What’s Your Game Plan?

LOOKING for an innovative way to spice up your teaching?

Let’s say you’re giving a research lesson on how to find citations. Can you guess what your lesson “Finding Citations,” the game “Trivial Pursuit,” and the mechanic “Bluffing” all have in common?

WHAT’S YOUR GAME PLAN? is a brainstorming card game that works by the power of group collaboration. Your task is to enhance a traditional lesson with the mechanics of popular board games in only 20 minutes. If you’re an educator or training manager, this game teaches you how to integrate quick educational games of your own design into the classroom or workplace. If you’re a game designer or presenter, you can generate interactive approaches for any new game or concept.

Ordering the Card Game

Bulk Orders: If you’d like to place a bulk order of any of my games (30 units minimum), like when you want my games for training events, conferences, or the classroom, you can save a lot of money. View this page for the discounted prices.

WHAT'S YOUR GAME PLAN? (the original game)
Buy the original full base game for $20 from DriveThruCards.com. (This is the most current version called "Updated First Edition," released July 2015.)

MATH LESSON EXPANSION
This is a set of 9 new Math Lesson cards designed to be used with the base game What’s Your Game Plan?. The Math Lesson Expansion is suitable for lessons taught in elementary through graduate school. If you are a Math teacher or curriculum director at any level—or a parent, content designer, or game designer interested in creating educational Math games—this expansion is a good choice for you. If you already own the original base game What's Your Game Plan?, and you'd like just the new Math expansion cards, purchase them for $6 from thegamecrafter.com. If you do NOT have the original base game yet, you can purchase the base game plus this Math Lesson Expansion together (at a discount) for $25 from DriveThruCards.com.

CONVERSION DECK (for Updated 1st Edition)
What's Your Game Plan? has come a long way since it was first designed. If you already purchased What's Your Game Plan? years ago (before July 2015), go to this page to learn how the cards have changed, and how you can get the new cards cheaply.

Trying the Digital Demo Version (free) 

THE DIGITAL DEMO VERSION

This is a free digital demo version of What’s Your Game Plan? that runs in PowerPoint. The game contains two sample draws of WYGP? cards and shows 8 total cards. This means the same group of people can play the digital game up to two times with completely different card prompts. After that, they would need my physical card game, available for separate purchase (see above), which contains all 36 cards (not just 8!), and thus provides an infinitely more varied learning experience. So if you’ve enjoyed the digital demo version, I hope you will consider purchasing a physical copy of the cards on my website above! If you already have the physical card game version, you may still find the demo version useful for projecting the cards to a large room when you are facilitating an event.

Download files for the Digital Demo Version:

• Crossword Puzzle PowerPoint Game What's Your Game Plan? - The Digital Demo Version.pptx (or .pps)
• What's Your Game Plan? - The Digital Demo Version.pdf
• What's Your Game Plan? - The Digital Demo Version - RULES.pdf
  • Note the above RULES pdf includes rules for the Digital Demo, the regular card game, and the Facilitator Notes.

Ordering Extra Components

You and your What's Your Game Plan? will look even better with these fancy components!

PLAY MATS: Some people have noticed that the small WYGP? cards can get a little lost on a busy table. These professionally-designed play mats hold the cards and inspire brainstorms. The minimum order is 6 mats for $90. Click here to see a full price list and how to order. (Mats are 14 x 8.5 inches and printed on 14pt. card stock.) 

 

CARD SLEEVES: Protect your cards from the friction of constant use. These hard sleeves (sometimes called “premium”) are almost like a laminate coating, except they're removable. Click here to see how you can order a pack of 50 sleeves.

 

 

Instructions

Game Rules: If you lost your copy of the game rules, or you simply want to read more about the game before buying it, download them here.

Extra Resources for Facilitators: If you are a facilitator looking to run this game with multiple groups (i.e. more than 6 people), download my special documents “WYGP? Facilitator Notes” and “Example Card Draw”.

See My Other Games

Complex Mechanics: 9 Gamed Up Teaching Approaches: I have a second game that teaches you how to design instructional activities for the classroom or workplace. 

Other Games and Resources: Examine a list of other instructional activities on my designer page.

 

Video Recording: "What's Your Game Plan? – Designing with the Directors of the CUNY Games Network"

In 2021, during the time of COVID, I finally filmed myself running a WYGP? session with the directors of the CUNY Games Network. We held the four-person session completely online over Zoom, and the WYGP? cards still performed perfectly. (So yes, a WYGP? workshop can be held online!) If you're interested in seeing how WYGP? works in-person or online, or you'd like to witness some great spontaneous ideas for activity-game design from talented people (to help with your own brainstorms), check it out at the link here.

Example Game: Case Studies Hospital

A group of four teachers accepted their mission: to create a game that would overview the skills and procedures needed to work in a hospital. Click here to see a description of the game. (Note: The final game was more developed; this is merely the initial outline.)