Passaic County 4-H is holding its first Game Design Challenge. Did you know that playing board
games can be more than just good family fun? Playing board games is also good for teaching and
practicing cognitive skills such as decision making, higher level strategic thinking, and problem solving, all skill important in the computer science field.
Families all across NJ are eligible to enter! You will receive instructions and more information via email after you have completed registration.
part 1 - due May 31st
An Idea Is Born: During this phase, your goal is to come up with an idea for a new game. The game can be a board game, a card game, or a dice game (or a combination of all three).
part 2 - due june 30th
The Games Begin: Using cardboard, cardstock or other materials, begin to design your game. Don’t forget to have people test your game so you can make improvements!
part 3 - due july 31st
To Market, To Market: Now it is time to make your final product! You will be sent supplies. Take everything you learned from each iteration and create your final game!
To register, please click the button below. For any questions or concerns, please contact passaic4h@njaes.rutgers.edu.