The Wordz of Oz
Set-up of the game
In this game you would need:
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1 The Wordz of Oz Board Map
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45 Red Colured of The Wordz of Oz Cards (15 cards for each level)
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45 Yellow Colured of The Wordz of Oz Cards (15 cards for each level)
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45 Green Colured of The Wordz of Oz Cards (15 cards for each level)
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45 Blue Colured of The Wordz of Oz Cards (15 cards for each level)
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4 Character Pieces – Dorothy, Tin Man, Lion, Scarecrow
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64 Coloured Tokens – 16 Red, 16 Yellow, 16 Green, 16 Blue
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16 Quest Item Tokens – 4 shoes, 4 brain, 4 heart, 4 courage
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A moderator (teacher or parent)
Objective of the game
Up to 4 characters (players) travel from Kansas to the Emerald city.
While traveling they will take up challenges (drawing coloured cards) and collect coloured tokens to exchange for quest items (shoe, brain, heart and courage) needed by each character.
How to play the game
To begin
Beginning with the starting player, each player will take turns in a clockwise order.
Your Turn
a. Active player chooses which challenge he/she would like to take up.
b. There are 4 types of challenges that a player can pick from:
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Shoes – Spelling
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Another player will read the word on the card and you will need to spell out the word correctly
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Courage – Phonics
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You will need to pronounce the word on the card correctly.
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Brain – Meaning
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Another player will read the word on the card and you will need to express the correct definition of the word given on the card either through acting, drawing or explaining.
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Heart – Word Play
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You will need to create a new word using the alphabets of the word given in the card
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c. Once the player has chosen a challenge, randomly take a card the corresponding card pile.
d. Player will attempt to answer the question posed by the challenge card.
e. If the player manages to answer correctly then he/she may proceed to the step, if the player fails he/she will end their turn and the next player will take theirs.
f. The player will receive a coloured token matching challenge. Once the player has collected 4 of the same coloured tokens they may exchange them for the matching quest item token that is required by that particular character needs. For example, once a player has collected 4 red coloured token, they can exchange it for a shoe token.
g. The player will then move their character piece spaces equal to the number shown on the bottom of the card. Once this is done the next player may take their turn.
End of the game
The first player to reach the Emerald city with all 4 types of quest items will be declared the winner of the game.
Only RM120 for the entire boardgame set and free replacement of pieces for a year from purchase.