Activity 3.

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Resources
Introduction: Game resources are the items such as game pieces, money, houses, territory, and player health that are used in a game. Game resources play much the same role as resources do in real life. Control the resources and you control the game. Materials: Internet, Two board games such as Monopoly and Parchisi (You can substitute different games.) Lesson: 1. First, become familiar with the two board games. You might play a little of each game so you get the idea of the game. 2. List all the resources for each game and explain the resources scarcity and utility in the game. Game Resources Things used in a game object used for to represent yourself in the game, board, dice Scarcity limited in the game Blockades are an effective strategy to hinder the progress of an opponent UTILITY a purpose in the game The objective of the game is to be the first to move all four of your pieces completely around the board and onto the central home point

Parchisi

Monopoly Money, game board, mystery cards, object used for to represent yourself in the game Questions:

You have a limited To not go bankrupt and buy amount of money so you property so you can eliminate have to spend it wisely your opponents.

1. What resource is the most valuable for each game and why? Money, the specific pieces included in the game 2. What resource is the least valuable for each game and why? Dice

3. Do you think Monopoly has too many resources? Why or why not? -No because with all of them they use a proper resource that allows you to lose or win. 4. Think of a way you could change the utility of one of the resources in a game. Describe how it would affect the game play. -How much money you start off with 5. Think of a way you could change the scarcity of one of the resources in a game. Describe how it would affect the game play. -the amount of spaces the specific player has to move 6. Take one resource away from one of the games. Describe how it would affect the game play. -if you take the money away from the game then you cant play the game at all, it interrupts the process.