Project
Make Your Own Board Game
Deceptively rich: probability, instruction writing, design and the very grown-up skill of playtesting and revising your own work.
Ages
7-9, 9-11, 11-14
Level
Lower KS2, Upper KS2, KS3
Subject
Cross-curricular
Duration
120 min
What you'll need
- Card
- Pens
- Dice
- Counters
What the learner will explore
- Probability
- Writing clear instructions
- Iterative design
How to do it
- 1
Decide the goal of the game in one sentence.
- 2
Sketch the board and the route.
- 3
Write the rules so a stranger could play.
- 4
Playtest with someone and change one thing.
Make it easier
Adapt a game you already own by changing three rules.
Make it harder
Balance the game using probability — test each dice outcome.
Try it differently
Make it a garden-sized game with chalk and beanbags.
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