Board Game Rubric
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Board
The board is lacking severely in positive, negative, and challenge spaces to keep play interesting.
The board is lacking sufficient positive, negative, and challenge spaces to keep play interesting.
The board includes positive, negative, and challenge spaces in a sufficient balance to keep play interesting.
The board includes positive, negative, and challenge spaces. It also has visually appealing graphics.
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Rules Development
The rules are unclear, too long, incomplete, and/or contain rules that add complexity without improving play.
The rules are lacking in one of the following areas: Reasonably brief, clear, complete, in a booklet form with a design on the front.
The rules are: reasonably brief, clear, complete, in a booklet form with a design on the front.
The rules are: reasonably brief, clear, complete, in a booklet form with a design on the front, and innovative or creative in some way.
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Effectiveness
There are significant portions of the game that bear no relation to the content. One could play the game well without knowing anything about the solar system.
There is a lack of alignment between success in the game and knowledge of the solar system.
There is alignment between success in the game and knowledge of the solar system, although it may not be complete.
There is complete alignment between success in the game and knowledge of the solar system. Players who demonstrate superior knowledge will perform better.
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Cards
The game cards are sloppily done. The questions are poor, lacking in sophistication and understanding of the content.
The game cards are not particularly attractive or neat. The questions require less than comprehensive knowledge of the content.
The game cards are reasonably attractive and neat. The questions require fairly comprehensive knowledge of the content.
Game cards are attractively and neatly done. The questions require comprehensive knowledge of the content.
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Playability
The game lacks challenge, is not flexible, has an unclear path to victory, and/or is predictable from playing time to playing time.
The game is lacking in more than one of the "Hasbro Rules," and does not offer a very satisfying playing experience.
The game is lacking in more than one of the "Hasbro Rules," but offers an overall satisfactory playing experience.
The game meets the "Hasbro Rules" completely: fun, challenging, has a clear way to win, and offers a different playing experience each time.
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