BOAR DGAME: Travel Around Japan

For each group

1. Make a copy of the map of Japan. To make a larger map, please download the A3 maps below and join them.
2. Make a さいころ (dice) PDF out of cardboard using the outline provided.
3. Copy and cut out a set of transport cards.
4. Find small objects to use as markers for moving around the board.

• Students form groups of 4-5. Each group has a map, dice and set of transport cards.The cards are placed next to the map face down.
• Students decide who will start by じゃんけん.The game starts at さっぽろ and ends at おきなわ.
• Players take turns to throw the dice and move their marker accordingly. If a player lands on a major city, s/he says, for example, 「おおさかにいきませんか。」. The rest of the group responds with 「いいですね、いきましょう。」.
• If a player lands on a minor city s/he picks up a transport card eg. ふね and says 「ふねでいきませんか。」. If the rest of the group agrees that the transport is acceptable, they reply 「いいですね、いきましょう。」.
• If the transport is not acceptable to the group they say 「～はちょっと、、、」, and the player has to move back to the square they came from. If a player picking up a transport card picks up a card with いっしょにきて, s/he must ask another player to come to his/her square by saying, 「～さん、いっしょにきてください。」. The first player to arrive at おきなわ is the winner. (The exact number must be thrown.)

Dice