
Game Description
A personally designed turn-based strategy board game set in the world of Carmen Sandiego.
Players will take on the role of the protagonist, Carmen, infiltrating locations to reclaim her past and successfully escape the scene.
Game Mechanics
Character
Movement
Turn-based; one movement each round; move before enemies
Abilities
Can knock out guard and agent;
Can shut down the robot;
Can use grappling hook on cage trap and hook anchor to swing herself from one side to another side horizontally or vertically.
Enemies
| Type | Image | Movement | Ability |
| Guard | ![]() | Fixed Enemy, can’t move | Kill the player if player stand next to him in the front. |
| Robot | ![]() | Move back and forth along a straight line; one movement each round | Kill the player who stands in the block it’s going to move in. |
| Agent | ![]() | Moving enemy; one movement each round | Check if the player is one square in front. If so, chase the player in the following turns. |
| Orbi-tal Robot | ![]() | Only move along the track; one movement each round | Kill the player who stands in the block it’s going to move in. |
All moving enemies can stand with each other within a same block.
Obstacles
| Type | Image | Feature |
| Cage Trap | ![]() | One-time trap; Immediately grabs any object that steps on it. (Can be bypassed using a grappling hook) |
| Laser Tower | ![]() | Turn itself 90 degrees clockwise at the beginning of every round; Activate two lasers to blast the path they are aiming at the end of every round. |
Map Features
| Type | Image | Feature |
| Track | ![]() | Path for the orbital robot to move. |
| Floating Block | ![]() | Rotate 90 degrees clockwise around the center block at the beginning of every round. |
| Hook Anchor Point | ![]() | Player can use hook swing to the other side. |
| Start Point | ![]() | Place where player start to move. |
Item Features
| Type | Image | Feature |
| Switch | ![]() | Hack into the security system to open the blue gate in Level 1. |
| Joystick Switch | ![]() | Change the direction of the track on the floating block by 90 degrees. |
| Data | ![]() | Files that contain Carmen’s past; Player’s goal. |
Use item wouldn’t cost movement (player and enemy still need to move).
Game Maps
Level 01

Level 02

Level 03













