Game 1 by Szimi

 

Fire Breathing

I believe that competitiveness is a driving factor that makes students work very hard. This game fosters students to do so and it also makes them take risks while teaching them how to deal with consequences.

I chose this name for the game because saying the correct answer damages others.

The motto of the game could be: "Take a deep breath, but be careful not to burn yourself."

Preliminaries

Number of players: any number

Age/ Proficiency Level: any

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Play Time: 10-20 minutes

Preparation

Create cards with the target vocabulary. Distribute them into four levels according to their difficulty level.

Object of the game

The goal of this game is to be the last one standing.

Roles

This is a player vs player game, which means that everyone wants to win and be the last one standing. All of the students are players excluding one who is the host.

Rules of Play

There are four levels. Each level is worth a different number of points. The cards either have a word in the target language or a word in their mother language. The host decides whether the player should translate the word, say a synonym, or give the definition of the word based on the difficulty level. So on level one, the host should not ask for a definition or a synonym.

Each player starts with 15 hps.

In each turn, the player chooses which card deck he/she wants to draw from. If the player can translate, give a synonym, or give the definition of the word correctly, the player decides who (other players) he/she wants to deal damage to. The damage points can be dealt to different players at the same time, not just one. While the player gives the wrong answer, the damage will be dealt to his/her life points.

The last one standing wins the game.

Scoring

Level one gives 1 damage point.

Level two gives 3 damage points.

Level three gives 5 damage points.

Level four gives 7 damage points.