The Mind of Doctor Barabasi
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
About
The Mind of Doctor Barabasi is a 2-4 player resource management game similar to Risk. Each player starts with 1 node containing 2 "Phages" (Units) on a bi-directional graph. The objective of the game is to fully eradicate every other player. This can be accomplished by performing a collection of offensive and defensive moves available to your faction.
Moves
1) Split
Splits phage count in half and sends it to a target node. If the target is an enemy, it will have a phage count equal to the difference between the two.
2) Propagate
Scatter half of your phages from the source node randomly to each neighboring node.
3) Consolidate
Consolidates a phage from each neighbor into the source node.
4) Fortify
Sets a node into a defensive stance. For 2 turns, do nothing. At the start of the 3rd turn, gain 4 phages.
5) Invest
Similar to Fortify. Sacrifices 3 phages for the cause. For 3 turns, do nothing. At the start of the 4th turn, gain 6 phages.
6) Leech
Steals a phage from a neighboring enemy node.
Credits
Programming by Wyatt Joyner, Ryan Kann, Nathaniel Saxe
Music by Ryan Kann
Install instructions
The audio settings will likely not update properly until you go into Settings and click on the sliders. (Sorry about that!)
If you don't have friends to play with feel free to try out the (very dumb) AI!
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