This is the class where students will make and play their own card games! Students will learn about the different types of game genres, such as Abstract Strategy Games and Euro-Style Games. Students will then plan out and make their own tabletop cards games and play-test their games with other students. 

✨ITINERARY✨
【Week 1】INTRODUCTION
✔️ Introduction / Slideshow
✔️ Students learn about the different types of card games
      ❖ Matching Games & Fishing Games
      ❖ Shedding Games
      ❖ Casino or gambling card games
      ❖ Collectible card games and Deck-Building Games

【Week 2】 CARD GAME PLANNING
✔️ Slideshow - Building a Game
✔️ Students learn about Game Planning and what would need to be in a game.
✔️ Students discuss the type of setting and characters that they want to have in their game.
      ❖ Tell students that they will all be designing their own characters and worlds.
      ❖ These worlds will use the same game rules, as the class will be playing against each other.
✔️ Students start brainstorming ideas for their characters and scenes.

【Week 3】 CHARACTER DESIGNS
✔️ Students will learn about "Universal HP" (Which will keep their game battles from getting to complicated.)
✔️ Students discuss with the class what they think would make good character skills and traits for their card games. 
      ❖ Class must agree on skills and traits to use, so that they can build games that can be playable with the rest of the class.
      ❖ Students will have a limit on how many points they can put in their character skills, so they don't make characters too powerful.
✔️ Students plan out their character game card designs. Final designs will be made into game cards.

【Week 4】 ACTION CARDS
✔️ Students discuss with the class what they think would make action cards for the game. 
      ❖ These action cards that can be used by characters in the game. (Tools, weapons, spells, etc.)
✔️ Students plan out action cards designs. Final designs will be made into game cards.

【Week 5】 TALKING ABOUT RULES
✔️ Students discuss what they think would make be rules for the card game.
      Possible Questions...
      ❖ How does the class decide who goes first?
      ❖ How do the battles work? (We would be using dice as part of the battles)
      ❖ Can students team up in battles? Can a student do battle with more than 1 student at time?

【Week 4】 FINISHING THE GAME
✔️ Students finish with their card game designs.
✔️ If students finish early. They can color/paint their own game boxes for their game.

【Week 5】 PLAYTESTING
✔️ Students playtest out their game(s) with the rest of the class.
✔️ Students can take notes on what issues that need to be fixed or simplified.

【Week 6】ADDING RULES 
✔️ Students can talk about whether they want to add any other rules or features to their game.
      Possible Questions...
      ❖ Would the game make a good board game? They could chase down the other characters on a board.
      ❖ Could there be mission cards in their game?

【Week 7 - Week 8】
✔️ Students can add extra features to their game.
✔️ Students can then play their game with the rest of the class.

⚠️This is a LIVE class and is NOT pre-recorded.  
This class will be presented via cameras from the instructor, as well as through screen sharing. That way students can be able to observe step-by-step what the instructor is doing. Students can interact with the instructor, as well ask ask questions during instruction. 

Students are expected to communicate with the teacher. Communication, visuals, and hands-on instruction are all the things that are important in helping the students get a better understanding of the subject.