No Dice

A Game of Your Own

You are now going to design and create a simple card or board game.  There is only one requirement about this game - it should not use dice!

Instead you might want to make a set of cards to include a randomisation factor.  You'll find a word document with blank cards at the bottom of this page that you can use to make cards for your game.

Your teacher will also supply other paper, pens and stationary that you could use to make your game

Once you have completed your game you should

• Playtest the game to make sure that it is fun to play - you may wish to change the game rules depending on what you discover

• Write up the rules, so other people can read them and learn how to play

• Let other groups play test the game (acceptance or beta testing)

• Listen to what other people think of the game, and potentially make further changes

Stuck for ideas?

The sections below include some ideas that you could use.  You can use as many or as little as you like:

Movement

• Player pieces move a set amount each turn

• Player pieces can be moved by playing cards

Goals

• Get to the end of the board

• Collect several items

The Board

• The board is the same all the time, you draw it on paper

• The board is drawn randomly from cards, or random cards are placed on the board

Resources

• You can collect resources from the board

• You can use cards as resources

• You can spend resources to move or win or something similar

Cards

• You can play cards in your turn for an advantage

• You can play cards on other people for a disadvantage