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A look at the history of the choose your own adventure genre and how it’s evolved since the early days of “CYOA” books.
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Introduction
Welcome! In this game, you will be asked a series of questions. Each question will have three possible answers. You will choose the answer you think is correct. At the end of the game, you will be given a score based on how many questions you answered correctly.
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The Rules
In this game, there are two players. The first player is the chooser and the second player is the statue. The chooser begins by choosing any object in the room. The statue then has to stand completely still, without moving any part of their body, for as long as it takes for the chooser to complete 21 passes around the chosen object. If the statue moves at all during this time, they lose and the chooser wins.
The Objective
The objective of the game is to score points by correctly guessing whether the next card will be higher or lower than the current card. The game is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. The Ace is worth 1 point, the 2 is worth 2 points, and so on up to the 10, which is worth 10 points. The Jack, Queen and King are each worth 10 points.
The Players
In every game, there are players. And in order to win, you must know who your opponents are. In this game, there are three types of players:
-The solo player: This player is in it for themselves. They’re not looking to win or lose, they just want to play the game.
-The cooperative player: This player is looking to play with others and win together. They’re not interested in playing against others.
-The competitive player: This player is looking to play against others and win. They’re not interested in playing with others.
The Board
The board is the play area for the game. It is divided into three sections: the character starting area, the enemy starting area, and the middle section. The character starting area is where your characters begin the game. The enemy starting area is where the enemies start the game. The middle section is where most of the game play takes place.
The Cards
A regular deck of 52 cards is used. The Ace, King, Queen, and Jack represent the elements Fire, Water, Air, and Earth respectively. The other 48 cards are numbered 1 through 10 and are divided equally among the four suits of Swords (bastoni in Italian), Cups (coppe in Italian), Wands (denari in Italian), and Pentacles (spade in Italian).
The Dice
There are many different kinds of dice, from the traditional six-sided die ( cube) to dice with four, eight, ten, twelve, or even twenty faces. Dice can be used for games, hands-on learning, or probability experiments. Different sides of a die may have different values assigned to them; for example, a traditional die used in board games has one side showing a value of one (1), two sides showing values of two (2), and so on. Some dice have numbers that run consecutively around the faces , while others have numbers placed opposite one another so that the sum of the two values facing up is always seven ( 7). Dice are usually made out of plastic or wood.
The Tokens
In Monopoly, there are six different tokens that players can choose from: the top hat, the Scottie dog, the car, the battleship, the thimble, and the wheelbarrow. Though players may have their favorite token, each one has its own unique history.
The top hat is the original token for Monopoly, introduced in 1935 when Parker Brothers bought the game from Charles Darrow. The Scottie dog was added in 1937, followed by the car and battleship in 1938. The thimble and wheelbarrow were added in 1949.
Players may not know that each token was added based on suggestions from monopoly fans. In fact, over 50 different tokens were considered before Parker Brothers settled on the current six. So next time you play Monopoly, take a moment to appreciate your token’s history!
The Gameplay
The objective of the game is to be the first player to score 100 points. Players take turns rolling six dice. The dice are rolled into a cup and shaken before being released onto a flat surface, such as a table. All of the dice that land face up are counted. If none of the dice match, then the player earns a single point for that turn. If two of the dice match, then the player scores double the number of points shown on those two dice. For example, if a player rolled two 4s, then they would earn 8 points. If three of the dice match, then the player scores triple the number of points shown on those three dice. For example, if a player rolled three 3s, then they would earn 9 points
The Endgame
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