Garfield Lasagna Party | Antonin Druelle

Garfield, Odie, Arlene and Nermal defy each other on a big challenge: participate in a huge Lasagna Party!

On the menu: A dynamic Party-Game filled with delirious (and tasty!) mini-games: pizza square slicing challenge, snowballs throwing competition, obstacles run…

Be ready to do everything in your power to be the winner: win mini-games, throw the right dices at the right moment… or use objects to have your way!

Whoever you side with, whether you love lasagnas or not… Garfield Lasagna Party is THE game for a great appetizing time with friends and family!

My role on this project

Mission Time: January 2022 to November 2022 (11 Months)

Rework and update the Game Design Document

When I arrived, the 24 mini-games were being designed by another Game Designer. I took his place and continued the work, bringing the total to 32 mini-games.

Rework mini-games

During pre-production. We had to modify many of the environments in line with the demands of the rights holders. So I reworked some of the gameplay to adapt it to the new settings.

Supervise the implementation and execution of mini-games

I was present during all the production and polishing phases to submit modifications and improvements to the Mini-Games to ensure a good level of quality.

Creation of the Lasagna Race mode

After completing the mini-games, I set about creating the Lasagna Race mode. I drew inspiration from Mario Party boards and Monopoly to create a game that's fun and not too random.

Balancing Mini-games and adjusting game difficulties

Finally, I've adjusted the difficulty datas for the Mini-games so that the AIs are neither insurmountable nor too easy to tackle.

Launch Trailer

General Infos

Genre

Party Game

Theme

Garfield

Players

1 to 4 (local)

Langages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Platforms

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch

Release Date

November 10, 2022

Engine

Unity

Game Boxes

Lasagna Race Mode

Principle of the game

The principle of the game is to navigate a board divided into several squares. On his turn, each player rolls his die and moves forward as many squares as the result obtained.

As in the Goose Game, each square triggers an effect an effect when a player completes movement on it. When all players have completed their turn, a mini-game mini-game is chosen and the 4 players compete in it.

Rhythm

The game is turn-based, as in Mario Party, but players can interact with each other during their opponents' turns using objects.

Rounds

The number of rounds is chosen before the game starts, but the game has a minimum of 10 rounds. This implies that each player will roll his or her die a minimum of 10 times and take part in at least 10 different mini-games.

Goal of the game

The goal of the game is to be the player with the most Lasagna at the end of the last round. Lasagnas can be obtained by completing mini-games, but also with effects on the game board or with event cards.

Players

This mode is played locally by 1 to 4 players

Movement

Classic Dice

Each player has a similar die ranging from 3 to 7. Each number rolled advances the player the same number of squares on the board.

Mean value: 5.17 | Variance: 1.80 | Standard deviation: 1.34

1/3

There are 3 different dice in all, and if a player has a special die, he must roll it at the start of his turn. Special dice are for one-time use only, and can be more or less effective than standard dice. They are obtained if the player has completed his previous turn on certain special squares.

Lazy Dice

Mean value: 2.33 | Variance: 2.88 | Standard deviation: 1.69

Super Dice

Mean value: 8 | Variance: 2.67 | Standard deviation: 1.63

Resources

Lasagnas

Each player earns Lasagnas during the course of the game. This resource is crucial, as it defines the winner in the final round. Lasagnas can be obtained from certain squares on the board, but it is mostly obtained by completing mini-games such as the following:

1st position: +4 Lasagnas

2nd position: +3 Lasagnas

3rd position: +2 Lasagnas

4th position: +1 Lasagnas

Coins

Each player will earn coins during the course of the game. This resource is mainly used to purchase items from the Item Store. Coins can be obtained from certain squares on the board, but it is mostly obtained by completing mini-games such as the following:

1st position: +0 Coin

2nd position: +1 Coin

3rd position: +1 Coin

4th position: +2 Coins

Cards

Event Cards List

Birthday: All of your opponents give you 1 Coin.
Frightened: Each of your opponents move back 2 spaces.
Compensation: The player with the least Lasagnas gains 3 of them.
Disappearance: 2 random spaces become Blank spaces
Cover: 3 random spaces become Blank spaces
Gifts: Bonus spaces become +4 Coins spaces for 3 turns
Permanent Closure: A random store disappears
Broken Fridge: All players with more than 4 Coins lose 1 Lasagna
Leak: You move back 2 spaces and all of your opponents move back 4 spaces
Max Lasagna: You will now earn 1 extra Lasagna from Gift spaces.
Hyper Lasagna: You will now earn 2 extra Lasagnas from Gift spaces.
Spinach Lasagna: All of your opponents lose 2 Lasagnas
Magician: 2 spaces take on the appearance and effect of a random space on the board.
Distorting Mirror: A random space becomes a Mirror Space.
New Store: A new store appears on the board.
Lost Item: Each opponent loses a random item.
Sharing: The player with the most Lasagna gives 1 Lasagna to each opponent
Redistribution: All players with 5 Coins or fewer, gain 2 Coins.
Stock Shortage: Lasagna spaces are empty for 2 rounds.

Luck Cards List

Super Dice: Each player will roll the Super Dice on the next turn.
Housing Tax: All of your opponents lose 2 Coins.
Vacation: Golden Paw spaces give you 0 Coin for the next 2 rounds.
Lasagna Theft: All of your opponents give you 1 Lasagna.
Spending Money: Gain 3 Coins.
Casino: If you have 4 Coins or fewer, your Coins double
Charity: Give 1 Coin to two of your opponents (randomly chosen).
Fall: Move back 5 spaces but the space’s effect does not apply
Drop: Randomly lose one of your items
Savings: Gain 5 Coins.
Slip: Move back 2 spaces
Catch Up: Move forward 3 spaces
Taxes: The richest player gives you 2 Coins.
Homemade Lasagna: Gain 3 Lasagnas.
Frozen Lasagna: Gain 2 Lasagnas
Leftovers from the day before: Gain 1 Lasagna.
Sardine Fishing: Gain an item: Sardine.
Hot Dog Stand: Gain an item: Hot Dog
Pizza: Spin the Roulette Wheel

Map

Objects

This game mode features 8 different items that can be obtained from special squares or cards, but are generally purchased from the store square on the game board. Here's the list of available items and their powers.

Bonus Items

Sardine