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Jinxed - Board Game

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Jinxed - Board Game

JINXED-
Game design

A board game that tricks the mind and tests belief in superstition.

JINXED-
Game design

A board game that tricks the mind and tests belief in superstition.

A mind game disguised as play,
Jinxed questions how much we truly trust reason over superstition. Logical gameplay is disrupted by unpredictable twists, echoing the instability of belief. Inspired by symbols like broken mirrors and lucky charms, it turns play into reflection, a metaphor for the human mind.

Developed as an extension of research for publication design on cognitive dissonance and superstition during an exchange semester at Hochschule Pforzheim, Germany.
Cultural
Game design
visual design
game mechanics
narrative driven

Project:

Project:

Exchange Semester 23' Hochshule Pforzhiem, Germany

Guide:

Guide:

Michel Throm

Michel Throm

Duration:

Duration

3 weeks

About Jinxed

About Jinxed

Jinxed is a board game that unsettles players’ sense of logic and belief. Set in a world of luck, charms, and traps, players race to earn Victory Points while navigating unpredictable twists of fate.

Blending real-life interactions with chance-based mechanics, just when you think you’re in control, chance intervenes. Jinxed immerses players in a journey where cultural beliefs collide with strategy and surprise.

Oh no, Did I just jinxed it?

Oh no, Did I just jinxed it?

The game is best played with 2-4 people, you have to follow along this board numerically as per what your dice rolls and pick lucky cards, unlucky cards, horoscope cards, create your trap boxes and earn revenue, collect lucky charms and finally win 10 victory coins to win the game.

Remember, it can make you believe in bizarre things or make you realise how superstitious you always were, you just couldn't accept it.

The game is best played with 2-4 people, you have to follow along this board numerically as per what your dice rolls and pick lucky cards, unlucky cards, horoscope cards, create your trap boxes and earn revenue, collect lucky charms and finally win 10 victory coins to win the game.

Remember, it can make you believe in bizarre things or make you realise how superstitious you always were, you just couldn't accept it.

A set of 30 lucky and unlucky cards determine your destiny in the game.

What you earn, what you loose, and where your luck actually works, it all depends on the cards you pick. These cards are to kept with the bank, picked per chance and shuffled.

A set of 30 lucky and unlucky cards determine your destiny in the game.

What you earn, what you loose, and where your luck actually works, it all depends on the cards you pick. These cards are to kept with the bank, picked per chance and shuffled.

Owning a Trap card means a constant revenue, whoever lands on this will habe to pay you the stated amount. There are 7 of these, you can buy it from the bank and sell them to bank if needed.

The Voodoo Doll Trap Box is incredibly powerful, allowing the owner to control another player’s direction and actions based on the conditions stated on the card when they land on it.

Owning a Trap card means a constant revenue, whoever lands on this will habe to pay you the stated amount. There are 7 of these, you can buy it from the bank and sell them to bank if needed.

The Voodoo Doll Trap Box is incredibly powerful, allowing the owner to control another player’s direction and actions based on the conditions stated on the card when they land on it.

Horoscope cards are an intresting way to earn a victory coin. Pick Horoscope Cards whenever the board says according to the number of dice that made you reach that box.

If it turns true in that round, you earn a victory coin!

Horoscope cards are an intresting way to earn a victory coin. Pick Horoscope Cards whenever the board says according to the number of dice that made you reach that box.

If it turns true in that round, you earn a victory coin!

Regular I'm Feeling Lucky charms are your currency, earn it, spend it, save it. Special Lucky Charms are the easiest way to gain a Victory coin.

1 special lucky charm = 1 victory coin.

Victory coins are your gateway to win this game, you only need 10!

Regular I'm Feeling Lucky charms are your currency, earn it, spend it, save it. Special Lucky Charms are the easiest way to gain a Victory coin.

1 special lucky charm = 1 victory coin.

Victory coins are your gateway to win this game, you only need 10!

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