The rules are simple. Make your way through the game board to collect the most treasure! You take the board pieces to assemble the game board in any shape that you can create. There are premade shapes in a “L” and “I” shapes, along with smaller sections and then there are individual pieces. All of these pieces interlock at the edges. In addition you have gem (red border), action (blue design border) and warning (black and yellow) square covers that snap on individual spots into special squares. Have fun with the other people playing to layout a fun game board. Shuffle the three decks of gem, action, and warning cards..Next, you roll the die to see who goes first and then go clockwise from there. Select your player token and begin the game. Roll the die and move forward the number of spaces. If you land on one of the special squares select the appropriate card and follow what it says. At the end, add up your treasure, Gems=3 points, gold = 2 points, silver=1point. In the even of a tie, reshuffle the gem cards and pick 3 treasure cards, highest amount wins (if another tie draw again). Remember, you have to have some luck in treasure hunting!
How would reverse engineering a game that has already been made help with creating your own game? It makes you think about what is fun in the game and boil it down into a few main mechanics. You take the one that you think would translate best into a board game and go from there. This really puts into perspective what makes a game tick.
I have posted sample pictures below of the game:
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