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Game of the Week Blog Reflection: Roll Player

This week in Tabletop Leadership we played Roll Player. Roll Player is a board game in which you have a character that you must improve their stats and purchase armor, weapons, and traits for them. The player with the most points at the end wins. I had never played or heard of the game before which made it difficult to learn. I watched multiple videos on how to play but I was still nervous going into the session. Luckily, the classmates I was with were easy to play with and we were able to figure it out pretty quickly. The hardest part about the game was actually scoring the game at the end. There were so many things to remember and go back to in order to accurately count your points. I’m willing to bet that we missed a few things when we were tallying our scores, but we had fun anyways.

Roll Player ties to leadership because you can influence the other players during the game. I would define leadership as influencing those around you. I tried to influence my classmates in a way that benefits myself. For example, I would purposely leave certain cards open in the market because I secretly wanted my classmate to take it. Although my influence was to benefit myself, the game requires some leadership qualities in order to be successful.

I would recommend this game to my close friend Alex because he likes games that have multiple strategies to win and you have to think ahead with every move you make. That’s part of the reason why I enjoyed the game more than I thought I would. I enjoy games that have multiple ways to play. I found myself playing along in the beginning and not putting much thought to anything, then quickly figured out ways I could earn more points and one-up my opponents. My session went really well because we all had the same amount of experience with the game and we helped each other figure it out. After struggling to tally the scores, we finally found a winner and it was me! I felt that I racked up enough weapons and armor to help me win but I believe the key was my personality block earned me an extra 3 points which I planned. The only thing I didn’t like about the game was how many pieces that came with it. It seems like a lot of set up and several parts to the game that can turn people away. However, I was pleasantly surprised with the game and how our game session went. I would definitely play it again if I had the chance.

Game of the Week Blog Reflection: Roll Player

This week we played the game Roll Player. This game takes a whole new meaning into the ideas of character creation. I’ve never played a game before where the entire game is making a character. After a few technical difficulties, my group was able to play the game. I really enjoyed having to play a game all about character creation. Throughout the entire game, I was developing my strategy in making my character. However, due to time restraints we were unable to complete the game and determine scores. Despite not finishing the game in the class session, I had a blast playing. I’m thinking of buying and adding this game into my board game collection.

The hardest part of this game was the amount of things and rules to remember. My group forgot that we had additional skills that we could use when doing a specific part of the game. I might have had an easier skill to remember than my group mates as I was able to hold more weapons than the others. There were just so many things that you had to keep track of that it could get overwhelming at times.

Roll Player ties to leadership into the juggling of all the things you had to do. To be a leader, you might and probably will have to look at several things at one time. I remember hearing that being a good leader involves juggling balls, however your job as a leader is to know which balls are plastic and which are glass. If you drop a glass ball it shatters and is unable to be as it once was. If you drop a plastic ball, it will just bounce off the ground. Sometimes you gotta drop a few plastic balls to preserve the glass balls.

I think my friends Gavin, Nick and Laura would enjoy this game. We play board games from time to time and always show each other new games. We haven’t been playing lately due to social distancing, but with the help of Tabletopia we could possibly play. Gavin and I actually got to play a game of it together and were having a blast trying to strategise to make our character have the best stats.

Game of the Week Blog Reflection: Roll Player

In the first week of class, we played Roll Player. I was so excited to play Roll Player before the class began, because Roll Player is not the first role playing game I have played, and I really love roll playing game. However, I met some internet issues during the game, I was disconnecting to Tabletopia after I started first round with other two players. I found that my WiFi didn’t work so I did not able to join the Zoom meeting after then. I really need to apologize to my other two players because they had to play in two of them after I disconnected. Hopefully I won’t meet the same issues in the future games.

I think Roll Player is a great strategy and leadership game, because it’s the first time for some of the students to play this game, so players need to collaborate with each other during the game, they need to communicate to each other, and help others if they need help. Moreover, it’s a good strategy game because players need to consider what they’re going to buy from the store, and what cards or skills you need for your character. Players need to think carefully about every decision they made, because your decision during the game might effect your final points.

Overall, I would recommend this game to my friends. Compared with other roll playing game, Roll Player has a rich content and the rules are easy to understand, I’m sure that my friends will enjoy playing this game and will not feel bored. I think the only problem of this game is players need to spend time on totaling up the points they got at the end, and players might run out of time if they they don’t have enough time.

Game of the Week Blog Reflection: Roll Player

This week, we played roll player game during the class. It was a fun game to me because I never played this kind of game before. The roll player game asks players to create their own characters and the standard of winning is which player gets the highest score at the end. Players can earn scores like achieving their attribute goals, using skills or equipment which were bought from the store by coins and so on.

During the class time, I played roll player with other 2 group members, but there was a disconnection issue all the time, one of these two group members kept reconnecting so that our group cannot get into the final part which is counting who has the highest score. However, the other group member who was more familiar with roll player helped us a lot, she told us what to do next and explaining the rules which we did not understand very well. I think that is what leadership is about.

About the game itself, I think the hardest part is to make a long-term strategy, which can lead me to win. For example, when you buy equipment or skills from the store, you should not only think about which one you want, but also think about which one the other players want, if that player gets the equipment, he/she wants and that player will get a huge advantage, you cannot let that player get the skill/ equipment. This is just a general example of making a good long-term strategy, I think people can only practice a lot to (play a lot) get this making good strategy.

