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     This game is based off a Milton Bradley game simply called  Hotels  from the mid 80's. Although a wonderful game it has some game balancing problems and lacks some fun gameplay elements found in games like  Monopoly  that I felt c
     Once a list of hotels was decided I modeled all the parts in Rhino and printed samples off a 3D printer.
    After hours of sanding and preparation I built molds and cast the final parts.
    The game board was completely rebuilt in vector and redesigned to fit my needs like the addition of High Roller spaces.
     I added the "High Roller" cards as a way to introduce some "Community Chest" like play found in Monopoly. I provided blank cards and encouraged creating personal challenges and wagers. An example I gave was to wager doing the dishes for a week o
    In order to create the Hotel deeds needed to play I had to recreate some of the hotel logos as well as create some of my own interpretation's to match the design style I was going for. The exact values of these deeds were left blank initially so
    Along with the buildings themselves each hotel needed its own facility to accompany it. Some hotels like the Bellagio's "dancing fountains" had features in the real life hotels I was able to incorporate. Others needed to be fabricated.
     One of the most enjoyable stages was creating the art that wrapped the buildings themselves. I attempted to squeeze as much detail as possible into each hotel. The buildings were then airbrushed and the finishing touches added.
    Since I also needed to create my own instruction manual I took the opportunity to add a personal message to my brother.
     The final stage was to fabricate the box. By this time all the individual elements were created so all the insert panels could be shot. All except for one. I left a panel blank on my brothers version (later updated) because I wanted an action ph
     My brother was truly touched and shocked when I presented it to him on his birthday. He plays it often with his friends and family and considers it a family heirloom…I can think of no greater complement.
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