.

• Goal : The objective of the game is to be the only one left on the board (= when there is only one color.)

The board

FRONT BACK

Physical element’s second option:• The board could be also made out of Lego pieces too, and could look like this (during a

game) :

• During the presentation, we will take the example of the first board to explain the game, as it easier to show mockups with it..

Game Mechanics

Determining the board

• The top-left quarter of the board only will be used when only one player is playing. This

makes a 6x6 board.

• The whole 12x12 board will be used when there are two or more players.

• There are two obstacles randomly created on the 6x6 board and four on the 12x12 board

at the beginning of the game.

• Obstacle’s creation : The obstacles will be determined using three dice-throws. They are

then colored in black

The first dice throw determines the obstacle size (six-diced die)

The second dice throw determines the X-position of the obstacle (six or twelve-diced die

depending on the board’s size).

The third dice throw determines the Y-position of the obstacle (idem)

The obstacles

• The dark-gray square corresponds to the obstacle’s origin, used to determine its X and Y

position.

• If obstacles are overlapping, this is not a problem. They will be considered as one big

obstacle.

Size 1 Size 2 Size 3 Size 4 Size 5 Size 6

Board at the beginning of a game

• Each player chooses a board’s corner to start. The starting corner will be filled by a 2x2

square of the player’s color. The youngest player starts the game.

• An obstacle can’t overlap this starting corner. If some square of an obstacle overlap it,

ignore them.

• This is an example of

what a 3 players and one

player starting board can

look like :

3 players 1 player

The A.I. : Artificial intelligence

• The A.I. has a different role depending if the game is played by one player or several

players.

• Two or more players : The A.I. will randomize the board at the beginning of the game

and each turn by creating obstacles.

The maximum number of obstacle is four, so one obstacle is created an another one

deleted each turn. The oldest obstacle is the one deleted.

• One player : The A.I. is the player’s opponent. The obstacles will be considered as

territories conquered by an other player. The player’s goal will be to get rid of all of

these. Thus, these obstacles are different from the multiplayer’s version, as they can be

conquered.

There is no obstacle restriction.

How to conquer a territory

• This is the basic mechanic of the game. The players can conquer every free (white)

square on the board (by coloring it with a marker). But to conquer an opponent’s territory,

the players will have to encircle it with at least two squares.

On this example, the blue

square will become red.

Board evolution

• The board will evolve differently depending if the board is single-player or multiplayer.

• Single player board : Each turn, a new obstacle will appear. This can be considered as

the “A.I turn”. The obstacles can be destroyed only when they are conquered by the

player.

• Multiplayer board : When each player has played, a new obstacle appears. Then, the

older obstacle on the board is destroyed, leaving free squares. (remember to know which

obstacle is the oldest.) The obstacles are here “true” obstacles and can’t be conquered.

• Obstacles overlapping conquered territories : When an obstacle appears, it destroys

everything under it. (exception : at the beginning of the game, the player’s squares can’t

be overlapped)

The units and spells

• There are also cards in Kingdom Conquest that corresponds to units and spells the player

can use on the board. Each player starts the game with three cards, randomly drawn from

the deck, previously shuffled.

• Units : They can be placed on a conquered square. It makes this square stronger (more

difficult to be re-conquered, more powerful to conquer other squares…). They are

represented on the board by pawns placed over the colored square. A unit is destroyed

when its square is conquered. When a unit is used, the card goes under the deck.

• Spells : They can be used only one time. They can have several effects, like destroying territories

or blocking the game. When a spell is used, the card goes under the deck.

Player’s possible actions

• Each turn, the player has the choice between 3 actions :

Conquer a territory : Placing a conquered territory where he/she wants on a free

square.

Drawing a card from the deck

Playing a card from his/her hand.

End of the game

• Single player : The game ends when there is only one color on the board (ignoring

white). If it is black (A.I.’s color), then the player has lost. If it is the player’s color, then

the player has won.

• Multiplayer : The game ends when there is only one color on the board (ignoring

white). The A.I. can’t win. When a color disappear from the board, the player

corresponding is eliminated and can’t play until the end of the game.

• Alternative ending : For shorter games, the players can prefer to limit the number of

turn. When this number of round is reached (10 for example), the game ends, and the

player who has the highest number of conquered squares wins.

In-game conflicts

Free conquest restriction

• When a player conquers a free-territory (= when he/she colors a white square), he/she

can’t conquer a free-territory on the same row and column the following turn.

This rule is here to prevent the players from creating squares with one color, which are

quite difficult to conquer.

• To remember the last free-territory conquered, a “checkpoint-pawn” is placed on the last white

square colored. At the beginning of the game, no pawns are placed, the player(s) can conquer

where he/she/they want.

On this example, the

last square conquered

is represented in

dark-blue. The light-

blue represents the

squares that can’t be

conquered the next

turn.

Conquest conflict

• In Kingdom Conquest, there are often “conflicts” between colors.

To solve this problem, the last conquered/colored square is considered as the strongest

(when the forces are equal, of course) and wins the conflict (= conquer the contentious

territory).

On this example, the

square with a star is

the last colored

square. Then, the

conflict ends with the

red square

conquering the blue

one, and not the

opposite.

Chain reactions

• An action often triggers a “chain reaction”. This is normal, and some tiny conquests can

have huge consequences.

• Here is a chain reaction example :

Situation at

the beginning

A red square is added

(star)

Because of the

conquest conflict rule,

the red player conquers

the blue territory

And here begins the

chain reaction…

…until everything gets

red

Player in difficulty

• When a player has only three squares conquered or less, he/she can do two actions in the

same turn.

• When a player starts losing, it can be very hard for him/her to get back in the game

without losing very quickly. This rule is here to prevent this kind of situation.

• The changes involved by the actions (even chain reactions) happen after each action, not

after each turn.

A few mockups

A few examples of units and spells

A few examples of pawns (in case of a non-Lego board)

These are the “checkpoint”

pawns used to indicate the last

free territory conquered.

These are the “unit” pawns used

to represent unit cards on the

board.

Example of a board (in case of a Lego one)

Business aspects

Unique Selling Points

• A strategic game playable alone, but also with more than two players (up to 4).

• Situation twists can happen at any moment because of the random board evolution and

the chain reactions.

• High tactic and decision-taking skill are required from the player.

Lego or white board ?

• Two choices for the physical elements : Lego or white board.

• White board :

Advantages : Not so expensive + easy for the players to make change on the board + easy to

make an artistic board

Disadvantages : Pawns can fall + One marker color needed is rare (yellow/orange)

• Lego :

Advantages : Not expensive at all + very easy to create the prototype with it +

nothing can fall (pawns can be fixed)

Disadvantages : Little pieces can easily be lost + board can’t be very artistic +

boring for the player to change big areas on the board (a lot of pieces to remove)

Cost estimation

• Cost will change according to the type of board chosen.

• In both case, max price will be around 100 dollars.

• Lego board will be easier to purchase, but not necessarily cheaper.

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