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The following photos are from session #3, where students were introduced to playtesting. They were given supplies to design and play a board game, including paper, Play-Doh, chess pieces, toy soldiers, dominos, dice, playing cards, index cards, Post-It notes, rulers, and markers. In groups of 4-6, students built a physical representation of the game board, drafted rules, and played 5-10 rounds before stopping for feedback. Changes were made to improve game balance, simplify or expand the ruleset, introduce extra features, and otherwise make the game more fun. Each new iteration of the game was tested for several rounds; at the end of the session, students presented their game design to the class, explaining their process and objectives.

A grid on white paper contains a Diet Coke can, a Play-Doh tub, a large blob and a sausage of pink Play-Doh scattered about. A student writes in a notebook while the game is played. Now the board features pink and blue toy soldiers; some share a space, one is on top of the Play-Doh tub, and another hides behind the Coke can. Blue and pink toy soldiers are lined up on the desk while a student looks at his hand of index cards. On this board, barriers between spaces are created by dominos, held in place by Play-Doh. Mid-game, the board contains several structures of dominos, hills and lakes of green Play-Doh, and chess pieces with Play-Doh arms or faces. One rook is standing on its head. A ripped-off section of paper reads, in part: "Res after 1 turn (post-death). When reviving, roll to decide spawn point - if occupied, reroll. Landing in pond nullifies next card in stock. Godzilla turns to fire closest person. In case of equidistant play Six numbered spaces form respawn points scattered around the board. Two bags of pink and blue toy soldiers sit next to a board with pink Play-Doh features. The four Start squares are distributed around the board, near the corners. All but one is behind a wall. Students around the table have stacks of index cards in front of them. Several pieces on the board feature small dots of hot pink goo on them; off the board, pieces with lots of pink dots are presumably dead.