Friday, April 25, 2014

Magic Bean Hunt

The game involves multiple players looking for magic beans.  Each player has a magnifying glass with a camera (as small and unnoticeable as possible) attached such that its view matches the player's view through the magnifying glass.  Each player also has a small device with a screen, which the camera communicates with through wiring, or, if possible, wirelessly.  The screen displays what the camera is looking at, but can display other things not visible to the naked eye (augmented reality).

There are various dried beans hidden around the play area.  Some of these beans will be magic beans, as revealed by the magnifying glass.  The goal is to find the magic beans, which each grant a lot of points.  Finding all of the magic beans ends the game, and whoever finds the final bean gets a small point bonus.

There are, however, other ways to earn points.  With the magnifying glass, the players can find other things in the environment that can give them points, such as a small family of gnomes in a bush.  They can also find hints as to the beans' locations, though hints don't grant points.  There may also be digital padlocks blocking progress.  To get past these, the player's must find a paper clip and bend it into the shape displayed on the padlock.  The magnifying glass will then register it on the device with the screen, which will unlock the padlock.  Unlocking padlocks also grants points.  At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins.

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