STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS 4

UNITS 1&2 Make a board game

1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions and complete the task.
1 Which popular board games do you know?
2 Choose one game. What’s the objective of the game?
3 Read the description of board games in the Introduction. Replace the words in bold in the text with these words:
objective, a die, move to, space, take.

1 2 3 Introduction
There are many different types of board games.
In most board games, players take turns rolling
dice and moving a game piece the corresponding
number of squares around the board. Players
5 4 follow a set of rules that explain what they have

EXTREME to do. For example, if players land on a specific

square, they might have to pick a card and do
BOARD GAME what it tells them to do. There is usually a final
goal that allows one player to eventually win the
game. Famous board games include Monopoly,
Clue, and Dungeons & Dragons.
2 Work in groups. Follow the steps to create your own board game. Take turns making notes.

Step 1 Choose a theme for your game Step 2 Prepare and make the game board
■ What theme are you all interested in – extreme ■ Make a sketch of your game board. Include some
sports, movies, English … ? spaces with words or instructions.
■ What will the spaces on the board contain – photos, ■ Make a list of any pictures you need.
drawings, numbers, text ... ? ■ Think of any other things you need – cards,
■ What’s the objective of the game? game pieces ...
■ Find everything you need and make the board.
How about making a game
about extreme sports?

We can have photos or draw pictures of

different sports equipment in the squares.
Start
On some squares we can write instructions.

Each time you land on a picture you Go

write the name of the equipment. forward
3 spaces
The objective of the game is to correctly
name and collect four pieces of sports
Go
equipment.
forward
3 spaces

Lose a
turn

Go
Lose a
forward
turn
3 spaces

Finish

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STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS 4
UNITS 1&2 Make a board game

Step 3 Write the rules for your game Step 4 Play your board game
■ Write a set of simple instructions explaining how to ■ Present your game to other students in the class.
play your game. ■ Give them a set of your rules and make sure they
■ Add specific rules about things players can or understand how to play.
can’t do. ■ Play the game with the other students. Who wins
■ Try playing the game to check that it works. Make the game?
any necessary changes. ■ Play the other groups’ games. Which game is the
most original or fun? Why?
Our game is called To the Extreme.

The object of our game is to create an extreme sport.

HOW TO PLAY

TO THE EXTREME You do this by rolling the dice, moving

around the board, and collecting
The first person to roll a six with the dice starts. pieces of sports equipment.
You can only move in a clockwise direction.
You must say the name of the sports equipment The game stops as soon as one of the
within 10 seconds. players has collected four pieces of equipment.

All players must then create an extreme sport in

three minutes using their pieces of equipment.

The first person to roll a six on the dice starts.

You can only move in a clockwise direction.

You must say the name of the sports

equipment within 10 seconds.

If you get the name wrong, you don’t get

that sports equipment square.

The game ends when one player collects four pieces

of sports equipment. Then every player has to invent
an extreme sport that uses all of the pieces of the
equipment they have collected.

The winner is the person who creates the

most original extreme sport in less than
three minutes.

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