Social Network Board Game
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AIM Product Design Group design.aim.com 1. A bunch of game pieces to represent each player. You should be able to find some coloured paper clips in the office someplace. 2. About 3 bucks in coins. Each coin represents 1 million users (mu). 3. Some drinks probably. 4. Aaand some dice! Nearly forgot that. Well, you only need 1 die. (Why is the singular of ‘dice’ called ‘a die’. Isn’t that weird?) What you need to play: Each player takes one roll of the die (see, that’s just weird), then players proceed from the highes to lowest roller. In case of a tie in this phase, discontinue use and consult a physician. Players may also arm-wrestle to determine play order. Determining play order: Player rolls the die (*sigh*), then moves forward by the number of spaces indicated. Seriously. I shouldn’t have to tell you this part. You’ve played board games before, right? Playing a turn: When a player gets 200 million users, he/she bypasses all remaining squares to the 200 box (the blue space). The player must then roll a ‘3’ to advance to the winner’s circle. How to win: - If you are drinking while playing this, shame on you. - If you are drinking while playing this at work, let me know where you work, plz. More stuff: Socializ i ia c l i l i a a l z z z z ci ia oc oc c a a S o o o o S S S S S r r r r r Socializr BETA The Social Network Board Game Class Action Suit! Your users sue you over a UI glitch. Give up 1mu. Your network gets mentioned in a bathroom at SXSW! Gain 3mu! Another day, another Techcrunch writeup. (Good) Bad Press! Rupert Murdoch threatens to buy you. Gain 1mu! Patent Verdict! Take 2mu from the richest player. If you are the rich- est player, give 3mu to the poorest player. RIAA Lawsuit! Users can’t find the illegal music that you ‘removed’ from the network. You lose 1mu. Music Sponsor! iTunes wants to sell music on your network. Gain 2mu! Parental Outrage! Parents launch a crusade against your network. The free press nets you 4mu! Funding Frozen! The execs turn off the cash while they evaluate your progress. Move ahead 3 spaces. Do not collect new Users. Product Delay :/ Integration issues and bugs delay the launch or your new killer feature. Move back 2 spaces. Controversy! Janet Jackson has another ‘wardrobe malfunction’ on your live webcast. Collect 2mu! Collect 2mu whenever you pass this space. NEW USERS JOIN! Collect 2mu whenever you land on this space. Bonus Users! START HERE SXSW! (stay here until you roll a ‘3’ to enter the winner’s circle. You did read the rules, right?) 200 box (Congratulations! You just wasted 20 minutes!) WINNER’S CIRCLE! (Bad) Bad Press :( A bad employee sells your memberlist to spammers. Lose 1mu, Go back 1 space. PWND! A bunch of hackers take down your registration system for a full week. Go back 3 spaces.
description
A beautiful irony illustrating PCM creative in action's "Social Media is media that is social" workshop session. We have been interacting socially with stuff for a long time. Exchanging comic books, borrowing books, watching TV, Listening to the Radio, playing card games and playing board games. These are things which are much more fun and rewarding when done SOCIALLY. Social Media the board game. Bringing on-line understanding off-line. SocializrThis Board game from AIM Product Design Group will keep social media geeks smiling for a while... enjoy. (Instruction of how to play are printed on the game board.)
Transcript of Social Network Board Game
AIM Product Design Groupdesign.aim.com
1. A bunch of game pieces to represent each player. You should be able to find some coloured paper clips in the office someplace.
2. About 3 bucks in coins. Each coin represents 1 million users (mu).
3. Some drinks probably.4. Aaand some dice! Nearly forgot that. Well,
you only need 1 die. (Why is the singular of ‘dice’ called ‘a die’. Isn’t that weird?)
What you need to play:
Each player takes one roll of the die (see, that’s just weird), then players proceed from the highes to lowest roller. In case of a tie in this phase, discontinue use and consult a physician. Players may also arm-wrestle to determine play order.
Determining play order:
Player rolls the die (*sigh*), then moves forward by the number of spaces indicated. Seriously. I shouldn’t have to tell you this part. You’ve played board games before, right?
Playing a turn:
When a player gets 200 million users, he/she bypasses all remaining squares to the 200 box (the blue space). The player must then roll a ‘3’ to advance to the winner’s circle.
How to win:
- If you are drinking while playing this, shame on you.
- If you are drinking while playing this at work, let me know where you work, plz.
More stuff:
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The Social Network Board Game
Class Action Suit!
Your users sue you over a UI glitch. Give up 1mu.
Your network gets mentioned in a bathroom
at SXSW! Gain 3mu!
Another d
ay, anoth
er
Tech
crunch
writ
eup.
(Good) Bad Press!
Rupert M
urdoch threatens
to buy you. G
ain 1mu!
Patent Verdict!
Take 2mu from
the richest player. If you are the rich-
est player, give 3mu to the
poorest player. RIA
A L
awsu
it!
Use
rs c
an’t
find
the
illeg
al
mus
ic th
at y
ou ‘r
emov
ed’
from
the
netw
ork.
You
lo
se 1
mu.
Music Sponsor!
iTunes wants to sell music on your network. Gain
2mu!
Parental Outrage!
Parents launch a crusade against your network. The free press nets you 4mu!
Funding Frozen!
The execs turn off the cash while they evaluate
your progress. Move ahead 3 spaces. Do not
collect new Users.
Product Delay :/
Integration issues and bugs delay the launch or your new killer feature.
Move back 2 spaces.
Cont
rove
rsy!
Jane
t Jac
kson
ha
s an
othe
r ‘w
ardr
obe
mal
func
tion’
on
you
r liv
e w
ebca
st.
Colle
ct 2
mu!
Collect 2
mu whenever
you pass th
is
space
.
NEW
USERS
JOIN
!
Collect 2mu whenever
you land on this
space.
Bonus
Users!
START HERE
SXSW!
(stay here until you roll a ‘3’ to enter the winner’s circle. You
did read the rules, right?)
200 box
(Congratulations! You just wasted 20 minutes!)
WINNER’S CIRCLE!
(Bad
) Bad
Pre
ss :(
A b
ad e
mpl
oyee
sel
ls y
our
mem
berli
st to
spa
mm
ers.
Lose
1m
u, G
o ba
ck 1
sp
ace.
PWN
D!
A bunch of hackers take
down your registration
system for a full w
eek. Go
back 3 spaces.
