Hi, my name is Sean, and I am creating a project based on the novel Z for Zacariah, by Robert C.O’brien. My project is going to be a board game named “Survive the Valley”. This game will give players the chance to experience the challenges that Ann faces as she lives in the Valley. Players will move across a board showing the valley, going through safe zones, danger zones, and zones where players will have to decide between cards with different choices, leading to varying outcomes. Some examples of what these zones could be about are finding supplies, facing radiation, and making choices about Mr. Loomis. This game relates to the novel by showcasing some of its major themes, like survival and trust.

Conceptual precedent

Technical precedent

I made some models of the valley-shaped board and some of the decision cards with chat gpt. I also thought of some of the text on the printed cards.

Day 1

Today, I made a Cuttle file for the board and a TinkerCad (3d print) file for my board game pieces. (The files are attached to the post)

Day 2

Today I printed the board, made spaces on the game board, and made a board game piece.

Day 3

Day 4

Today I printed 3 more game pieces and colored them so they could be differentiated.