"From Number Partners sessions I learnt it's not the winning that counts; it's how you play the game."

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Tips for games

  • Keep control of the components; make sure players take reasonable care of them.  Take them out and pack them away with care.
  • Play the games more than once.  Successive sessions will develop strategies, confidence and deeper understanding of the key financial ideas.

Tips for playing the financial literacy games

  • The rules are necessarily complicated.  Read through them carefully together with students.  You may need to gloss over some details first time you play.  If you find anything you cannot understand or a situation where you do not know what to do, make a local agreement and stick with it.
  • Develop your understanding of the games over time.
  • A complete game could run over two sessions, say two 30 minute sessions.  It may take you some time to read through the instructions and get into the swing of the game.
  • Check the rules for how to keep the game position for the second session.  (You may need some envelopes.)
  • Play the games more than once.  Successive sessions will develop strategies, confidence and deeper understanding of the key financial ideas.
  • Remember!  All sophisticated board games take a little time to work out.  Expect at least 10 minutes of uncertainty, confusion and frustration.
  • Keep going, keep talking and start playing!