Machine, Learning

Machine, Learning is a roleplaying game for two players. 

One of you will play Robot, an artificial intelligence starting a new job for the first time today. The other will play Trainer, a staff member who will be Robot’s supervisor and teach them to perform their duties. 

Robot arrives at their new job with only three commands in their matrix: and all from their previous job, which doesn't seem very relevant to their new one...

Trainer must take responsibility for Robot's growth, and decide the best way to teach them. The cards in Trainer's hand limit their options for how to interact with their new trainee. At the end of the game, the choices Trainer made will empower Robot to express how they felt about their first week of training. 

The game explores different ways of learning while focusing on the potential for mischief and chaos perpetrated by a new student. 

You will need: a standard deck of cards (jokers removed), notepaper and two pens. 

A short one-page summary of the rules is provided to help new players understand the game at a glance. 

This game was made in a week as part of the TGI (Tiny Game Idea) Friday series! Please follow along if you're interested in diverse, small, simple RPGs and worldbuilding games.