Creative English Teacher

Crowded Cemetery: A Halloween Print-and-Play Strategy Game

$3.99

Get ready for some seasonal spookiness! Engage your entire class with this print-and-play game for 1-35+ players. Build a spooky cemetery and fill it to the brim with tombstones, black cats, jack-o-lanterns, bats, spiderwebs, and, of course, ghosts. But build wisely! The more crowded your cemetery grows, the more important every decision becomes. Some items only score points in certain arrangements or by touching other items. Design your cemetery in such a way that it will gain maximum points. Welcome to the strategy of Crowded Cemetery!

Number of players: 1-35+

Length: 30 minutes

This game can be printed and played with a single piece of paper, a pencil, and a pair of dice.

Two dice determine what items and at what location players can build.
Players compete with one another to see who can get the highest score with their city-state.
Gameplay is simple to learn, but deep enough to engage and challenge your students for multiple playthroughs.
A single player can also play the game and compete against their own high score.
Scoring is based on how certain items are placed in relation to one another (promoting the use of strategy and critical thinking)

Build the following spooky elements:

Fence
Tombstone
Ghost
Black Cat
Jack-o-Lantern
Bat
Spiderweb

This game teaches:

Critical thinking
Simple math
Strategy

This download includes:

A printable game sheet
6-page rule booklet