Money Maker

Topic
- Labour, business & entrepreneurship
- Identity & emotions
Learning skills
- Self-management & future orientation
- Critical & reflective thinking
- Communication & expression
- Coordination & flexibility
Activity type
- Board game
Materials
- Basic
- Self-made
Age
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
>15 minutes
2 - 4 players
Intermediate
Medium
Small (office, pavement)

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Everything you need to play this game

Bottle caps
4 small bags
Large cardboard
Pencils
Ruler
Split pin
Magazines
Scissor
Cardboard
Paper

Make it yourself

Step 1

Take the large cardboard and draw a goose board.

Draw a matrix of 4x5 squares.
Number the squares from 1 to 20.
On squares 1, 10,12 and 18: write a calculation exercise.
On squares 2, 5, 14 and 16: write a sport exercise (f.ex. do 10 push ups).
On squares 3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 17 and 19: write down dilemmas or depict them with images.
On square 4 you have a fine (= -1)
On square 7 you receive a paycheck (= +1)
On square 9 you're part of a robbery (= -2)
On square 13 you win the lottery (= +1)
Square 20 = finish
Look at the image so see how many + or - you should write in each square.

Step 2

Create a die

Cut out a round piece of cardboard
Divide it in 3 equal parts and write 1, 2 and 3
Attach it to the large cardboard with a split pin.
Draw an arrow on the cardboard, pointing to the die.

Step 3

Decorate the cardboard

Now you can decorate the cardboard like you want.

Good job!

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Gather 4 players or 4 groups of players in front of the game board. Each group gets 2 coins (bottle caps) to start the game. The players can keep their bottle caps in their small bag. All the teams start at the starting square.

Spin the disc on the top right side of the panel to determine how many squares to move forward. Ask the player to complete the task on the specific square (sports activity, dilemma, fine or lottery). The player wins or loses points depending on the

specific square he/she is standing on.

Try to reach the finish line as quickly as possible. The player who finishes first gets an extra reward of two bottle caps.

When everybody was able to get to the finish line, the street educator counts the amount of bottle caps of each player. The player with the most bottle caps wins the game.

Reflect with the children why they have won or why they have lost bottle caps during the game.

Extra game information

The Money Maker board game is a goose board which focusses on how to make money and how to spend your money wisely. On the game board, one can see different squares which represent different tasks, such as:

Sports: run around the school, do pushups, make a human pyramid, ...
Dilemma: which job do you prefer? Do you choose to save money or to buy something?
Fine or penalty: player loses a coin
Lottery: player wins a coin

On each square you can win or lose points, indicated by the + or -. For example: run 4 times around the mobile school (+2). This means if a player is able to complete the task successfully, the player gets 2 bottle caps.

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