I just finished playing the first iteration of a board game I created about building Ruby on Rails applications. It was actually kind of fun!

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RUBYLAND

The Rubby Game v0.1 is an experimental board game designed to teach programming concepts using Ruby, Rails, and testing methodologies. Players work to complete objectives called 'stories' by committing code changes in frontend, backend, and test categories, aiming to earn 20 story points to win. The game includes decision and tech debt cards that offer short and long-term impacts. Initial testing revealed balance issues, prompting planned adjustments like better resource management and centralizing team-wide effects. Future versions will be developed in Tabletop Simulator for faster iteration and broader playtesting.