Let’s Remember Together: Classic Games Instructions 1 2 3 On the first slide After, move to the Finally, learn various attempt to guess the next slide to learn ways to modify the classic game depicted some interesting playing the game. in the pictures. facts about the game. Monopoly ◦ Charles Darrow first developed the Monopoly game in 1933. ◦ Mr. Monopoly’s true name is Rich Uncle Pennybags. ◦ The earliest game can be traced back to 1903. This version was created by Elizabeth Maggie, who wanted a game to understand tax. ◦ The longest game of Monopoly on record lasted 70 days straight. Monopoly Modifications ◦ Sort Monopoly money into categories by quantity or color ◦ Sort Monopoly cards by color or category Scrabble ◦ Scrabble was invented in 1931 by New York architect Alfred Mosher Butts. ◦ Somewhere in the world there are over a million missing Scrabble tiles. ◦ If all the Scrabble tiles ever produced were lined up, they would stretch for more than 50,000 miles. ◦ Scrabble is used all over the world to teach the English language. ◦ The most tiles are in Italian and Portuguese Scrabble which both have 120 tiles. Scrabble Modifications ◦ Sort scrabble tiles into groups by letters ◦ Spell simple words without using the game board ◦ Only use a few letters to make words ◦ Create a large word to build smaller words ◦ Use the same first letter to create other words Trivial Pursuit ◦ The game was created on December 15, 1979, by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott. ◦ The original game had 6,000 questions that were printed on 1,000 cards. ◦ The original Trivial Pursuit has six categories that include Geography, Entertainment, History, Art, Science & Nature, and Sports. Trivial Pursuit Modifications ◦Sort pie pieces into groups by color ◦Fill the board pieces with pie pieces of the same or different colors ◦Use the question cards for a trivia game without using the board or pieces Checkers ◦ Scholars believe the modern game evolved from a similar game played as far back as 1400 B.C.E. called Alquerque or Quirkat. ◦ The game of checkers is called "draughts" in many countries. ◦ In 1535 the rule that you had to jump when presented with a jump opportunity was added to the game. ◦ Chess can be played on the same game board as checkers. Checkers Modifications ◦Match the red checkers to the red board pieces ◦Match the black checkers to the black board pieces The Game of Life ◦The Game of Life was invented by Milton Bradley in 1860. ◦The game was created to teach children the benefits of living a virtuous life. The Game of Life Modifications ◦Sort the money into groups by color or quantity Connect Four ◦ The game was first sold under the Connect Four trademark by Milton Bradley in 1974. ◦ Connect Four was originally known as Four in a Row. ◦ The legend states that Four in a Row came from an early explorer named Captain Cook. It says that Captain Cook spent so much time stuck in his cabin playing the game against his fellow traveler's Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on his voyages that it become known as the Captain's Mistress. Connect Four Modifications ◦Fill the piece holder with all of the same color ◦Follow verbal instruction to place the game pieces into specific places ◦Follow a pattern for example have one row or column the same color and then alternate colors with every other row or column Jenga ◦ The game of Jenga was created by Leslie Scott. She launched the game at the London Toy Fair back in 1983. ◦ Jenga blocks are not identical. Jenga blocks may look similar but they have subtle differences in dimensions to make their construction less stable. ◦ The tallest Jenga tower was 40 layers high containing 3 blocks per layer. ◦ Jenga comes from the Swahili word ‘kujang’ meaning to build. Jenga Modifications ◦Color or paint Jenga blocks ◦Use Jenga blocks to create any type of tower or structure ◦Write reminisce, trivia, or conversation questions on blocks and when they are drawn answer the question Yahtzee ◦ Yahtzee is a dice game that is primarily based on luck and probability and it was first trademarked in 1956 by the E.S. Lowe Company. ◦ There are thirteen dice combinations listed on the scoresheet, and the largest possible score without bonuses is 375 points, while with bonuses the largest score exceeds 1000. ◦ A ‘Yahtzee’ occurs when five of the same number is rolled in a turn. Yahtzee Modifications ◦Roll the dice using your hand ◦Fill the cup up and roll the dice ◦Roll the dice and identify the numbers ◦Roll the dice and add the numbers Recourses ◦ https://www.thefactsite.com/monopoly-board-game-facts/ ◦ https://www.insider.com/facts-about-monopoly-2018-6#but-going-to-jail-is-good-12 ◦ https://www.thefactsite.com/fun-scrabble-facts/ ◦ https://www.rd.com/funny-stuff/trivial-pursuit-facts/ ◦ http://tenrandomfacts.com/trivial-pursuit/ ◦ https://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/blogs/little-known-facts-about-your-favorite-games ◦ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/586590/jenga-game-facts ◦ https://www.gamesver.com/20-interesting-facts-about-jenga-did-you-know/ ◦ http://www.factbuddies.com/2013/10/fun-facts-checkers.html ◦ https://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Four-in-a-row.htm ◦ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect_Four ◦ http://tenrandomfacts.com/yahtzee/.