Killingly Fairytales Game Book by thegiantroom

A G I A N T G A M E S E T

C o - d e s i g n e d b y G I A N T f a m i l i e s a t t h e K i l l i n g l y P u b l i c L i b r a r y

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INTRODUCTION

Something super weird (and oh, so wonderful!) is happening in this game book! Our characters are getting mixed and remixed into a deck of collectible trading cards that you can play all sorts of games with!

We are extremely honored to partner with Connecticut State Libraries and bring GIANT creative STEM experiences to the Connecticut community at the Killingly Public Library. We implemented a Remix Station with Killingly’s director, Claudette Stockwell.

More than 100 participants joined, dreamed, created, and shared. Here, we have “remixed” their creations into a one-ofa-kind game set, inviting all kids (and adults) to collect the deck’s 110 trading cards and get slapping, improvising, drawing, storytelling, acting, and searching!

I want to thank the librarians and staff from Killingly Public Library for their partnership. Funding for this program was made possible by the Connecticut State Library and Library Services and Technology e Institute of Museum and Libr

Let’s play!

Azi Jamalian Founder of The GIANT Room

AI-generated avatar based on your submission

The character’s name

The character’s personality

The character’s magical powers

The character type

Originalartwork by a GIANT participant

HERO VILLAIN NEUTRAL

Cards with a green wand icon are the good heroes of their fairy tales.

Cards with a red devil icon are the evil villains of their fairy tales.

Cards with a yellow face icon are the neutral characters of their fairy tales. Not heroes or villains, just average folks.

Author’s signature

GAMES GAMES GAMES TTHE THE HE

TELL FAIRY TALES ABOUT YOUR CHARACTERS

WHO’S THAT CHARACTER?

STORYTELLING TELEPHONE

SEARCH & FIND: MAGICAL FAIRY LAND

SLAP JACK

WOULD YOU RATHER...?

SEARCH & FIND: EVIL WITCH’S LABORATORY

DOODLE CHALLENGE

CHARACTER-HUNT QUEST CHARADES

CHARACTER STORY IMPROV

EGYPTIAN RATSCREW

TELL MAGICAL FAIRY TALES ABOUT YOUR CHARACTERS

1+ PLAYERS MATERIALS

HOW TO PLAY

Divide and shuffle your deck: Divide your character trading card deck into good heroes and evil villain piles. Shuffle each pile.

Draw two cards: Pick one good hero and one evil villain card. Keep them secret for now – it's a surprise!

Dream up a fairy tale story: Imagine a fairy tale using the two characters you chose. Where does your story take place? How do the characters meet? Will the good hero triumph over the evil villain in the end?

Share your story: Share your fairy tale with friends and family. Explain your characters, the exciting journey, and how you came up with your story. You can even draw it as a comic book!

RULES

Your imagination is the boss! Make your fairy tale as funny, weird, crazy, or serious as you want.

Use both characters in your story. Incorporate their unique powers and personalities!

Everyone's a winner in this game. It's all about telling an incredible story.

WAYS TO TAKE IT FURTHER

Time Challenge: Set a timer and see if you can finish your story in a certain amount of time. Quick thinking, quick storytelling!

Swap Stories: Trade your finished comic with a friend. Can they continue your story or add a surprising twist?

Random Element: Add a random item or location to your story. Or draw a third card, and find a way to include it in the fairy tale.

HO'S THAT ARACTER?

PLAYERS

MATERIALS

Each player secretly selects a character without showing the other. This is your secret character.

Set up your game board: Draw a simple table on a sheet of paper to keep track of your guesses. Use pages 5 to 41 to search for characters that it might be

Ask yes or no questio yes/no questions abo your character have w

Eliminate characters: Based on the answers eliminate characters f your list until you can make your final guess

RULES

Be honest with your answers – no tricky business!

Only ask questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no."

Keep track of your guesses on the game board. It's your roadmap to victory!

WAYS TO TAKE IT FURTHER

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Quick think

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Silent Round use only fac communica

STORYTELLING TELEPHONE

3+ PLAYERS HOW TO PLAY MATERIALS

Randomly choose a card: Choose a card. Each player writes a line of a story on their paper about their character. The stories can all be different.

Draw a picture of that sentence: Pass the paper with the written story line to the next player. They have to draw a picture of that sentence. Fold the sentence and only expose the picture.

Write an explanation of that drawing: Pass it to the next player. They must write a sentence to explain what the picture is showing. Fold the drawing and only expose the sentence.

Check if the last sentence is the same as the drawing: Keep going until each paper is full. Unfold your paper and see where your drawing and stories went! Is the last sentence super different than the original?

Each player writes a story line about the character.

Each player draws a picture to represent the sentence.

Each player passes their folded paper to the player next to them.

Each player folds the paper so that only the sentence is visible.

Each player passes their paper to the player next to them.

Each player folds the paper so that only the drawing is visible.

Each player writes a sentence to represent the picture.

Repeat this process until the entire page is filled!

RULES

Your story line has to include the character, but remember, the more complicated you make your sentence, the harder it will be to draw! (This is a good thing! It will make the game of telephone more challenging and wacky.)

No peeking! Keep the drawings and sentences hidden until the end for maximum surprise.

Don't worry about perfection – the sillier, the better! In fact, the worse the drawing is, the more difficult it is to match the original story line…

WAYS TO TAKE IT FURTHER

Time Pressure: Set a timer for each turn to add an element of excitement.

Word Limit: Restrict the number of words or lines each player can use, challenging them to convey their ideas concisely.

Theme Variation: Choose a specific theme or genre for the story to follow, such as fantasy, sci-fi, or comedy.

Multiple Characters: Have each player choose their own character. Once the round is over, try to match the last story line or drawing of each paper to the character.

Draw a card for the game.

EXAMPLE GAME

A girl and a cat are eating a LOT of sweets! They are going to get a tummy ache! 1

Frostingetta took her cat, Toby, out to find some cupcakes for a birthday party.

cat buy some pretzels and donuts because they are very hungry.

Write a descriptive story line.

Fold the paper after completing your writing or drawing. 52

SEARCH & FIND I MAGICAL FAIRY LAND

1+ PLAYERS HOW TO PLAY

Our characters have gone on an adventure to a magical fairy land, but they got a little lost. We need YOUR help finding them! Can you help us search for these characters?

HIDDEN CHARACTERS

SSLAP LAP JJACK ACK