Analysis of the Board Game "Dead's Bones"
Analysis of the Board Game "Dead's Bones"
This game was created in intent to give anybody who has read the award winning novel Song of Solomon a fun and creative approach to this novel’s literature. This game focuses on the harsh life of Milkman (Macon Dead the 3rd) and his quest for gold which eventually turns into a quest for his family’s origin and meaning of his African American heritage. This game can be conquered by luck and knowledge of this novel’s elements, characters, and events. It is a four player game but can be played with as little as two players. This board game was constructed in circular form with Milkman’s home being the starting point and the finishing point just as his quest was in the novel.
To play this game you must first place the four golden nuggets on the home section. The game pieces are represented by golden nuggets because gold was originally the main focus of his journey. After deciding who rolls first, roll the die and move one section per dot showing on the die. The board consists of a series of sections that either helps you or can hurt you. Roughly 65 % of the pieces have either a rose petal or blue wings on them. The rose petal and blue wings have great irrelevance to this novel because they were an inside element in the readings and were very powerful symbols that pertained to the Dead family heritage. There are two stacks of cards with a rose petal on one and blue wings on the other. When a player lands on one of these sections they must draw a card from the corresponding stack. If they land on the blue wing section they will pick a card that consists of a series of important quotes in the novel. If the player guesses the correct character that corresponds with the quotation they will be awarded two bones. If the player lands on the rose petal section they will pick the rose petal card which will consist of a series of adjectives that describes a character, place, or event. If the player is correct with their choice, they will be awarded one bone. The player has a green bag and every bone awarded will be placed inside. The first player that can collect 20 bones in their green bag to...