Supremacy: Four Paths To Power is an open-ended strategy war game that is waged on two fronts: the
metagame, which is a ba le in space, and the ground ba les that determine the individual capture of planets.
Each type of planet has di?¬? erent natural resources that the player can exploit to build unique military
units and ultimately try to defeat his or her enemies. Overzealous players can destroy their own planets due
to overproduction.
Is the Tool/Prototype Really Needed?
My ?¬? rst task was to build a paper/physical prototype and test my ideas by ge ing feedback from the rest of
our team, whom I volunteered to be playtesters. Two separate paper prototypes were created: one simulating
ba les on the ground and one simulating the larger ba les in space. The ground ba le prototype worked
?¬? ne; the math was straightforward, and keeping track of all the stats was relatively simple. Excited by the
?¬? rst prototype, we set out to play the space ba le prototype, and disaster struck. A er much groaning and
moaning, we somehow slogged through seven or eight turns in what seemed like as many hours before calling
it quits.
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