5 Theme Ideas
- Time Machine – go back to the land of the dinosaurs and have to try and save different species of dinosaurs. They cannot ride in the time machine, but you can ride the time machine back to the future to get supplies when needed. Work individually or as one big team to save as many as you can. You can only save one species at a time. To qualify as saving the dinosaur it must make it past the big bang. Once one species is saved, you can start your strategy over to save another species.
- Tip the ice berg. Play as penguins and the goal is to be the one who tips the ice berg. The board plays against you, and doesn’t want to tip. Whose ever penguin eats a ____ number of fish first, tips the ice berg and wins.
- Football checkers – line starts in the middle of the game board. Take turns moving your players trying to block and protect your end zones. First “team” to 5 touchdowns wins.
- A ship of goods for trading is sinking, you must throw things over board to stay afloat. But the ship is taking on water and a storm is brewing. You must save cargo, or throw things over board. You are in control of your own hand of cards and must help save the ship with everyone else. You are pretty far from the coast and it will take the rescue team some time to get to your ship. If you and your crew can save more than $____ worth of goods, you win. The more expensive goods are the heavier they are. The cheaper, the lighter.
- College themed game. Must pass college with the disadvantages of cheating on tests, forgetting homework, but bonus points for going to a party the night before a test and passing the test. The board is against you and you must over-come it and pass. First one to graduation wins.