board games
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End of year activity for year 9 and 10.TRANSCRIPT
Board with Board with Writing essays ?Writing essays ?
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!
Types of gamesTypes of games
Types of games
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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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Details to considerDetails to consider
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.