Game Concept Pitch Document

Mobile Multiplayer game via GPRS and Bluetooth

NOTE: This is just a Game Concept Document and not full Game design Document. This is just pitching work of mine.

Date 25/05/2010 Contact Name Email : +91 98198 65780 : Gaurang : gaurang.here@gmail.com dream.krayon@gmail.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
FACTS: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 TITLE: THE ROYAL GAME OF UR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 GENRE: ANCIENT TRADITIONAL BOARD GAME --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 PLATFORM: MOBILE / MULTIPLAYER------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

GAME DESCRIPTION: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4

GENRE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 GAME ELEMENTS: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 THEME: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 STYLE: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 GAME SEQUENCE AND FLOW: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 PLAYER: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 PLAYER IMMERSION: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 (USP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

GAME PLAY: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 GAME FLOW IN BRIEF: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 GAME ATTRIBUTES / DIMENSIONS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
GAME PLAY TIME ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7 CHALLENGES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 ADDICTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 VALUE FOR MONEY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

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THE ROYAL GAME OF UR- GAME CONCEPT DOCUMENT

INTRODUCTION:
"The Royal Game of Ur is one of the oldest known board games and originates from era of Mesopotamia. The original rules are not known, but the rules as defined by the British Museum. It is arguable if those rules are correct, and on basis of this I have modified little game-play as we find these rules deliver the best mobile multiplayer turn based game-play. Ur is a so called Race game. The goal of the game is to be the first to have all of your 4 pieces in the end zone."

FACTS:
'The Royal Game of Ur' is one of the most ancient traditional board game known, predating even Egyptian Senate by about 300 years. It appears to have been very popular among the Sumerian rulers and to have spread from Sumer to sites all over the ancient world from India to the Mediterranean. The ancient Egyptian game '20-Squares' (dating from about 1800 BC), for instance, is very likely a version of this game. 'The Royal Game of Ur' is of course not the game's real name. Its actual name is lost in ancient times, but because of the examples of it found in the royal cemetery of Ur, the game soon came to be called 'The Royal Game of Ur' among archaeologists. The game is played with fourteen markers --six to a side -- with two sets, one for each player, of three curious pyramidal dice. The boards the markers move on are variously made but all share distinct rosette markings on strategic squares. 'The Royal Game of Ur' was played in ancient Sumer and Mesopotamia since before at least 2500 BC. Now it is here again in the present, re-created through the magic of electrons and phosphorus, for you to play. Welcome to a game of the ancient Sumerians -- Noah, Sargon, Shulgi, Abraham, and now you!

FIGURE 1: ORIGINAL GAME IMPRESSION THE ABOVE REFERENCE IMAGE IS TAKEN FROM BRITISH MUSEUM.

TITLE: THE ROYAL GAME OF UR GENRE: ANCIENT TRADITIONAL BOARD GAME PLATFORM: MOBILE / MULTIPLAYER

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GAME DESCRIPTION:
Game Description Board Game Traditional Game Dice Game Ancient and royal element Addictive and challenged game-play Strategy game Traditional values Ancient Mesopotamia theme

GENRE: GAME ELEMENTS:

THEME:

STYLE:

historical 2D Graphics Classical look and feel

GAME SEQUENCE AND FLOW: PLAYER:

Turn based multiplayer game Win and lose factors

2 player mode

PLAYER IMMERSION: (USP)

TABLE 1: GAME DESCRIPTION

As per my research, no one has developed this game on mobile platform, If released, will be the first mobile multiplayer game. In India, The royal game of UR is not known, this can be the first game in India. It resembles the original Indian game paschichi (kodi) People love traditional game to play History dig Creativity

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GAME PLAY:
This is an ancient board game. Turn based game played with Four game pieces each side (here shown white and black). The progress of game depends on the throw of dice. As mentioned earlier, the game doesnt have any proven format to play. Its arguable how the game goes! The British Museum had defined a game-play. As adverted and directed by British Museum, game is played with 7 pieces and 4 pyramids. But when I look at mobile platform multiplayer game-play, the game becomes little lengthy. We might face few restrictions like getting calls while playing, network disturbances, delivery delay, , session breaks and battery exhaustion. This might lessen the interests and addictiveness of the game-play and as result user will not complete the game. Keeping above factors in mind, I have modified the game a little. There is no harm doing that as I have researched, many people have played this game but in their own ways. Even on line! The Game will have 4 pieces (black and white pieces/buttons) instead of 7. The Game will have 3 pyramids (dices) instead of 4. The transition of game play will be little shorter.

FIGURE 2: THE DEFINED GAME PLAY BY BRITISH MUSEUM.

The game play is changed a little to have fast and addiction for mobile game users. (Will be defined in the Full Game Design Document)

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FIGURE 3: GAME-PLAY MODIFIED

FIGURE 4: ROSETTE PLACEMENTS

GAME FLOW IN BRIEF:

Our game is for two players, with 4 pieces each. Black and white.(see figure:3) To play the game we use special dice, pyramids with notches on two of the corners, once you have thrown the dice, count the numbers of notches facing upwards and thats your score to proceed with. (see figure:3) The aim of the game is to get all of your pieces all the way around. If an enemy piece lands on your piece then your piece is sent home. (see figure:3) There are 5 rosette squares. If you land on a rosette you will get another throw of the dice and your piece is safe from enemy attack. (see figure:4)

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GAME ATTRIBUTES / DIMENSIONS:

Game Description 10 to 15 minutes of game play Includes luck factors more than that user would love to compete with the opponent. Traditional board games are womb-to-tomb, they are played life-long. It will have the same respect as other traditional board game has for example: Chess and Ludo yes

GAME PLAY TIME CHALLENGES

ADDICTION

VALUE FOR MONEY

TABLE 2: GAME ATTRIBUTES

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VISUAL SAMPLE OF GAME

FIGURE 5: SAMPLE GAME VISUAL

Note: Sample visual is just a visualization of the game, the final output may differ.
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