Declension Game!!!

Having trouble remembering all the details of declensions? Play this fun game with your Latin pals!

Game Setup:

Get a Candy Land board (or anything similar) and have each player choose a game piece. Place the game piece on Start. Get a regular deck of cards and shuffle them, placing them where everyone can reach.

Game Objective:

Be the first person to make it home by correctly answering questions about the five main Latin Declensions.

Game Play:

Take turns going around the group of people. On the players turn, he/she will draw one card and perform/recite the appropriate response. If answered incorrectly, it is then the next players turn. If correct on the first try, the player will move half of the number of spaces as the number on the card (if an odd number, round up.) It will then proceed to be the next player's turn.

Key:

Determines what to do for which card is drawn.

Joker (played as 15)- Recite ALL of the forms of ALL of the Declensions

Ace (played high)- Recite ALL of the Singular forms of ALL the Declensions

King- Recite ALL of the Plural forms of ALL the Declensions

Queen- Recite ALL of the forms of the Declension of your choice

Jack- Recite ALL of the forms of the 5th Declension

Ten- Recite ALL of the forms of the 4th Declension

Nine- Recite ALL of the forms of the 3rd Declension

Eight- Recite ALL of the forms of the 2nd Declension

Seven- Recite ALL of the Forms of the 1st Declension

Six- Explain what the Ablative case is used for and give a generic translation

Five- Explain what the Dative case is used for and give a generic translation

Four- Explain what the Genitive case is used for and give a generic translation

Three- Explain what the Accusative case is used for

Two- Explain what the Nominative case is used for

Have someone check your answers.

bonam fortunam!