Cerealbar 2 Rules.

This game is a research project to study human-human interaction and natural language processing (NLP). It is a followup to this study.

Game Objective

The goal of the game is to collect as many unique sets of 3 cards as possible. Note: this isn't a competition!! The follower and the leader work together.

Unique Sets

Example

This unique set contains:

• 1 yellow circle.
• 3 green squares.
• 2 pink plusses.

Explanation

Each card has a color, a shape, and a number (1-3) of occurrences of that shape. A unique set is one in which each card has a different color, shape, and number. When a unique set is collected, the 3 cards disappear from the board and are replaced with 3 new cards.

Game Over

The game is over when the number of turns runs out.

The Leader's Turn

• The leader can see the entire board. Plan ahead and give instructions to the follower to collect sets.
• The leader gets a minute per turn. The leader's turn ends when time runs out (But the leader can also end the turn early). If the leader has not left any instructions for the follower, the follower's turn will be skipped -- it will be the leader's turn again, and the # of turns remaining will decrease by 1.
• If the follower doesn't understand, please be patient and try again. Remember that there are all sorts of people out there. Each game is between two humans -- there's someone else out there working with you!

The Follower's Turn

• The follower's role is simpler. Your strength is additional mobility.
• Without any instructions from the leader, the follower can't do anything. In fact, the follower's turn is skipped if the leader forgets to leave instructions for them.
• As the follower, follow instructions using your movements and hit "done" only once they're achieved. You can't see new instructions until you've completed your current instruction.
• The follower's turn ends immediately once you're out of time, moves, or instructions.

Live Feedback

The leader can see the follower's moves as they play. The leader can provide feedback to guide the follower by making use of the live feedback UI.

Leader Feedback UI

Follower Feedback UI

Advice

This game is structured to reward cooperation. The leader can see the entire board, but can only move 5 moves per turn. The follower can move twice as far, but the follower's view is clouded with fog and only first-person. Cooperate to get a higher score!