Welcome to the BAKUDAN game.
This is a game to practice Present Perfect in New Horizon 3, Unit 2, page 21.
OUTLINE
Students make groups and try to answer the questions. Three types of questions are presented.
1. Bara Bara: words are scrambled and they must put them in the correct order to make a correct sentence.
2. Find & Fix: 3 sentences are presented. One or more sentences contain mistakes. They must identify the sentences with mistakes and correct them.
3. Talking Time.
HOW TO PLAY
* Click on Question to open panel. Click anywhere on the panel to hide it.
* Click on Answer to open panel. Click anywhere on the panel to hide it.
* Click on Play to start the timer (30s).
* Click on the wires to cut them.
Students must keep cutting wires (saying a colour for you to cut) until the bomb is diffused or it blows up.
If the timer runs out before the bomb is diffused or blown up, then click on the middle to trigger the explosion manually.
Points are shown on the right side table.
Detonating the bomb makes all the points disappear.
Diffusing the bomb allows them to keep their points.
Teams have 3 lives. If they detonate a bomb they lose a life. When they lose 3 lives they lose ALL their points.
IMPORTANT
Custom fonts are used in this game. You must download it for the text to display properly.
[MASTERPLAN](https://www.fontspace.com/masterplan-font-f11502)
[Print Clearly Regular and Bold](https://www.fontspace.com/print-clearly-font-f973)
I often use Print Clearly because it's a very easy to read font and similar to the one they are familiar with in the textbook.
HOW TO EDIT
Click on the Home ribbon. Click Arrange. Click Selection Panel. Click the eye button to show or hide the answer panel, or question panel.
COMMENTS
Students really enjoy this game because of the swingy nature of the points. There's a lot of pressure to cut the wires before the timer runs out that adds to the excitement of the game. It's a self-balancing game because teams that get ahead of other teams tend to not volunteer as much because they don't want to risk losing all their points. This gives weaker teams the chance to catch up because they have nothing to lose. However, eventually the teams that are ahead will have to take a risk to keep the lead. In this way, not always the strongest team wins, but sometimes the luckiest. ใใใใใผ
This game is so unique and fun!! It's a great variation on the plethora of point games out there, so it feels new and fresh! Actually, all of your activities are. I'm definitely getting ideas for making my own now. Thank you!
I'm glad you like it ^-^ I look forward to your creations!
It may be an odd question, but when I try to use the print clearly font it comes out as some hard-to-read cursive. When I click on the text it even lists "print clearly" as the font I'm using. Have you had this issue before?
This looks really fun! Unfortunately, the font website is blocked on my school network. Do you have another version available, or some screenshots of what text should say? Thank you so much!
Great game, I
m excited to try it out! Im just a bit confused on the details on how to carry out the game. In the OUTLINE, could you include a detailed step-by-step instructions that includes things such as; how teams should be set up, when and how to check the answers, how points should be recorded, who gets to decide who calls out the colors, etc.What happens if they get the answer wrong?
How does the point system work?
If the bomb is detonated on the first cut, do the other teams not get a chance to answer?
@Alisha here's the font on Google Drive : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Hp4O3C3lVGcwhWW-Y65YL06QGZUhU47F?usp=sharing
@Charg I think the version of the font I used when I made the game and the version you downloaded are slightly different (maybe newer) so it's not recognising it as the same font. I may have to update the font and re upload if others are having the same problem.
@sakura23 Teams are set up in groups of 4 or 5 (I have up to 30 students so I usually make 6 teams). You check the answers after the question is answered correctly. Points are recorded automatically but the running total should be recorded on the blackboard. The students who answers should call out the colours. If they get the answer wrong another team gets a chance to answer the question. If the bomb is detonated the round is over and you move on to the next question.
There is a font I think most school computers have that is close to print clearly. I think itโs called ใใธใฟใซๆ่ฒๆธไฝNK-R. Since I can't install and I guess most other ALTs can't install custom fonts I generally avoid using them. The only time I do is when I'm making pdf worksheet.
@Rob, noted and thank you for the feedback. In the future I'll use standard fonts :( I'll update the file and re-upload it when I've some time >.<
Hi Zurui, after I posted that somebody mentioned on the discord channel that you can actually imbed fonts into a powerpoint or word document so it won't matter if the computer has them or not. On a Japanese computer you go ใใกใคใซ, then ใชใใทใงใณ, then ไฟๅญ, and under ๆฌกใฎๆๆธใๅ ฑๆใใใจใใซๅ็พๆงใไฟใค(D): check the box beside ใใกใคใซใซใใฉใณใใๅใ่พผใ(E)
It was earthverse. In English, file, options, save, under preserve fidelity when sharing check the box for embed fonts in the file.
I feel very silly cause it seems like everyone gets it but me, haha. Groups answer the question. If they're wrong, other teams get a chance. If they are right, however, how do other teams get a chance to answer and choose a wire? I see there's an A,B,C, but even supposing a group can only answer A, B or C 1 at a time, that's still only 3 chances to answer and choose a wire? I guess students are bringing up answers on paper and not declaring publicly?
Agreed with @sakura23 and @HTemple this game looks amazing but could use a more detailed explanation. I used it in class but just had to kind of make up my own rules. Here's how I played:
groups of 4/5.
Show the questions and start the timer.
When a group is ready, they send one kid to the teacher/ALT. If correct, they can cut a wire. If it's incorrect, they go back and figure out answer w group. meanwhile, other groups can answer. keep going until bomb is defused or exploded.
anyone have the a file with standard fonts? I can not install the fonts from the google drive and the website is blocked for my school.
Regarding embedded fonts. I tried it with some blank documents but the problem was once I opened them at work I could only access them as 'read only' so I couldn't edit them at all although i could still run the presentation. I guess its not a perfect fix.
This is fantastic! I love the idea and I'm thrilled to use it with my kids next week. Thank you!