Board Game Design
Description
Participants develop, build, and package a board game that focuses on the subject of their choice. The game should be interesting, exciting, visually appealing, and intellectually challenging. Each team will have to design the packaging, instructions, pieces, and cards associated with creating and piloting a new board game. Semifinalists for the event will set up the game, demonstrate how the game is played, and explain the game’s features.
Tesla STEM HS, 2023 1st Place
Event Resources
EVENT EXAMPLES
Click on the links to the right to view some past entries for this event!
Event Deadlines
January 11, 2024
Students will need their Participant ID number, and password, from their advisor. Only the team captain will be able to upload the file.
Students should submit a description of their game and how it is played, and photos of the game design, saved as a multi-page pdf file.
March 2024 - UPdated 12/2/23
This is an Early Entry Event!
Portfolios are due March 1, by 5:00 pm!
Students will submit board games on Wednesday evening of the conference.
Tiered judging - packaging, then game, then portfolio
Semifinalist list will post Friday afternoon, demonstrations/interviews will take place Friday afternoon/evening.
Washington TSA Rules
To compete, students must belong to an affiliated TSA chapter, register for competition by December 15, 2023, and pay the $30 competition fee. Participants must also meet the January 11 event deadlines (see above) to “qualify” for the Washington TSA State Conference in March.
To compete at the WTSA State Conference, students must have been registered in December, met the Jan. 11 deadline, and then register in February for the State Conference ($420/$500 per student package price (4 or 2 students per room)).
At the state level, 3 teams per chapter may compete.
Additional Information
Event Coordinator: Erik McFarland, mcfarlande@rsd407.org
Event Manager: Kari Potter, kpotter@washingtontsa.org