Operation: Clean Slate

This is our first physical game. And we really enjoyed making it!!

Story

The Principal has compiled a "Blacklist" of students for immediate suspension. The list is secured in a locked box at the Principal’s Office (Center). To open it, you need specialized assistance from the school’s four cliques. 

Game Overview

Operation: Clean Slate is a strategic "playground heist" board game. Players navigate a grid-based schoolyard, scavenging for items to trade with cliques to gain Clout and powerful Services to successfully break into the Principal's Office.

• Win Condition: Reach the Principal's Office (Center 2x2) with 15+ Clout.
• Lose Condition: Fail to reach the office before the Bell Tracker reaches Turn 20.

Made for One page isometric dungeon jam 2026

Theme: Non-Euclidean
We have used non-Euclidean in the level design showing two floors.

Core Mechanics

The AP System (Action Economy)

Each turn represents one "Bell" on the tracker. Players have 3 Action Points (AP) per turn:

• MOVE (1 AP): Move one square in any direction.
• SEARCH (1 AP): Roll 1D6 to find an item on your current square.
• TRADE (1 AP): Visit a Clique Zone to swap items for Clout and Services.

Social Saves

• Players start with 3 Social Saves per game.
• Effect: Reroll any 1D6 (Search, Demand, or Highway Clique roll).

Setup & Quick Start

1. Place Player Token on START.
2. Set Clout Tracker to 5.
3. Action: Spend your 3 AP to move and search. Use Social Saves if you don't like your initial rolls!
4. Goal: Scavenge enough items to trade for 15 Clout before Turn 20.

The World Map & Zones

Zone Type	Search Logic	Special Rules
Clique Zones	Find only that Clique's items.	Home to Trading Posts for Services.
No-Man's Land	Roll 1D6 for Clique: 1:Nerd, 2:Jock, 3:Skate, 4:Theater, 5-6:Choice.	High-risk "Neutral" territory.
Bully Shadows	Squares adjacent to a Bully.	Move: -1 Clout. Search: +1 to D6 roll.
The Office	2x2 Center Square.	No items. Reach with 15+ Clout to win.

 Search & Trade Tables

Search Table (All Zones)

Roll (D6)	Result	Clout Value
1, 2, 3	Common Item	1 Clout
4, 5	Uncommon Item	2 Clout
6	Rare Item	3 Clout + Unlock Service

The Bully Risk: If searching in a Bully Shadow, you get +1 to your roll. However, if you roll a Natural 1, your next turn is restricted to only 1 AP.

Trading & Demand

To trade, enter a Clique Zone and roll 1D6 for Demand.

• The Clique asks for a specific rarity (Common, Uncommon, or Rare).
• Demand remains until you successfully complete that trade.
• Rare Trade: Trading a Rare item grants Clout AND unlocks that Clique's unique Service.

Clique Services (The Heist Tools)

Each service can be used 2 times per game once unlocked.

Clique	Service Name	Effect
NERDS	Code-Cracker	No penalty if you roll a "1" near a Bully while searching.
JOCKS	Master Key	Pay 0 Clout for moving across Bully Shadows.
SKATERS	The Board	Teleport to any square on the map (except the Office).
THEATER	Spotlight	Do not advance the Bell Tracker at the end of this turn.

The Escalation (Bell Tracker)

• Phase 1: (Turns 1–15): Standard play.
• Phase 2: Last Call (Turns 16–20): Lockdown. You can search only in Clique Zones. No-Man's Land is now off-limits for searching.

Team 

Design and development: APel & PGad

Tools 

Figma, PhotoDemon, dungeonscrawl.com

Markers, sketch pens, paper, printer, dice, PlayDoh and beads