Mastering Game Rules: Writing and Analyzing Card Game Instructions

Mastering Game Rules: 

Writing and Analysing Card Game Instructions

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to analyze and write clear and comprehensive game rules for a card game.

What do you already know about writing rules for a card game?

Introduction

Background story/theme and immersing the players in the game world.

Game Objective

Explaining how the game works and the ultimate objective in three lines.

Game Contents

Listing all components and their quantities.

Set-Up

Instructions for setting up the game board and player components.

Game Play

Turn order, defining terms, and order of actions.

Turn Sequence

Sequence of actions for a player's turn, special conditions, and examples.

Ending the Game

Determining game completion, scoring, determining the winner, and tie-breakers.

Appendix

Extra helpful or fun information not part of the rule system.

Activity: Analyzing Card Game Rules

Play various card games and analyze the rules for simplicity, clarity, language, immersion, and target audience appropriateness.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.