Educational board game, like the well-known « ΣΝΑΚΕ».
The game Covidaki, inspired by the well-known board game "Snake", emerged as an idea during the quarantine period of 2020 as a creative, family activity with the aim of educating young children about the rules of personal hygiene, which in the midst of a pandemic have become more imperative . It is an enjoyable game with a low degree of difficulty to keep players interested.
The original idea was presented to the head of the Directorate of Social Protection, Education, Sports & Culture and to the pedagogue of the Community Center with Roma Branch of the municipality of Ampelokipi- Menemeni by a member of AMKE REVMA. The officials of the municipality, recognizing that giving flesh and bones, by extension making use of the original idea, multiple benefits will arise for the educational community, the municipality and the newly established AMKE REVMA, suggested to the administration of the municipality the coverage exclusively from municipal resources of the planning and of game construction. So everyone together led the original idea to its final form.
Instructions
The purpose of the game is for one of the players to reach square No. 49 first, starting from square No. 1.
The game is played by 2 - 4 players and each player chooses a pawn of a different color. When all pawns are placed on the 'Start' square, players roll the die. Whoever has the highest number starts first. The other players roll the dice in turn and advance as many places as the number of the dice.
Along the way each player encounters COMMANDS / PROMPTS or CONTAMINATED AREAS: Any player found in an area infected with Covid-19 must go back two spaces and three spaces back if in an area infected by the -Delta mutation. For example, if a player finds himself in the contaminated box #8, he must retreat to box #6 and stay there until he plays again. However, if he finds himself in box #38 with the virus mutation, he must move back 3 places, to box #35. If a player finds himself in a box with a COMMAND/INVESTMENT he must follow it. If he does not perform it, then he loses his turn for the next two rounds of the game.
THE IMPACT SUSPECT BOX:
Caution! If one stops at the box of SUSPECTED CASE No. 36 and No. 44, it means that one has come into contact with a case and should remain in quarantine. It is then taken through the quarantine corridor, straight to box 16 and 32 respectively. There, after the quarantine has passed, he is ordered to disinfect his hands, so that he can re-enter the game.
THE COVID-FREE BOX:
Lucky will be the player who finds themselves in the COVID FREE box No 31, which moves the player eight places ahead, to box No39.
Two or more pawns can stop on the same square.
When one of the players begins to approach the goal, he must roll exactly the number that will lead him to square No. 49 and no more. For example, if a player is at No. 47 he must roll the number 2, otherwise he will reach 49 but then back off. If it carries, that is, 5, it will reach 49 and go back three places.
Actions carried out:
The municipality of Ampelokipi-Menemeni supplied all the kindergartens and primary schools in our municipality with two boxes of the game.
A floor-scale representation of the game was constructed. In two primary schools of the communities of Ampelokipi and Menemeni and in two primary schools of the settlement of Agios Nektarios (Dendropotamos) the board game was presented while the children had the opportunity to play the game in the courtyards of the school buildings and in the form of a floor game.
It was presented as a successful action in television shows (ΕΤ3, TV100, ΕΤ1).
It was presented at an Action Aid event on the occasion of World Health Day.
Next actions:
To share the rest of the toys in public and private kindergartens and childcare centers located in our municipality.
To paint the game in schoolyards, request of school principals.
It will be presented at an upcoming event of the Hellenic Cities Health Network.