How do you make board games?

LEVEL: Primary/Intermediate

A search engine is a good place to start for this type of question. You can pick your favorite search engine and choose some search words (these are the most important words in your question). We used Google, with the search words “making board games”.

HOT TIP: Look for addresses in the results that have .edu in the URL. These are quality sites from educational institutions such as universities.

One educational website we found was Making Your Own Board Games. This site doesn’t have any pictures, but has useful tips, and tells you how to make ancient Viking and Egyptian board games too!

Another website we liked from our google search was an online Board Game Maker that lets you make your own board games on your computer and then print them out. The website is designed for teachers, but it’s easy to use and has lots of themes to choose from.

A Wikihow website also came up in our search, with easy to follow instructions for designing your own board game.

HOT TIP: You have to be careful with Wiki sites, because anyone can put information there. In this case, the entry is someone sharing how they made something, so it is likely to be helpful. It’s generally a good idea to compare the information you get from Wiki with information from other websites and books.