Check Out [Boardgame][Simulation]
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:22 pm
Hi, Check Out is now ready for beta testing. I originally posted the game concept in the WIP section on September 17, 2014, but now a working version is ready.
Download the game & post your feedback. Critiques & suggestions on how to make the game better are appreciated. Beta or "Demo" version is the full game. The idea is to play the full game & not a crippled or limited version to get honest feedback. Click on the files below to download. Thank you for support. : )
Rulebook
Windows
Mac
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Intro
Check Out is a digital board game about a clerk working in a health food store trying to make money & all the interesting characters who enter the store. The tone of the game is lighthearted & silly. The game does NOT have many backgrounds like a VN. In fact, it only has one, (the game board). In the board are spaces for the tokens, cards, & a score sheet. There is still text at the bottom of the screen though like a regular VN.
Check Out is also a simulation game. It depicts events that actually happen in the world of retail. Most of the characters in the game are based on real customers in a real health food store in Santa Clarita, CA.
Goal
Goal of the game is to make as much money as you can with the time you have left. Story-wise, the clerk only has an 8 hour shift, but actual game time is done in rounds & turns like an RPG.
Gameplay is boiled down into 3 steps. It's not hard.
1) Meet a customer in any of the 3 departments in the store.
2) Negotiate or flirt w/ the customer to convert them into a buyer.
3) Check them out at the register to make a cash conversion.
It's not easy either. There are characters & events in the game that will prevent you from getting your goal. The most dangerous one is the health inspector.
Ending
The game ends when you finish your shift, & your cash is still above zero. The health inspector can also shut down the store & end the game if he gives you too many citations. In the end you get a final report, like an income statement. (Again, this game can actually be a simulator for a store, but that would be boring.)
This is my 1st Renpy game. Right now the game is a Renpy hobbyist's dream. Don't know if there is a market for this type of game, not just Check Out but digitized board games in general. Critiques are welcome.
Note: The health inspector card is actually wrong. 2 citations will shut down the store, not 3.
Download the game & post your feedback. Critiques & suggestions on how to make the game better are appreciated. Beta or "Demo" version is the full game. The idea is to play the full game & not a crippled or limited version to get honest feedback. Click on the files below to download. Thank you for support. : )
Rulebook
Windows
Mac
Linux
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro
Check Out is a digital board game about a clerk working in a health food store trying to make money & all the interesting characters who enter the store. The tone of the game is lighthearted & silly. The game does NOT have many backgrounds like a VN. In fact, it only has one, (the game board). In the board are spaces for the tokens, cards, & a score sheet. There is still text at the bottom of the screen though like a regular VN.
Check Out is also a simulation game. It depicts events that actually happen in the world of retail. Most of the characters in the game are based on real customers in a real health food store in Santa Clarita, CA.
Goal
Goal of the game is to make as much money as you can with the time you have left. Story-wise, the clerk only has an 8 hour shift, but actual game time is done in rounds & turns like an RPG.
Gameplay is boiled down into 3 steps. It's not hard.
1) Meet a customer in any of the 3 departments in the store.
2) Negotiate or flirt w/ the customer to convert them into a buyer.
3) Check them out at the register to make a cash conversion.
It's not easy either. There are characters & events in the game that will prevent you from getting your goal. The most dangerous one is the health inspector.
Ending
The game ends when you finish your shift, & your cash is still above zero. The health inspector can also shut down the store & end the game if he gives you too many citations. In the end you get a final report, like an income statement. (Again, this game can actually be a simulator for a store, but that would be boring.)
This is my 1st Renpy game. Right now the game is a Renpy hobbyist's dream. Don't know if there is a market for this type of game, not just Check Out but digitized board games in general. Critiques are welcome.
Note: The health inspector card is actually wrong. 2 citations will shut down the store, not 3.
- Logo
- Intro
- Blue hour cards give a short description of the upcoming hour & the characters who will be in the game.
- The game board consist of 3 departments in the center, tokens in the upper right, cards on the lower right, & a score sheet in the upper left.
- The health inspector is the most dangerous character in the game.
- This is the final report plus a purple ending card.
