Hi guys!

Just a quick question:

For one of my game ideas I want to implement traps.

I want the traps to work something like this:

Player A sets a trap for Player B in a room Player A thinks Player B goes into a lot. However, the trap is triggered by anyone who walks into it.

In my game idea these are not just physical traps but social traps too, i.e. being manipulated into entering an embarrassing situation and lowering the Player's reputation.

I'm slowly fleshing out this mechanic but this is my first ever game design doing anything like this. My question is: are there any board games or video games you can recommend that use prominent trap mechanics? Maybe a bit like I've described? Or maybe you have personal experience to share? I am looking for some inspiration and some opinions on how to best design this mechanic.

Thanks!

Ah cool, thanks! I'll definitely have to give that a play.

I'm not a YuGiOh fan, but I've always liked how they'd "lay this card face down!".

The idea that you know your opponent is doing something, but you don't know what, adds some interesting psychological play to the game.

Maybe the facedown card is merely a delay-acting self-buff. Maybe it's a delayed attack. Maybe it's a trap that's triggered when you take a specific action - but if so, what action?

You will mostly look at board games for social traps.

I recommend The Resistance and Spy Fall.

I have played these with friends over long distances using Twitter and email, although with The Resistance it was before the new expansion was added, so I believe you could easily turn them into a multiplayer PC game.

Hey guys,

Thanks so much for these suggestions, I'm going to look them all up today and see what inspires me!

I'm not a YuGiOh fan, but I've always liked how they'd "lay this card face down!".

The idea that you know your opponent is doing something, but you don't know what, adds some interesting psychological play to the game.

Maybe the facedown card is merely a delay-acting self-buff. Maybe it's a delayed attack. Maybe it's a trap that's triggered when you take a specific action - but if so, what action?

That's the tension what I'm hoping to create when Players try to make specific actions. I want to create a state of comical tension and paranoia; you don't know when a player is going to be trying to screw you over with ridiculous traps etc!