(This is the current updated version of my presentation.)

Practical Gaming in the Classroom

Why game in the classroom?

·        Change of pace

·        Fun for the students

·        Fun for the teacher

• An excellent way to teach more English

Golden Rules of Gaming when teaching English

1.     You are the Game Master

-         Break Rules!

-         Make Rules!

-         Change the Game!

-         Change the Goal!

-         Tilt the Game!

2.     If a game doesn’t go over well, immediately stop or switch.

- If the kids aren’t having fun, they won’t learn.

3.     Keep games exciting, quick, and fun.

- It’s not how fun you think the game is, it’s how fun the kids think it is.

4.     Know your games.

-         If you don’t know something, make it up!

Incorporating English into Game Playing

·        The instructions

·        Asking and answering questions about game play.

·        Interaction between players.

·        Reading and speaking the text in the game.

·        Exacting penalties for using Korean

• Using vocabulary and grammar from the lesson in conjunction with the game.

Don’ts when teaching games in English

·        Don’t win.

·        Don’t allow fights

·        Don’t allow cooperation

·        Don’t allow pantomimes

·        Don’t allow Korean

·        Don’t be rigid

·        Don’t have too much downtime

• Don’t worry about finishing the game.

Do’s when teaching games in English

·        Do keep it fair

·        Do simplify

·        Do change the rules if necessary

·        Do explain everything thoroughly in English

·        Do keep the game flowing

·        Do enforce penalties and rewards

·        Do improvise

·        Do setup and prepare

• Do play a variety of games

Examples and Sample Game Ideas

·        My Word!  - Games with letters (Popsicle stick game)

·        Democrazy – Games with voting (Survivor)

·        Balderdash – Vocabulary and definitions (Picture Picture)

·        Apples to Apples – Word associations

·        Citadels – Player interaction games (Bohnanza)

·        Dragon’s Gold – Negotiation games (You’re Bluffing)

·        Werewolf/Mafia – Discussion games (True Colors)

·        Moods – Adverb, expression games

·        Settlers of Catan – Strategy, fun games (Carcassonne)

Other good Commercial Games

Squint	Ticket to Ride	Wyatt Earp	Life
The Touch	Goodju	Gouda Gouda!	Word Thief
Bang!	Careers	Modern Art	Boom-O
Guillotine	Draco & Co.	10 Days in Africa	Slamwich
25 Words of Less	Barbarossa	Aladdin’s Dragons	Bucket King
Castle	I’m the Boss	Entdecker	Formula De
Gold Digger	Hotels	Keythedral	Liar’s Dice
Malarkey	Pig Pile	Mississippi Queen	Robo Rally
Roller Coaster Tycoon	Cosmic Encounter	Chip Chip Hurra	Zoo Sim
Triopoly	Andromeda	Affen-Raffen	Monopoly
Ursuppe	Clue	Frazzle	Masterpiece
Sleuth	The Boss	Kill Dr. Lucky	Pizzaro & Co.
Thinkblot	Time Pirates	Save Dr. Lucky	Time’s Up
Urland	Way out West	Scotland Yard	Pit
Escape from Colditz	Starfarers of Catan	Fist of Dragonstones	Evo
Ghost Chase	Transamerica	Amazonas	Wheedle
Who Stole Ed’s Pants?	Phoney Baloney	Uno	Ricochet Robot

Recommended Resource List

Free Board Games available on the Internet

www.flash.net/~markthom/html/abstract_games.html - A good list of “abstract”

games that can easily be redone with an English theme.

www.bonegames.com/  - Has a lot of free games that can be downloaded and

printed in Adobe Acrobat reader.

www.pagat.com/invented/index.html  - Many, many rules for games that only

require a deck of cards.

www.freeboardgames.com/ - A lot of downloadable and printable games for free,

along some other nice board games that can be bought for an extremely inexpensive price.

www.silcom.com/~tomjolly/freegame.htm - Some games by Tom Jolly, an

excellent game designer.  Some use games you may already have (like chess) while others are games you can print yourself, with nice instructions on how to do so.

http://pweb.jps.net/~sangreal/wdsg.htm - Some easy to play party/word games.

www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/ - Over 70 free games!  A fantastic site.

http://phillips.personal.nccu.edu.tw/improvlang/index.html - Improvisational language

games, designed especially for teaching English as a second language.

www.freewebz.com/gamesbook/grbcollect.htm - Penny games.  No game is over

$9.00, and many are free!

www.gamecabinet.com/deeperDrawers/OriginalRules.html - Public domain games,

            many using household items as pieces.

www.invisible-city.com/games/index.htm - a sumptuous assortment of games, with

the promise of more to come. Stop by, browse, and take - no haggling required!

http://members.shaw.ca/kenmgames/ - a variety of great free games - 'happily putting

more into moronic' has never been so much fun...

Places to buy Commercial Board Games on the Internet

www.funagaingames.com - The most comprehensive place to buy games on the internet.  Ships to Korea in three days or less.

www.Gamefest.com - Useful information, and a good selection of games.  Very good about shipping around the world.

www.bouldergames.com - Sometimes cheaper than funagaingames, but just as reputable.

www.fairplaygames.com/ - A fantastic, home-owned operation that has some great

sales on games! Probably the cheapest on the net.

www.thoughthammer.com/ - Another good place to buy games.

 Board Game Resources on the Internet

www.boardgamegeek.com - The best source for board game information, variants, reviews on the internet.  There is no better or more comprehensive site.

www.thegamesjournal.com/ - An online magazine with board game information and

reviews.

http://boardgames.about.com/ - A nice site, with forums and game information.

http://boardgames.start4all.com/ - Links to hundreds of other board game sites.

http://www.usedboardgames.com/ - Trying to find board games?  Good place to start.

www.Gamefest.com - Board game blogs (including mine), and news from the gaming world.

http://www.theswitchingyard.com/ - a very nice site run by a Pastor who is also a gamer

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