1 Educational Board Game Design Strengths of Board Games ...

Example Content+GameStructures• Content: Elements with different levelsof value•Rare coins vs common ones•Real estate in La Jolla vs. somewhere else•Gold vs silver vs bronze medals• Game: tokens or play money to allowthe acquisition of these elements or touse as scorekeeping devicesExample Content+GameStructures• Content: Choices and Decisions•Go on to college, or get a job?•Attack the Nazis now, or wait?•Buy Qualcomm or Apple stock?• Game: branches in the path of a racegame, or strategies for deployingpieces or tokens.Example Content+GameStructures• Content: Variations in Risk•Buying futures options vs. stocks•Running an attack ad against your opponent•Quitting your job to start a small business• Game: parallel paths with more penaltysquares on the shorter path, or chancecards in different stacks depending onrisk.Example Content+GameStructures• Content: Changing Environment•The stock market turns from bullish to bearish•After the revolution, those closest to the kingare now most in danger•Drastic climate change bodes ill for reptiles• Game: changing the rules or structuresduring the game.Example Content+GameStructures• Content:Random or UncontrolledEvents•Weather•Prices of raw materials•Other people’s behavior• Game: dice, spinners, or chance cards3