TGC - Semi-Finalist in Contest for 2022.

 

 

 https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dragonsgate:-wizards-of-the-red-dragons

One of my games is a Semi-Finalist on The Game Crafter in August 2022. The Contest is a Choose-your-own-quest type game involving a game book and playing pieces.  It is Fantasy type. 

 Dragonsgate: Wizards of the Red Dragons, by Michael J. Costa.

 MC 2022.

 A "Choose your Own Path" Game:

The Game of Dragonsgate includes Dice, the Game Book, Tool Cards, and Reward Tokens.  Roll the Dice to determine who plays first (highest number wins). Each Character has a corresponding number (1 to 6), as shown on the Dice.  After the Player rolls the Dice, read the Character’s Mission in the Book.  If the Player is Successful, the Player receives a Reward Token, and then it is the next Player’s turn. The Game Stops once a Player has played one of each type of Character and successfully completed the Quest lines.  

Characters & Dice Numbers:
Wizard (1), Rogue (2), Thief (3), Knight (4), Scribe (5), & Monk (6).

Tool Cards come in 10 Varieties: Weapons, Armor, Potions, Food, Antidote, Repair, Bandages, Incense, Lock picks, & Magic Spells.  Each Card may increase the cast number on the Dice, such as +1, +3, or +5 per Quest.  The Tool Cards are selected at random by taking the first card on top of the Deck; each Tool Card costs 1 Token.  

Average Time of Play is about 45 Minutes to an Hour, depending on reading and action speed per Player.  If a Player has completed Mission #1, then the Player can begin Mission #2 on the next turn, and so on.  Tool Cards can also be used for selection of Characters with Dice.  

MC 2022.

At the end of the voting period the top 20 games will become semi-finalists and move on to the next phase. If there is a tie for the 20th spot, then the game that was submitted to the contest first, will win the tie.

NOTE: This phase will be skipped if there are 20 or fewer entries.

 The semi-finalists are awarded a Contest Semi-Finalist  accolade. And they can use this larger version on their promotional materials and packaging.

Selecting Finalists

Once we have 20 semi-finalists the judge or judges for the contest will visit the shop page of each semi-finalist game. There the judge will rate the artwork, the action shots, the description of the game, and how closely the game represents the spirit, intent, and rules of the contest. This is meant to simulate how likely a buyer would be to add this game to their cart. They'll also download the rules and read them for clarity, beauty, style, and fun. Like the semi-finals, this round will be judged on the shop page and downloadable rule book for a game.

Determining A Winner

After the judge or judges have selected a list of finalists, the games are produced and shipped to the judges.  The judges will now take a few weeks to play and evaluate each of the games, usually playing each game several times. The judges have traditionally either created a more detailed scoring spreadsheet for this stage, or written evaluations of each finalist, or both.

Once the judge or judges have determined a winner, they report their findings to The Game Crafter, and then TGC announces the winner on  news.thegamecrafter.com and awards the contest prizes, including a Contest Winner accolade. And they can use this larger version on their promotional materials and packaging.

MC 2022.