A Box of Chocolates - A Game Mechanic
For a while now, I’ve struggled with keeping my gameplay interesting and involved as I’m so used to resorting back to the “perfect suburban generation” style gameplay. I’ve wanted to explore the game. Go out of my comfort zone. Explore things I would never normally do. But the thing is, I’ve never had anything to prompt me. To, in a way, “force” me to make these decisions outside my normal gameplay. I’m not a challenge type player. I can’t stick to a set of rules as, for me (and this may only be me) I feel restricted somehow. There’s so much to explore in this game and I feel that we’re missing out on things because they aren’t how we “normally” play.
So I had an idea.
I suppose this is lightly based on the random legacy challenge but it’s not that format in any way. It’s not a challenge. It’s more of a gameplay mechanic you can use alongside your own save. I call it “ Life is like a box of chocolates” because you never know what you might get. Citation - Forest Gump 1994
This mechanic uses a random number generator which you roll to select a numbered scenario for your gameplay. There’s a variety of options. Some examples include
The list goes on. I’m hoping this will aid players who may be stuck in a rut right now, the same as I am.
I’ve created a document which provides all instructions for the mechanic along with a table for all the different scenarios. Currently there are just over 100 different ones but I hope to update this as time goes on.
Please let me know if you use this with your gameplay, if it helps and if you have any other ideas which I haven’t thought of. I’d love to make this a community project.
I hope this comes in useful! Enjoy!
The link to the document can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G20LzBUsRbt9tm58gwyDBYLhXmvVGMvnECr8RT7DgT4/edit?usp=sharing
This can also be found on my Tumblr Account here: https://ambrosia-pudding.tumblr.com/
Disclaimer below (Please read)..
I’m just also going to add here that if anyone else has already done something like these, please tell me. There’s been alot of negativity going round this community and for me personally, I’d like to stay of the positive end of that spectrum. I’m not trying to copy anyone’s ideas or gameplay. I created this for myself and thought that I’d share it incase it came in useful to anyone. (And also, so I know where it it should I ever lose the file.)
So I had an idea.
I suppose this is lightly based on the random legacy challenge but it’s not that format in any way. It’s not a challenge. It’s more of a gameplay mechanic you can use alongside your own save. I call it “ Life is like a box of chocolates” because you never know what you might get. Citation - Forest Gump 1994
This mechanic uses a random number generator which you roll to select a numbered scenario for your gameplay. There’s a variety of options. Some examples include
- Have a change of career
- Have an affair
- Spend the day on the beach in Sulani
- Throw a costume party
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The list goes on. I’m hoping this will aid players who may be stuck in a rut right now, the same as I am.
I’ve created a document which provides all instructions for the mechanic along with a table for all the different scenarios. Currently there are just over 100 different ones but I hope to update this as time goes on.
Please let me know if you use this with your gameplay, if it helps and if you have any other ideas which I haven’t thought of. I’d love to make this a community project.
I hope this comes in useful! Enjoy!
The link to the document can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G20LzBUsRbt9tm58gwyDBYLhXmvVGMvnECr8RT7DgT4/edit?usp=sharing
This can also be found on my Tumblr Account here: https://ambrosia-pudding.tumblr.com/
Disclaimer below (Please read)..
I’m just also going to add here that if anyone else has already done something like these, please tell me. There’s been alot of negativity going round this community and for me personally, I’d like to stay of the positive end of that spectrum. I’m not trying to copy anyone’s ideas or gameplay. I created this for myself and thought that I’d share it incase it came in useful to anyone. (And also, so I know where it it should I ever lose the file.)
