Learn about the country while matching shapes, colors, objects and letters
For 2 - 4 players • Ages 4 - 7
Contents:
1 game board
50 “Find the Shape” cards
50 “Find the Picture” cards
50 “Find the Name” cards
4 playing figures
1 colored die
1 mechanical timer
Item No. P20033
Game Number 1
Object of the game:
To have the most chance cards at the end of the game.
Before you begin:
Place the game board on the table where all players can see it. Shuffle the 3 sets of chance
cards (shape, name & picture) and place them face down next to the game board, within
reach of all players. Players choose their playing figures and place them on the starting
space with the American flag.
Playing the game:
The youngest player starts the game. On your turn, roll the die and move your playing figure
counterclockwise to the next colored space that matches the color you rolled. Now, draw the
top card from the chance card pile that also matches this color and hand it to the player on
your left. This player sets the timer to 30 seconds, and then shows you the chance card.
If the timer stops before you can find the match, the chance card is placed
on the bottom of the pile and your turn is over.
Where is the
Statue of Liberty?
New York, on
Liberty Island
If you chose a red name chance card - the card shows a letter or
word. Hurry to find the state or states whose name begins with this
letter or word. The card also shows you how many you must find.
Game Number 2
Object of the game:
To be the first one to reach the finish line
Before you begin:
Place the game board on the table where all players can see it. Shuffle the 3 sets of chance
cards (shape, name & picture) and place them face down next to the game board, within
reach of all players. Players choose their playing figures and place them on the starting
space with the American flag.
Playing the game:
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If you chose a white picture chance card - the card shows a picture
of an object. Hurry to find the matching picture on the board,
thereby finding the state where this object is located.
Which state
Massachuse
If you chose a blue shape chance card - the card shows an outline
picture of a state. Hurry to find the matching outline, thereby finding the
state, on the game board.
2. When any player lands on a star space, all players get to participate in winning the card.
The player whose playing figure landed on the space gets to choose the category. The card
is drawn and the timer is set. Then the card is turned over. All players, at once, try to find the
match to the card. Whoever is the first to find it, points to it and shouts, “FOUND IT!” If the
player is correct, he/she gets to keep the card. If incorrect, the card is returned to the bottom
of the pile. It is the next player’s turn.
Find a state tha
t starts
with the letter
W
If you find the match before the timer stops, the player on your left checks
to be sure you are correct (all the answers are written on the bottom of
the cards). If you are, you get to keep the card. If you are wrong, the card is returned to the
bottom of the pile.
, Wisconsin, Wyomin
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Washington, West
Virginia
It is the next player’s turn.
Rolling the Star: When you roll a star, you move your playing figure ahead to the next star
space. You may choose a chance card from any of the 3 piles. As above, the timer is set, you
look for the match. If you are correct, you keep the card. Otherwise the card is placed on the
bottom of the pile.
The youngest player starts the game. On your turn roll the die and move your playing
figure counterclockwise to the next colored space that matches the color you rolled.
Now, draw the top card from the chance card pile that also matches this color and hand it
to the player on your left. This player sets the timer to 30 seconds, and then shows you the
chance card.
Following the directions shown on Game # 1 describing the chance cards, if you are
successful in finding the match on the game board before the timer runs out, you can move
your playing figure ahead 3 spaces.
If you are unable to find the shape, picture or name before the timer goes off, then you must
move back 3 spaces. If you are less than 3 spaces from “start”, then you move back to start.
It is the next player’s turn.
As the game progresses, players who are successful in locating objects on the map
game board move ahead on the trail, as those who do not have success, have to
move backwards.
Rolling the Star: If you roll the star, you may choose a chance card from any of the 3 piles.
If you are successful in finding the match on the board, you can move your playing figure
to the next star space. If you are at the end of the trail and the finish is before the next star
space, then you move to the finish line.
Whoever has the most wins!
Landing on another player’s space: If, when you roll the dice, your move causes you to
land on a space occupied by another player, both you and the player who is on the space
participate in finding the match on the board. The player who rolled the die decides which
category card to draw. The timer is set and both players hurry to find the match of the board.
Whoever is first to find it, points to it and shouts, “FOUND IT!!” If the player is correct, he/she
gets to move ahead 3 spaces. The other player must move back 3 spaces!
Variation of Play:
Winning the game:
The game is played as above, but the following rules are added:
Whoever reaches or crosses the finish line first is the winner!
1. When you roll the die and land on a space occupied by another player, you can take one of
his/her chance cards.
Note: The timer can be set for the full 60 seconds for younger players, or to just 15 seconds
for players who are ready for a challenge.
Winning the game:
When a player has gone completely around the game board trail, and the roll of his die
lands him either on or past the flag starting space, the game is over. This player gets to try to
win one more chance card. Then all players count the chance cards they’ve won.