Home >> Games & Cards >> Board Games

How to Create Superhero Games

A superhero is a character with unprecedented powers, a strong moral code and a motivation for following that code.

Many of the U.S. superheroes are part of the DC Comics or Marvel worlds. Both are media powerhouses producing comic books, television shows, movies, toys and games. But how well does even the most die hard fan know about his or her favorite superhero? And what does a fan do when he tires of games produced by other people? Making up your own games takes some knowledge of the characters, but a lot of your imagination.

Things You'll Need

index cards
game pieces
paper
pens
computer
DarkBasic software
play money
dice

Instructions

How to Create Superhero Games
- 1
  Play a superhero board game. Each player makes up 20 trivia questions specific to a single hero. Question example: "What is Wonder Woman's real name?"
  
  Create question cards with trivia questions on one side and the character's name on the other. Create a pile of extra cards with "Silly Things" written on the front and silly tasks spelled out on the back. "Silly Things" are actions like: "stand on one foot and chirp like a bird."
  
  Distribute the hero cards evenly across a board with no more than 50 spaces. Designate a "Start" and an "End" space. Each player will be represented by a game piece. Roll a dice and move the piece accordingly. When a player lands on a Superhero, he must either answer a question about that superhero or choose a "Silly Things" card and complete the action. A player gets $50 for each question answered correctly and loses $10 for missing a question.
  
  After all players get to the end spot, the person with the most money wins.
- 2
  Create a superhero video game with video editing software like DarkBasic. DarkBasic claims it is programming for the absolute beginner, but there is a learning curve. You will need to follow the instructions on how to create a world, characters, scenarios, game objective and plots for your superheroes and villains to work through.
- 3
  Play a superhero improv game. This is sometimes done by improv troupes, but can work at home as well. One player determines the name of a hero and another a situation for that hero to be involved in. Another player then acts out what the hero does in that situation for a few minutes until a new "hero" is called into play.

Board Games