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Board Games

Christine Wells

The mission…The mission…To create the most

exciting road trip game ever!

To keep your fellow classmates enthralled and excited by your ingenuity!

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Board game language TASKBoard game language TASK

In pairs think of a game you In pairs think of a game you enjoy and answer the following:enjoy and answer the following:

1. Identify what sort of language is used e.g. commands (imperatives), explanatory (in the rules), use of second person, level of vocabulary, etc.

2. What are the qualities needed to win the games e.g. skill, luck, strategy, etc. Which characters have these qualities?

3. Explain the aim of the game and what steps must be followed to win. What obstacles are faced? What challenges have to be met?

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ActivityActivity1. Brainstorm 4-1. Brainstorm 4-

5 ideas for a 5 ideas for a board game.board game.

Your game should be based on a text we have studied this year:

A Sound of Thunder

Little Miss Sunshine

The Outsiders

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PoSSIBLE SCENARIOPoSSIBLE SCENARIO 2. Write a scenario for your

game. Orewa has been hit by a

tsunami and you and your mates have to leave.You have to travel to a safer place to live. There are many hazards to overcome such as ambush by other people wanting your car, running out of petrol and water and finding safe places to rest along the way. There are also good things such as finding food which move you closer to your goal, and new discoveries which speed up your trip.

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1. What is the objective of the game?2. How do players win the game? 3. How many players minimum and maximum

can play the game? 4. What are the contents of the game? 5. Do you need dice? 6. Are there cards? 7. How many figures are there? 8. Does the game require betting chips or

other marking devices?

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Details to considerDetails to consider1. How does the game begin? 2. Do players have to roll the dice? Do they

start by how old they are or some other way?

3. What can players do on their turns? 4. Do they roll the dice to determine where

they can move their pieces? 5. Do they draw cards? 6. At what point is their turn over and the next

person goes? 7. Are there things opposing players can do on

their opponents’ turn? 8. How to win the game? (similar to the

objective but will tell in detail how to achieve it)

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Board Game PlanningBoard Game PlanningYou should be in groups of NO MORE THAN 4.By the end of the lesson you should have:1. The name of your game2. A brief description of the game 3. Target audience4. A set of rules to play by5. A graphic (picture) of what you intend the board to

look like (you may choose to do a 3-D game).6. Please hand this pack of information in at the end

of the lesson (one pack per group). Provide the names of all your group members.

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Getting startedGetting started Create at least 25 Create at least 25

questions or activities questions or activities for the players in your for the players in your game. For example, game. For example, Dwayne finds out he is Dwayne finds out he is colour-blind go back 3 colour-blind go back 3 places.places.

You will need to design You will need to design the whole game using the whole game using card or pages glued to card or pages glued to card and colourful card and colourful illustrations to complete illustrations to complete the board, a 3D game is the board, a 3D game is also a possibility. also a possibility.

You must also produce a You must also produce a set of instructions and set of instructions and any equipment needed any equipment needed to play the game.to play the game.

Make sure the questions Make sure the questions and rules of play are of and rules of play are of an appropriate level--not an appropriate level--not too difficult and not too too difficult and not too easyeasy.

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Good luck and have fun!!!

Thanks to Linda Rubens for starting this off, and to TKI for the questions.