Postmortem Unit 2

Part 1

New combo meal is a success Collect $200	New combo meal is a flop Lose $200 or fire a cook	Dirty restaurant leads to customers going elsewhere Give other player $200 or fire your janitor	Other restaurant has hair in their food Other player loses $200
Everyone wants a burger today Collect $400	Restaurant receives a B rating  Lose $400 and dismiss an employee	Other restaurant’s commercial is playing at your restaurant Give other player $400	Fight breaks out at other restaurant’s parking lot.  Other player loses $400
Food critic praises your cheeseburger Collect $600	Your ice cream machine is broken Lose $600	Your employees are being rude to customers Fire two employees (If three or less employees are employed, ignore card)	Other restaurant runs out of chicken. Outrage occurs Other player loses $600
Stock of restaurant soars up Gain x2 money from employees for your next turn	Corporate is downsizing your restaurant Lose ½ of your money or fire 1 employee	Employees are calling in sick and you’re understaffed Lose ½ of money earned from employees on your next turn	Other restaurant has a fake meat scandal Other player loses ½ of their money
Lil Jimmy loves new play area at restaurant Gain $200	Famous rapper collabs with restaurant Gain $800	Everyone got kids meal with correct gender toy Gain $400	Plant based burger brings in Vegans Gain $600
Surprise health inspection!!! If janitor isn’t employed, receive no income from employees next turn	Surprise health inspection!!! If janitor isn’t employed, receive no income from employees next turn	Surprise health inspection!!! If janitor isn’t employed, receive no income from employees next turn	Surprise health inspection!!! If janitor isn’t employed, receive no income from employees next turn

Lvl 1 Cashier Hire:$200 Gain: $100	Lvl 2 Cashier Hire:$400 Gain: $300	Lvl 3 Cashier Hire:$800 Gain: $500	Lvl 4 Senior Cashier/ Cook Hire:$2000 Gain:1200
Lvl 1 Cashier Hire:$200 Gain: $100	Lvl 2 Cashier Hire:$400 Gain: $300	Lvl 3 Cashier Hire:$800 Gain: $500	Lvl 4 Senior Cashier Hire:$2000 Gain:1200
Lvl 1 Cook Hire:$300 Gain: $200	Lvl 2 Cook Hire:$600 Gain: $400	Lvl 3 Cook Hire:$1200 Gain:$800	Lvl 4 Master Chef Hire:$2400 Gain:1500
Lvl 1 Cook Hire:$300 Gain: $200	Lvl 2 Cook Hire:$600 Gain: $400	Lvl 3 Cook Hire:$1200 Gain:$800
Lvl 1 Cook Hire:$300 Gain: $200	Lvl 2 Cook Hire:$600 Gain: $400	Lvl 3 Cook Hire:$1200 Gain:$800
Lvl 1 Janitor Hire:$300 Gain: $200	Lvl 2 Janitor Hire:$600 Gain: $400	Lvl 3 Janitor Hire:$1200 Gain:$800

Part 2

Group #11

Game Summary:  Fast Food Simulator is a simulation type board game where two players manage rival fast-food restaurants, and each player must find the most efficient way to make more money than the other. However, in the fast-food business, troubles are always stirring up, and both players will have to adapt quickly to events outside their control as a restaurant manager.

Target Audience: The player type that our game is targeted towards is competitors since the only way to win the game is to reach the goal amount of money before the other player. The interaction pattern of the game is player vs. player where there is a total of 2 players playing. Our target audience is college students and the game will appeal to the demographic because we added components of the game that call on college student's managing and financial skills. We also added humor to some of the event cards that would appeal to the average college student.

Problems Encountered: Some problems we encountered during the iterative design process was that we had to keep on changing the values on our components. For example, some event cards were unbalanced and would either give players an unfair advantage or disadvantage. It took multiple playtests to find a good balance for our cards. We felt that the event cards were taking over the game and were overshadowing other features of the game.

Task Completion: We were able to complete all the formal elements of the game and got a little into the dramatic elements but didn't get as far as we were hoping. My partner made an improved player board that the players will find more visually pleasing compared to our first edition. What we wanted to do was give each employee a character since we felt it would give the game more personality that would appeal to the player. Luckily, it wasn't a required part of our game; instead a want.

Solutions: At times, we couldn't meet at the same time to work on the rule sheet, so we would find another day at an earlier time to make up for the lost time. This was effective for us since we would have productive meetings and would brainstorm ideas with each other. With multiple playtesters, my partner and I were finally able to find a good balance with our game's card values. It was rough at first, as playtesters were struggling with the game, but they made us realize the changes we needed to make. We were able to make the changes based on the feedback we received. The management went well as we did our parts and came to agreements with would work best for our game to appeal to the players.

Change Going Foward: What I would change about my development process going forward is doing more brainstorming. I think we would've reached more original ideas if we did more brainstorming.