🎲 Game Setup & Rules

1. How many players can play this game?

2-4 players

5-8 players

1 player only

2. What do you need to play? Check all that apply:

Game board

One dice

Four types of cards

Player pawns

Play money

3. The goal of the game is to:

Collect the most money

Learn about life in the early 1800s

Be the first to finish

4. Draw your game board design in the box below. Include: START space, community places from the 1800s, and special spaces for drawing cards.

🃏 Game Cards Design

5. Match each card type to its purpose:

Resources Cards

Places Cards

Inquiry Cards

Challenge Cards

Ask questions about 1800s life

Learn about farms, mills, shops

Face difficulties people had

Collect wood, water, food

6. Create one example card for each type:

Resources Card: You collect _________________ from the forest.

Places Card: Visit the _________________ to buy supplies.

Inquiry Card: How did families in the 1800s get their _________________?

Challenge Card: Your crops failed! Lose _______ coins and miss _______ turn.

🏘️ Comparing Then and Now

7. How is life today similar to life in the early 1800s? Write two similarities:

8. How is life today different from life in the early 1800s? Write two differences:

9. What would be the most challenging part of living in an early 1800s community? Explain your answer:

10. If you could bring one modern invention to an 1800s community, what would it be and why?

Early 1800s Community Game

Early 1800s Community Game

🎲 Game Setup & Rules

🃏 Game Cards Design

🏘️ Comparing Then and Now

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