From ccfd965559437bef3e1a5e0dee379fc9d3e131f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2022 15:09:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] yet more docs --- README.md | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1afcc5d..2acfd1e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,24 @@ -# How I Made This +# What this is + +These are files to print and play a detective game my family enjoys. + +It's entirely in black and white. +I don't own a color printer, +but I do own colored pencils. + +The rooms are big open spaces +and the suspects and weapons are just clip art. +I'm not good at art, +so I had to use stuff other people made. +You wind up with a kind of generic looking game. +However, +you should feel encouraged +to draw your own decorations +on everything. +There's lots of empty space for this! + + +# How I made mine I printed everything but the weapon tokens on something that felt like about 80-pound glossy card stock. @@ -20,6 +40,13 @@ We colored the bands on the player and weapon cards using some colored pencils, and my daughter drew furniture in the rooms and on the room cards. + +# Parts you can't print + +* A six-sided die +* Different-colored pawns or tokens, for players/suspects + + # Why tiny cards? Cheapass Games made a fun game called "Kill Doctor Lucky"