Beatagame

Who are you?

The winner of the creative game application created by Magyar Talentometer

 Are you curious as to which path you would take if you were given the choice? Are you interested in which personality your first choice would be if you could choose from six? And what would the others choose? You’re starting off on a big journey, where everyone shares the same experience, but still in different ways.

Every player plays with six characters, picked during the game, guiding them to their chosen destination. After overcoming some obstacles and reaching the finish, the players must choose another character and aim for another destination. At the end, each player is left with only one character, which shows who the player really is. The players move towards their destination, playing with or against each other, sometimes even co-operating with each other to reach their own finish lines, allthewhile fighting, turning houses upside down or closing doors in each other’s faces, or on the contrary, opening up new opportunities, passing over and under bridges.

This is a three dimensional, innovative and creative board game which combines the simplicity of the classical board game genre with the complexity of strategic games. It is a game which enhances personal development and shows us by putting us in the different characters’ shoes that the way we judge our personality traits is relative. It all depends on whether we can make good use of them during our chosen journey, whether we can benefit from them, whether they help us. This is all done in a playful way, it teaches us in a subconscious way the importance of anticipating and looking for the opportunities that arise after the completion of a journey. There is no better feeling than that of a child already planning his next task after completing the first one. It teaches us to choose quickly, but also to be able to be flexible while adapting to new situations.

The reason it’s entertaining? The reason it’s different? You don’t have to learn complicated steps. You only have to know the characters for everything to be clear, and you really have to believe in the fact that you are in charge. You don’t have to follow any other road, just the one you want. Few rules limit you in your steps. It’s entertaining because you get to know each other’s positive and negative traits, because you get to decide on the fate of others, seemingly without any consequences. However, others can also get their own back on you, which can also serve as a lesson that the decisions you make have consequences. The packaging is also out of the ordinary. The design resembles a model railroad layout, which catches the eye more easily. It drags you away for a bit from the world of virtual reality, and pulls you into a more ‘real’ reality, made more vivid by your imagination, where the possibility of becoming totally immersed in the game is reinforced by the handling of the game pieces.

All in all, the novelty of this game originates from the strategy of today’s games, but the implementation takes us back to simpler times, so it can be of interest to old and young alike. It can evoke our childhood, and the beauty of the real world can arouse our children’s interest again.

(Characters: snail, goblin, knight, warlock, Transylvanian fairy, dragon. The snail is slow, but punctual. The goblin breaks the rules, but is weak. The knight sees the possibilities from above, but might get the destination wrong. The warlock has enormous power, but could be defeated by many of his opponents. The dragon flies, but may overstep the mark with his rapidity. The Transylvanian fairy is a rare treasure. She has no negative traits.)