# Student Handout — Non-Digital Games Analysis (Board & Card Games)

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:27:26-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 1: Foundations of Game Design&
Gaming History / Lesson 2: Non-Digital Games Analysis (Board & Card Games)

## Non-Digital Game Mechanics Deconstruction Worksheet.

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

## Explore and practice

Board game teardown lab, turn structure analysis, and rule abstraction activity.

## Record your work

Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what
your evidence demonstrates.

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## Use the vocabulary

Non-Digital Game, Game Mechanics, Turn Structure, Rule Set, Abstraction, Victory
Condition, Dice/Card Systems, Play Space, Token, Board Game

Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.

## Check and reflect

 * I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
 * I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
 * I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.

## Resources

 * [Open CodeHS course lesson explorer (opens in a new tab)](https://codehs.com/course/21074/explore?lang=en)

## Lesson assets

### Non-Digital Gameplay Log and Mechanics Analysis

[Open Non-Digital Gameplay Log and Mechanics Analysis (PDF · new tab)](https://doss.academy/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/doss-gameplay-reflection.pdf)

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### Tabletop Game Analysis Rubric

[Open Tabletop Game Analysis Rubric (PDF · new tab)](https://doss.academy/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/doss-tabletop-rubric.pdf)

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### Non-Digital Gaming Rubric

[Open Non-Digital Gaming Rubric (PDF · new tab)](https://doss.academy/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/doss-nondigital-rubric.pdf)

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