WHAT WE ARE MAKING

WHY WE ARE MAKING IT

A booklet game manual 

To learn how to transmit information about our creations to its users, like players.

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

or Canva

**Use the attached template or create your own formatted booklet in a program like Canva or Adobe Suite)

THE OBJECTIVE

Explain the win condition, what do you need to do to win?



The exact mechanics can come after the players understand what they're trying to do

1st

2nd

Explain your game world.

Help players get invested in the characters and settings of the world they'll be playing in.

Tell the player what they'll be playing with.

Hopefully they're not missing any pieces!

GAME COMPONENTS

GAME RULES

3rd

Start with the general rules, then you can explain all the specific details.

Learning a game is easier when we can visualize where each phase

TIPS AND TRICKS

• What Can I Do? (Not What Can’t I Do?)

• Be Clear with the Rules

• Give Examples

• Highlight Important Rules

Video Manual

WHAT WE ARE DOING

WHY WE ARE DOING IT

Creating a short video to describe what your game is all about and how it's played

A lot of games have video manuals or accompanying videos-- this is your chance to tell the story of your game in video form

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

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Your game

Phone/ iPad

Laptop for editing

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Write a draft of a script for your video, describing the big idea of your game and the basics of how it's played/ how you win.

Make the video! You can either capture the video in one continuous shot or with different shots, that you will then edit together along with the audio.

INSTRUCTIONS

Look at a few examples of video game manuals in the following slides. Identify what makes them good (or not!) and what information the videos are giving their audience.

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