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Nice Games Jam: "Triage Simulator"
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- Jul 23, 2026
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Summary
This week, Ian emerges from the clubhouse vents to fill-in for Stephen as Dale gives us a bare minimum prompt with maximum implications. Prompt "Make a game called 'Triage Simulator'" Game type Design document Player count 1 Rules Triage - the verb Learn about the consequences of your actions later Papers Please-like interface Situation/Scenario Buckets to sort in - limited space within the bucket Every level is a different situation Level 1 - Hospital Level 2 - Pizza Day at the Elementary School Level 3 - Water Station at a Marathon Level 4 - Planning a Foot Route as a Courier Level 5 - Anubis is back from vacation and he’s backlogged ??? Level 7 - In the pizza store making the pizza for the elementary school A system-based puzzle - Scheduling and ordering Information you don’t have How many more of each type are coming in? Information that lets you anticipate incoming situations Events happening in the background that mean something going to come in at some point You get the case Outside context as a bulletin on the side that is in natural language and would have some influence on the level that the player doesn’t know yet Time constraint known (5min, 90s) The Puzzle Sorting - the simplest system possible of how much resources go where Highest Priority Pretty Important Mid-tier Low Priority Meh Cannot rank within the bucket (eg. cannot say there is a highest priority of highest priority items) Put in buckets or stamp it with a stamp Each item gets ranked on certain variables which then designate which tier it should be assigned No right answer - aiming for highest efficiency Walkthrough a level - Sandwich lunch orders BIG TRIAGE MACHINE that gets plonked onto a desk Area of the broader context of what’s happening (updated throughout the shift time) Deck of cards with…