Make a choice game for good

Brainstorm a game that helps with a real problem, create its main character, build its decision tree in Twine, design how it looks, then playtest it with real players and improve it. Covers all five steps of the Senior Coding for Good 2: Digital Game Design badge.

Time: About two hours, in two or three sittings
Steps: 5 badge steps, 2 of them in Twine
You need: A computer or Chromebook. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.

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$5 for one scout: every step, the Twine activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the scout's own work.

Badge requirements: the 5 steps

1Brainstorm a game for good scenarioRead and quizGames can do good: teach a skill, change how people see a problem, or show them what they can do. Start with a problem you care about.
2Create a characterPlan itA player cares about a game when they care about its main character. Create the character whose choices the player makes.
3Build a decision treeIn TwineNow build the game's branches in Twine. Every passage is one screen; every link is a choice the player can make.
4Design your gameIn TwineMake it a game people want to play: a name, a look that fits the subject, and an opening that pulls the player in.
5Playtest and iterateWith your troopDesigners find out what works by watching people play. Playtest your game, then improve it from what you saw.

Twine: tabs and buttons along the top, your game's passages as boxes on a map. — Each step shows how Twine works, then opens it with a checklist that ticks as the work gets done.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One scout

Unlock the kit, $5

All 5 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
Twine activities that check the work as it is done
A numbered certificate with a page of the scout's own work: your game ideas, your character and your playtest notes

Have a discount code?

Leaders: unlock it for the whole troop

One payment and one code. Each scout types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

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Questions

What are the requirements for the Girl Scout Senior Coding for Good 2: Digital Game Design badge?

The badge has 5 steps: 1. Brainstorm a game for good scenario; 2. Create a character; 3. Build a decision tree; 4. Design your game; 5. Playtest and iterate. This kit covers all 5, with activities that check the work as it is done.

Is there a printable version?

Yes. Once unlocked, the whole lesson prints, one step at a time, for a meeting or a table. Printing is optional: every step also works on screen, and a sample certificate PDF is on this page.

What does a scout need?

A computer or Chromebook. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed. About two hours, in two or three sittings.

Can a troop leader get it for the whole troop?

Yes. A troop pack is one payment and one code: up to 12 scouts for $20, or up to 30 scouts for $35. Each scout types the code on their own computer and gets their own certificate, and the leader's pack page shows who has started and finished.

Is this an official Girl Scouts product?

No. MYTEK Lab makes the kit, and Girl Scouts badge names and steps are used with permission of Girl Scouts of the USA. The troop leader awards the badge; the certificate shows the scout did the work, with a number the leader can check.

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Girl Scouts badge names and steps are used with permission of Girl Scouts of the USA. This kit is made by MYTEK Lab; the badge is awarded by the troop.