I think for the roll player game, people who has a long-term view should be good at this game. Thus, I think my friend Steven might enjoy this game, because he always has a long-term view.

All in all, I think roll player game is very interesting, and I might play it with my friends if I had a chance.

Game of the Week Blog Reflection: Roll Player

This week in class we used a software called Tabletopia to play a four-player game of Roll Player. Roll player is a roll playing game that requires the use of dice and cards. Players use strategy and compete against one another, the goal is to create the best hero possible. We did this online so naturally, we ran into quite a few problems. Some of them included trouble joining the gaming session, trying to figure out how to configure the proper camera angle to see the whole board game, and figuring out how to roll digital dice.

I think the two most prominent ties to leadership this game has is communication and creativity. In my gaming session communication was key since it was almost everyone’s first time playing the game. We collaborated and helped teach each other the game and offered advice when purchasing skills, traits, or personality cards for our characters. Creativity is also a key attribute because this is the only way to ensure that you have a well-rounded fantasy hero. I found myself creating a character that had some traits similar to the ones I have, but I also used this game as an opportunity to pick attributes that I want to have or can’t have in real life.

My favorite part of the game was earning money to go shop in the market place for anything I wanted. I found the game a little overwhelming because there are so many things to watch in order to end the game with the highest amount of points. I would say the hardest part of the game is trying to find cards for your character when you are the last player to get a turn in the market place. It tends to be slim pickings at that point and you may be left with cards you don’t want or can’t afford. The only disappointing aspect was the fact that we ran out of time and couldn’t completely finish or total up scores. I would recommend this game to my younger brother because he loves customizing his videogame characters and would take the opportunity to live vicariously through them.

Game of the Week Blog Reflection: Roll Player

Today, our group had a four-person game, and we played Tabletopia. I have to say that this board game simulator is very interesting and contains a lot of content. The function of choosing online games is great, which can help us complete online teaching and communication well. However, when I entered Roll Player, Sometimes an error is displayed when entering the game, which might be because my team members and I were in different countries. Creating a room and joining the game is straightforward, and it’s easy to get into the game.

RollPlayer is a typical role-playing game (RPG) in which each of us plays a role, and we are all different races. My character is Dragonkin. Each of our characters had to use dice and cards to play, to complete our various traits, and to pick our skills and weapons. I think the game has a randomness because a lot of the actions are done by rolling dice, but it also tests our memory and management skills. We want to do as much power as possible at the lowest cost and pick the cards that are best for us. This is also the hardest part of the game.

I think my friend Shan would like to play this game. First of all, she is an avid board game fan. And she is very good at this kind of role-playing games, she can put herself into the role well, and can manage every step well. I think this game not only brings me entertainment, but also increases my strategy skills. In a word, it is a very good online board game.

week 1 roll player

This week we played Roll player! It is a really fun game with the goal of creating a top notch character by the end of it with dice. Most of the game is strategizing your next moves with how to maximize the points the dice and cards will give you. The game seems simple with 3 phases however the longer you play the more intricate you realize it is.

We had a lot of issues with getting online where 2 of us continued to disconnect throughout and the steam version of the game would not work properly. Eventually we got around them but I feel like that really affected our gameplay. The most difficult part of the game for me was focusing on all the different aspects I needed in order to maximize points. I think I started to get a handle on it near the end of the game but we ended right as I realized that I had to rethink my whole strategy. Honestly it seemed pretty fun, even though it was confounding at times and I really want to play again because I think I could prioritize the aspects that would yield more points better if I would play again.

I think this game showed an often overlooked side to leadership, that being juggling tasks and prioritizing certain jobs over others. In the game certain tasks gave more points, like getting the right attributes to the right level, but other tasks like matching the colors of the dice, were easier to do but yielded more points. It is the job of a leader to figure out which task is going to show the best results and I think this game did an excellent job of illustrating that point. In class near the end of the game it definitely hit me that I had been giving some tasks far more importance than I should have and I am almost certain that if we kept playing I would have lost.

Game of the Week Blog Reflection: Roll Player

In roll player, the hero’s role is perfectly shaped by the elements of race, class, alliance, skill, trait, and equipment. In the game, players can roll dice to establish the character’s attributes. Upgrade the hero’s ability by buying weapons and armor to make him stronger. The key point of attracting players to this game is to maintain a good balance between providing various choices and maintaining popularity, which enriches the traditional dice game.

The goal of The Roll player is to get high marks. The most difficult part of the game is the pursuit of a higher dice value. Players have to roll the enemy’s dice, because only in this way can they take away the market cards you may want to buy in the game. Because each setting is different, players need to try different strategies in the game. Players need to grasp the opportunity of active choice through strategy rather than waiting for the same card face of each game to appear in the market.

I think this game tends to be when players have no company and need to spend their game time on their own. Single-player or novice players can develop a unique strategy in the game, in the transfer to multiplayer, so the probability of victory will be greater. This game is very easy to integrate into the game when you understand the rules. It will stimulate your thinking in the game. It won’t be as boring as the previous desktop games. All the different choices in terms of race, background story, alliance, and occupation can shape the player’s playability. If you don’t have much time off but need games to release your pressure, Roll player will be a good choice!

Through the relationship between classroom games and leadership, we first need to understand our own values and what we will achieve when we try to take risks and make mistakes again. Secondly, to play a leading role is to stimulate one’s own creativity rather than trying to avoid mistakes and please others.