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Every game has:
- A player you control.
- A goal (collect, reach, survive).
- A challenge (enemies, time, obstacles).
- Rules for winning and losing.
Write these down first. This is your game design plan.
🧰 Tool: free Scratch online editor (no account needed to try; a parent can create one to save projects) or the free ScratchJr app for tablets.
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Game plan
Name: Space Dodge
Player: rocket (arrow keys)
Goal: survive 30 seconds
Challenge: falling meteors
Win: timer reaches 0
Lose: 3 hitsProject: Design 3 games
- Write a game plan for a chase game, a jumping game and a bat-and-ball game.
- Pick sprites and backdrops for each.
- Decide controls.
Challenge: Invent a fourth game of your own.