Team Scribacious RabblePackaging Specifications and Design

Paul Rosswurm (presenting)William HessBen Kobin

William Hess

Project Description

Adaptation of the board game SCRABBLE® Maintains the traditional physical tile interface... augmented by ..

Sensing tile location and value Automatically calculating and displaying scores Maintaining player profiles Validating words in the event of a 'challenge' Exposing game stats over an external interface

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Packaging Criteria

Maintain board game 'feel' to game Simple design and construction (this is ECE not

ME) Packaging should be appropriate to target price

point Low cost Easy to reach inside components for debugging

Commercial Package #1Dungeons and Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game

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Commercial Package #1Dungeons and Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game

Electronic board game released 1980 by Mattel Pros

Packaging is appropriate for fantasy board game Pieces fit into body for easy storage

Cons Plastic molding unavailable for our project Much wasted space

Commercial Package #2Electronic Battleship Advanced Mission

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Commercial Package #2Electronic Battleship Advanced Mission

Pros Compact design, folds for easy storage Appropriate packaging for battleship

Cons Molded plastic

Initial Design Mockup

Current Design

Current Design (cont)

Current Design (cont)

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