Board Games - Y1

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Summer School - Board games and card games

Day 1, lesson 1

Our project

These three days, we are going to recreate a board game or card game with a new theme. You are going to think of a theme from the English speaking world.

What board games/card games do you play?

What board / card game do you like best?

What does a good game need to have?

00:47

Explain in your own words what was so special about this new game.

01:17

Did Charles Darrow like the new board game?

1. He didn't.
2. He did.

01:50

Name an aspect from the first board that we still recognise in modern versions of Monopoly.

01:58

Name something from the original board that is different in modern versions.

02:20

In the 1930s, the United States had a lot of money.

1. True
2. False
3. The video doesn't say.

03:03

Explain in your own words why Lizzie McGee invented 'The Landlords Game'.

04:00

Choose the answer that fits best.

1. Everybody wanted to buy the Landlords Game.
2. Nobody liked the Landlords Game.
3. The Landlords Game didn't sell well, but people did like playing it.
4. People bought the Landlords Game and made their own versions.

04:37

Explain how people looked at Monopoly differently than Lizzie McGee had wanted.

Day 1, lesson 2

Examples of games

- Happy Families (kwartet)

- Game of Life (Levensweg)

- Catan

- Party & Co

- Monopoly

- 30 Seconds

- Chutes and Ladders

Some more examples

- Trivial Pursuit

- Dixit

- Codenames

- Cluedo

- Battleship (Zeeslag)

- Ticket to Ride

Creating a theme

The game you are going to recreate, will have a theme, related to the English speaking world.

The English speaking world is huge, so there are endless possibilities! The next slide will show some ideas, but feel free to think of something yourselves.

Ideas for themes

- streets of London/Toronto/New York/wherever

- boroughs in English speaking cities

- areas in English speaking countries

- sights to visit in English speaking cities of the world

- English speaking countries

- musicians from the countries of the UK

- musicians from the different states of the US

More theme ideas

- animals of Australia

- national food dishes of English speaking countries

- famous football players on English teams

- sports in English speaking countries

- characters from American TV-series

- members of the British Royal Family

- ... anything else you can think of

Groups

You are going to work in groups of four.

Brainstorm time!

Take some time to think of a few things:

- What game are you going to recreate?

- What theme will your game have?

- How are you going to integrate the theme into your game?

Day 1, lesson 3

Now that you've got a game and a theme...

You've got 20-25 minutes to prepare a quick pitch. In your pitch, you tell the class what you have planned (game, theme, details on what the game will be like).

Put your ideas in a PowerPoint that

you can use to support your pitch.

The pitches

After a group has pitched their game, you can ask them questions that help them make the best of their project.

Day 1, lesson 4

Building your game

Tomorrow, we are going to start actually putting our game together. Before we start using our hands, we need to have a concrete plan.

You need to know what your game will look like. Another thing that's very important, is to have clear rules for the game.

Preparation for tomorrow

Write down the answers to these questions. You can do this in a Word file or on paper.

- What steps do you need to take to create your game?

- What are the rules of the existing game? Be very specific!

- Are you going to add any new rules for your game?

- Will your game have extra rules for experienced players?

The plans

Now that you've written down your plans, send them to every member of your group. That way, everyone will know what to do tomorrow.

What about tomorrow?

- We will discuss who's going to do what.

- Also, we'll go over the design of the game.

- You will spend time writing the official rules of your game.

- Finally, we will start putting our game together.

- Please bring a pencil case that has scissors.

Day 2, lesson 1