2) Briefly describe how your game works.What is the objective of the game?
a-candy land b. cranium c. scrabble
A. Candy Land- You get a color piece and you pick a card that tells you which symbol or color to go to on the board. The point of the game is to get to the rainbow place at the end of the board.
B. Cranium- You and your partner pick a color box(red, green, blue, and purple) and read the directions to the other team . Then the other team has to do whatever the card says. Whichever team wins gets to go next and whatever color they win, they have to move their piece to and vice versa. The point of the game is to see who will get through the game first.
C. Scrabble- You and 2 or 3 more people take out a wooden stand and pick 7 letter tiles randomly. You stack them on your stand and try to make words on the board with letters from the other players to rack up points. If you run out of tiles or need more to make a new word , you can take out more as long as your tiles add up to seven. The point of the game is to basically make a bunch of words and get the most points.
3) Were the rules clear? If not, what made them hard to understand?
A. yes
B. At first I didn't get how to play but then it was understandable.
C. I played this game before and yes it was clear
4) Was the board attractive, colorful, ,etc.?
A. Yes because candy land is based on colors.
B. Yes because you are using certain colors to advance in the game.
C. No, because the game is based on focused on making words and really is plain looking.
5)What is one positive element of the game?
A. It's fun and easy, anyone can play it.
B. It tests you mind and you have to really think in order to play the game?
C. It's really good for people who like to read a lot or are good with words.
6) What is one specific thing that can be improved?
A. it can be more challenging.
B. The questions could be updated and more easier.
C. the board could have more color.
7) What age group is this game for? How could this game be altered to make it appropriate for a younger audience? How could this game be altered to make it appropriate for a older audience?
A. ages 6-10, it doesn't need to be, the cards could have words and the game can be more challenging.
B. ages 14-16, there needs to be less words and more pictures and the print needs to be enlarged, it already is suitable for older people.
C. ages 14 and up, they need a smaller board, it is already suitable for older people.
8) What element(s) of the game(s) that you played may be integrated into your game?
A. The colors
B. A lot of questions that you will have to think about.
C. There are going a few word puzzles where you have to spell words and fill the blanks from the word bank.
