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Yesica Gutierrez

Activity 3.51

Activity 3.51
Game Resources
Introduction: Game resources are the items such as game pieces, money, houses,
territory, and player health that are used in a game. Game resources play much the same
role as resources do in real life. Control the resources and you control the game.
Materials:

Internet

Two board games such as Monopoly and Parcheesi (different games can be
substituted).

Lesson:
1. First, become familiar with the two board games. You might play a little of each
game so you have a better understanding.
2. List all the resources for each game and explain the resources scarcity and utility in
the game.
Game
Parcheesi
(or other
game)

Resources:
Things used
in a game
2 Dice
2 Cups
4 Pawns

Board

Monopoly

Scarcity:
Limited in the game

Utility:
a purpose in the game

You can only move that

amount on what the
dice shows

To know how many spaces to

move

You cant say you were

in another spot
because you pawn is
on a certain space
Tells you where youre
at and cant move from
there only if your dice
says so

Cards

Tells you what to do

Deeds

Tells you what to do

Dice

Tells you how many

spaces you move
You cant say your
house or hotel is and
cant make someone
pay unless the piece is
actually there and cant
move it from there
once placed

House and
Hotel

Use to mix the dice

To know where your pieces
are in the game
To know where to go

To follow instructions printed

on them
Property is given to a player
to signify ownership, specifies
purchase price
How many spaces to move
To know where you placed
your house

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Yesica Gutierrez

Activity 3.51

Money
Tokens

You cant spend money

you dont have
If the token is there
you cant say you are
somewhere else

How much money you have

and you can spend
To know where you are in the
board

Questions:
1. What resource is the most valuable for each game and why?
-

The dice because it determines how far you will move and where you will end
up.

2. What resource is the least valuable for each game and why?
-

Cups because you can just shake the dice in your hand you really dont need
a cup.

3. Do you think Monopoly has too many resources? Why or why not?
- Yes, because its hard to keep up with all of them
4. Think of a way you could change the utility of one of the resources in a game.
Describe how it would affect the game play.
-

Having a card that the player may use to help a person who is stuck in jail
get out. Unless they want to use it for them selfs.

5. Think of a way you could change the scarcity of one of the resources in a game.
Describe how it would affect the game play.
-

The lack of how much you know of the game and how long it takes you to get
the hang of it

6. Take one resource away from one of the games. Describe how it would affect the
game play.
-

Dice, because then you dont know how many spaces you go because there is
nothing to determine that and you wont be able to move