Temple Architects
GAMES
Created by: Huong Tran and Shelby Edmonson
Come join the builder’s guild! Here you will learn how to design and create your own temple. Let’s see who can take theirs the highest!
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Temple of Sugar
Materials
- Toothpicks, pretzel sticks, or uncooked spaghetti strands
- Small marshmallows
Where to play
- Anywhere with a flat surface that you can build on
Directions
1. Optional: Draw up a tower design before starting, or go freestyle!
2. Start building the tower by poking your toothpick (or building item) into a marshmallow
3. If you want to make the game a competition, here are a few ideas:
1. Optional: Draw up a tower design before starting, or go freestyle!
2. Start building the tower by poking your toothpick (or building item) into a marshmallow
3. If you want to make the game a competition, here are a few ideas:
- See how tall you can build your tower within 15 minutes
- See how tall you can build your tower with only 20 sticks
- If playing with multiple people, get someone else to judge tower designs to see who build the coolest tower!
Temple of Cards
Materials
- A deck of cards
Where to play
- Anywhere with a flat surface to play on
Number of players
- One or more, though with more than three players, a second deck may be needed
Purpose
- Each player attempts to build the tallest structure in the shortest amount of time
Direction
1. Once each player is ready, a player says go, starting the game
2. Start building the tower using only the cards and no additional supports
Players may not interfere with or interrupt other players as they build
3. If playing with multiple players, the first player to use all of their cards and create a structure that stands on its own wins
If no player is able to use all their cards, the player with the taller tower at the end when each player feels they can’t add any more, wins.
4. If playing with one player, the game ends when you can’t add more cards without the tower falling
1. Once each player is ready, a player says go, starting the game
2. Start building the tower using only the cards and no additional supports
Players may not interfere with or interrupt other players as they build
3. If playing with multiple players, the first player to use all of their cards and create a structure that stands on its own wins
If no player is able to use all their cards, the player with the taller tower at the end when each player feels they can’t add any more, wins.
4. If playing with one player, the game ends when you can’t add more cards without the tower falling