This is a continuation of events from Twistominoes Game 1, so if you should read that if you haven't yet. The rules of this game are described there, and I will only cover the variant that our plucky demonstration team will use in this second game. If you're ready, read on dear reader, read on.
Twistominoes Game 2
Variant Rule: Scoring
Twistominoes can be played with scores and players may choose to complete or fail each challenge. Each number and corresponding body part is given a score. When a player completes the challenge, they will get a score based on the difficulty of the play. If the player chooses to pass on the challenge, they will lose the same points they would have earned. This will encourage each player to complete their challenge for each missed opportunity comes with a hefty cost.
Back to the story!
Just five minutes prior, Alan, Gina, Jake, Mandy, Simon and Trisha finished their first game of Twistominoes. Trisha had claimed victory since she was the last girl standing even though all three guys had survived. They took a break, but now they were itching to play again, though no one wanted to be the first to voice it out.
Gina was the first to speak up. "I'm ready for the next round, but I'd like to propose a change to the rules." Everyone was attentive before she finished her first sentence. "Why don't we play with points instead of dropping out? We can choose to perform it, or choose to pass. Harder plays means more points."
"Good idea. Arms can be 1 point; legs can be 2 and the head and back should be worth 3 points." Jake offered.
"We should also include the difficulty from both players. So arm to arm would be worth a total of 2 points, while a foot to head should be worth two plus three so five points." Gina continued and everyone nodded in agreement.
"To make this even more of a competition, we shouldn't be helping other players out." Mandy's eyes seemed to be smiling as if she had something up her sleeve. "In the last game, we were accommodating each other. This time, whatever position we stop at will be the position that the next player needs to conform to." The group shrugged their acquiescence.
"I think we should change six to body instead of only the back." Alan chimed in. He didn't want to be trapped facing the wrong way all game this time. No one had any violent objections. Simon was already thinking about rubbing up against some of the girls.
They set their numbers up and got ready to play: 1 - Left Arm, 2 - Right Arm, 3 - Left Leg, 4 - Right Leg, 5 - Head, 6 - Body. This would mean that 1s and 2s would be worth a point, 3s and 4s two points and 5s and 6s worth three points.
Standing in the middle of the room again, Alan drew the first tile for Gina. 6-1 meant Gina had to place her left arm on Alan's body. She opted to stand parallel to him and placed her palm on his sternum. Alan wasn't as well built as Simon, but right then he was happy for his flat tummy. At 6'3", he was the tallest of the guys, an inch taller than Jake and half a foot taller than Gina.
Her pick was 2-3 and Jake brought up the first question of their game. "So if I need to touch her hand with my foot, can I get her to help me hold it up or do I need to balance it myself?" The group thought about it and decided that it would be safer for Gina to hold it up, though he would be responsible for his balance. Since Jake was also tall, he held on to Alan's shoulder for support and raised his left leg to hook on Gina's waiting arm. "I'll balance on my right so you won't have to carry the weight of my leg." Gina smiled her appreciation.
Jake got 4-4, so Mandy stood facing his right side so their feet touched. She knew better than to face away from the scrum. Her tile was 3-3, so Simon stood on her left side in the same manner. Mandy obviously knew how best to play the game.
"How are we keeping score? So far we've all been really successful." Trisha asked before Simon drew her tile. "We could do a mental sum. They're not big numbers and we're all college students. So far we've all got 4 points except for Jake with 3." replied Gina. "Alan hasn't scored a point yet." "It's coming up shortly," he remarked in his defence.
Simon picked 4-3 from the bag, another leg to leg combo. Trisha stood directly behind Mandy so that Simon's both feet were touching the girls' left feet. Her turn produced the first of what could be many challenges. A 1-4 meant that Alan needed to get his right foot into Trisha's left hand without extra help. However, they were at opposite ends of the group. "I'm allowed to modify any of my connections to make my way there right?" He moved Gina's hand from his belly to his back so he could snake his right leg around Jake and Mandy to where Trisha's hand was. Precarious as it was, he completed it with a sigh of relief. "That was a hard-fought three points!" The back of his knee was resting on Mandy's hip as it turned around her, but Mandy didn't mention anything.
Gina laughed in delight when Alan drew 6-2, right hand on body. She moved Jake foot over so she could put her other hand on Alan's side. Jake wobbled slightly but stoically kept his balance. Another easy four points for her.
