Board games France

TRADITIONAL BOARD GAMES

REVISITED

AIMS:• Study traditional board

games• Select one as a model• Adapt it to educational

purposes• Produce it in workshops

with grandparents’ help• Use simple materials• Play it with grandparents

Jeu de l’oieGame of the goose

Is played with a board, pawns, dice

- Spiralwise track consists of 63 spaces

Each player’s piece is moved according

to the throws of the dice

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Origins• In XVI century the game existed

in Italy, England

• Prototype for many of commercialEuropean racing board games

• Mostly played in Europe as familyentertainment

Materials used

Glimpses of work in progress

Glimpses of work in progress

Bits and pieces taking shape

Pawns

Quiz cards

Questions from 6 areas of knowledge:

• History• Geography• Sports• Arts and

literature• Maths• Biology

Game is ready!

Simple rules• 2 to 6 players • dice is cast and pawns move along

the track• answer the quiz questions•

• 6 colours of the spaces signify 6 areas of knowledge

• correct answer – move on, wrong answer – pass

• The one who finishes the track first - wins

Intergenerational Games Evening24 May 2016

Library of Billom18h-20h

Pupils, parents, grandparents

are kindly invited to take part