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Knowledge Hunt by the PC's

We are a group of two people: Carol and Pari

The reason we made this game was to improve childrens problem solving skills.

It is for 2-8 players and the reccommended age is 10 and over.

The name of our game is as we have mentioned before "Knoledge Hunt"

The rules of our game are:

Aim: The aim of the game is to reach the finish flag with the most money possible. The person who reaches the finish flag first gets a $10 bonus and the second a $5 bonus.

Setting up: 1) Open the box and inside it you will find 2 boards and a human face. 2) Take out board #1 and 2 and join them together with board #2 directly under board #1 on a flat surface. 3) Place the human head in the area that says ‘Head goes here.’ 4) Place the finish flag in the centre of the brain. 5) Give each player $80 and assign one of the players to be the banker, who is in charge of the moneybox. 6) Shuffle the cards and allow each player to choose a marker.

Playing the game:

1) The eldest player starts 2) Roll the dice. If the number 2 is rolled then the player is to move forward 2 feet. If the number 4 is rolled then the player is to move forward 4 feet etc… 3) There are many tracks that the feet on the board lead to. The player can choose to go on any of these tracks. 4) If a player lands on a red foot, they must pick a card labelled ‘Question’ and answer that question in the time limit given. If the player succeeds to answer the question in the given time, then they are given the amount of money written on the card. If the player exceeds the time limit, then their answer is counted as wrong and the full amount of money is given to the banker as a penalty. If the player’s answer is wrong, then they are allowed to keep on trying to answer the question, until their time is up. 5) If the player lands on a green foot, they are to pick up a card labelled ‘Consequences’. They must do as written on the card. 6) If the player lands on a yellow foot then they do nothing and simply wait for their next turn. 7) By following the tracks shown by the feet, the players will gradually reach the human brain. There is however, no incentive to reach the brain first as it could mean that you end up with the least amount of money.

We tested this game and we enjoyed it as it was fun and exciting. We think that it is really suitable for people our age and we had a good time!

We could improve it by setting things out more and by putting things less randomly. We could have made more feet and also made them smaller.

Pari: I think we could set things out less random but other than that I think this is an awesome game.

Carol: Pari and I worked really well together and we cropped up an a great game. I will be meeting you all on 26 Nov to look at all the wikis. ||
 * Teacher feedback ||  ||
 * 5 Nov || You really need to make a massive effort - you have nothing to show yet. I am holding conferences on Nov 14 and need you to have recorded your process and progress by then. ||
 * 14 Nov || I would like to see some sort of record of what you have done using photos, but if not possible then some photos of the finished product.
 * **Peer Assessment** || Peer 1 (NCEA) || Peer 2 || Peer 3 ||
 * Design of the game || Pretty cool! Layout is good, but 'Knowledge' was spelt wrong. ||  ||   ||
 * Originality of the game || Great, never seen anything like it before. ||  ||   ||
 * What mathematics was involved || Question cards, problem solving. ||  ||   ||
 * Fun to play || Yes. ||  ||   ||
 * 2 stars and 1 wish || Layout great, original, but neatness of game could be improved. ||  ||   ||
 * 2 stars and 1 wish || Layout great, original, but neatness of game could be improved. ||  ||   ||