Creating your own game
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Instead of spending money on games that other people have created, you can create your own. Here’s how.
First, choose a theme or subject. If your family has watched a lot of movies together, for example, you can make a game about movies, or about a single movie.
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Second, decide what the object of the game should be. For example, in the movie game, the object can be naming the movie a certain line is from or naming as many movies as you can with a certain letter of the alphabet.
Next, decide on the rules. For the movie game, the rules could be that only the team captain can speak, television films don’t count, or points off for talking out of turn. Write the rules down so that you can address them later if there is a conflict.
Now decide how you will keep score. You can use points, candy, or pennies to tally up who is winning. Will you be playing by teams, or individually?
You can also choose a reward for the winning person, or team, but that’s optional. Be creative! You might find that you have as much fun creating your game as you do playing it!