Table Flip

Description

Players: 2-4

Card Types: There are five types of cards in this game.

• FOOD (target English card): placed on a player’s plate. Worth 1-3 points.

• ‘FLIP’: Placed on one of the corner spaces of the board. The game ends when all four ‘FLIP’ cards have been placed on the board.

• STEAL 1: A player may steal one food card that’s on the board from another player.

• MOVE 2: All food cards on the board are moved two spaces to the right. Cards may move to another player.

• -1 FOOD: Choose and remove one of your food cards on the board.

1. Players shuffle the deck and place it in the center of the board. All players then play janken to decide who starts.

2. The first player flips over the top card of the deck. If it’s a food card, they repeat the target English and place the card on one of their three plates. If it is a non-food card, the player follows the card’s instructions and the card is then removed from play.

3. The next player takes their turn and the game continues for each player.

4. Once a player has placed down three foods, they get to keep those three cards and the points are added to their total. The cards are removed from their plates.

5. If a player flips over a ‘FLIP’ card, it is placed on one of the corner spaces on the game board.

6. Once the 4th ‘FLIP’ card is placed on the table, the game ends. Any food cards still on the table are lost and not counted towards the point total. Players then count up their total points from the cards they’ve collected. The player with the most points is the winner. Teams can reset and play a second or third game until time is up.

Notes

• The food cards can be changed for any target English your class is currently studying.

• You can omit the non target English cards if you want. The ‘FLIP’ cards need to be in the deck though.

• You can use mini cards you already have on hand, just assign them point values on the blackboard. You will still need to print a set of ‘FLIP’ cards for each group. Alternatively you can select four cards and label them as ‘FLIP’ cards.

Posted byEthan on March 19, 2025

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