Early 1800s Community Game
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Early 1800s Community Game
Historical briefing: A day near the St. Lawrence
Imagine a small settlement in Upper Canada around 1820. Many families farmed, grew crops, kept animals, and made or repaired some of the things they needed. A blacksmith shaped iron tools and repaired equipment. A mill could grind grain into flour, though reaching it might take time. People travelled by foot, horse, wagon, or boat; journeys were slower than they are today. There was no electric lighting, and many household tasks took hours of work. This was not an empty land. First Nations had lived in and cared for these lands since time immemorial, and Indigenous communities continued to live, travel, trade, and maintain relationships there. Their histories and experiences were diverse. Settlers and Indigenous peoples sometimes traded, but relationships were also shaped by colonial settlement and its impacts. A game about this period should not suggest that everyone had the same life or the same choices.
Build the game
A good history game gives players choices and helps them learn—not just collect the most money.
- Be the richest player, no matter what happens
- Explore community places, make choices, and explain what those choices reveal about life
- Race around the board without stopping
- Farm
- Blacksmith's workshop
- Grist mill
- Dock
- Grind grain into flour
- Grow crops and care for animals
- Shape iron tools or repair equipment
- Load or travel by boat
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