Monday 10 August 2015
Queen Elizabeth I's Execution Confusion [Scratch game]
Something different: my first Scratch-programmed game, inspired by what may be history's worst ever paperwork nightmare - that occasion when Queen Elizabeth I accidentally signed the death warrant for Mary Queen of Scots, as it was mixed up with all her other documents. I know, happens to me all the time. At least, that's her story - while it's frankly a rubbish excuse for an execution, it's a great excuse for a game...
As your ministers place their warrants before you, sign those deserving of death with your quill, - but beware! beheading the more popular celebrities of your reign will dent your popularity, so make sure you don't sign them, and some treacherous ministers might try to trick you into signing your own warrant.
Remember to dip your quill in the inkwell whenever it runs out.
Although Scratch is a fantastic BASIC-style programming system, for the moment it is Flash-based which means PC only. Apologies to Apple users - but hopefully there will be an HTML-5 version sometime.
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2 comments:
LOL great game! I accidentally signed my own death warrant. So anything's possible
Thanks! I'm sure there's a metaphor about life in there somewhere Maurice.
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