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Make a Board Game
  
You have been hired by DK Toy Enterprises to develop an educational board game for 5th and 6th grade students.
Your game must be based on the vocabulary words and story elements
from one of the following novels: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of
NIMH, 21 Balloons, or Cheaper By the Dozen. Our
design team has developed the following guidelines to help
you to create a quality board game for our company.
1. Create a rough draft of your board design that
includes:
start, end, place for vocabulary
cards, sketch of board design, name/logo of your game
2. Create a rough draft of your other
materials:
box cover design, pieces that will be
used to move around the board, card design/layout
3. Write a draft of game rules that includes the
following information:
Sections Headings: name of your game, equipment, goal of
game, setup of game, start of game, how to win the game, number
of players, additional rules of game as needed.
Be sure to include details that go with each
of these headings. Write in complete sentences. Have a friend
edit your rules for clarity and completeness.
DK Toy Enterprises will evaluate your final
board game according to the following guidelines:
Game Board Component |
Guidelines |
Score (out of 5) |
Rules |
Include a clear set of rules that include
name of your game, equipment, goal of game, setup of game,
start of game, how to win the game, number of players, and
additional rules of game as needed.
Rules are typed up, edited for
spelling/grammar, heading/detail font sizes are consistent
and appropriate. |
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Board, Box, Game Pieces |
Design relates to the novel's
plot.
Materials are durable (you may use a
board and/or box from another game, but you need to recover
it and create your own design).
Graphics are computer designed (if
hand-done, artwork must be of high quality).
Path is designed in a
consistent/standardized pattern.
Game name/logo enhances the board
game.
Money (if needed) is of original design
(not from another game). |
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Vocabulary Words |
Game includes vocabulary words in a fun
way.
Vocabulary words are spelled
correctly.
Vocabulary definitions are
correct.
Card design/layout makes
sense. |
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Game Concept |
Game is fun to play.
Game is original.
Game relates to the novel. |
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