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Sea Turtle Adventure Game-Traditional Board Game Version

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Instructions -

Printout the instructions below and then click on Game Board Image. The board game prints at A4 which could then be enlarged to A3 using a photocopier.

Game Instructions

There are a number of female loggerhead turtles hoping to lay their 100 - 120 eggs at the top of the beach. Take control of one of the females and see which is the most successful at laying her eggs and hatching baby turtles and getting them back into the sea.

TO PLAY -

1. Cut out the turtle counters.

2. Place her on the start.

3. Throw ONE coin TWICE and then follow the instructions on the box.

HH = Heads and heads thrown - Good HT = Heads and tails thrown - OK TT = Tails and tails thrown - Watch out!

Winner - The turtle that hatches the most baby turtles and gets them back to the sea safely. If a draw, the turtle that does it most quickly will win.

There are two types of missed turn -

1. Miss a turn then go to number shown

2. Miss a turn, stay on that square and rethrow.

HH - if thrown get an extra go

counters for game

1
HH You have survived for 30 years                         GO TO 3
HT Eat a plastic bag instead of a jelly fish,swim slowly  GO 2
TT You are caught in a net and suffocate and die          Start again
2
HH Fit and well                                           GO TO 3
HT Dive to avoid a 'turtle spotting' boat                 Miss a Turn
TT Swim through sewage from the nearby resort             GO TO 1
3
HH Fit and well                                           GO TO 5
HT Bask on the surface to warm up                         GO TO 4
TT Hit by speeding boat, die from your injuries           Start again
4
HH Fit and well                                           GO TO 6
HT Basking on surface to warm up                          GO TO 5
TT Hit by a wind-surfer and panic                       GO BACK TO 3
5
HH Quiet and dark and you touch the beach                 GO TO 8
HT Noise and lights further up the beach- go slowly       GO TO 6
TT Couple walk by - you are disturbed and go back to sea GO BACK TO 4
6
HH All quiet and dark, go up the gently sloping beach     GO TO 8
HT Car headlights flash across beach - slow progress      GO TO 7
TT A sudden car noise - lose direction                  GO BACK TO 5
7
HH All well, continue up gently sloping beach             GO TO 9
HT All well but tiring                                    GO TO 8
TT People from a taverna run down the beach, you return 
   to the sea and in the panic accidently lay some eggs   GO TO 2
8
HH All is quiet and dark, continue towards nesting site   GO TO 10
HT Quiet but you are unsure, go slowly up beach           GO TO 9
TT Couple walking on beach, you head back to sea        GO BACK TO 4
9
HH Going well, steady progress                            GO TO 12
HT Beginning to get tired                                 GO TO 10
TT Tired, pause but go on                                 Rethrow now
10
HH Going well but need to lay your eggs                   GO TO  12
HT Tiring                                                 GO TO 11
TT Beach umbrellas block your way                         Miss a Turn
11
HH Going well                                             GO TO 13
HT Tired but going well                                   GO TO 12
TT Dog sniffs around but goes away - you pause            Miss a Turn
12
HH Feeling well                                           GO TO 14
HT Going well but slowly                                  GO TO 13
TT Night walkers who quickly go away (Conservationists)   GO TO 13
13
HH Good progress, nearing top of beach                    GO TO 15
HT OK but tired                                           GO TO 14
TT OK but tired, need to nest and lay eggs                GO TO 14
14
HH OK, all well                                           GO TO 16
HT Getting tired                                          GO TO 15
TT Lights/noise from taverna make you pause and go back GO BACK TO 13
15
HH Fit and well                                           GO TO 16
HT Tired - stay here for a while                          Miss a Turn
TT Curious tourist wants to find a turtle,disturbs you  GO BACK TO 13
16
HH Good sand and you are ready to nest                    GO TO 17
HT Sand a bit hard, slows progress       Wait a turn then GO TO 17
TT Crawl into a sea wall, blocks path                   GO BACK TO 14
17
HH 120 eggs layed in a flask-shaped hole 45 cms  deep     GO TO 19
   Female leaves the nest and returns to the sea          
HT 100 eggs layed in a flask-shaped hole 45 cms  deep     GO TO 18
   Female leaves the nest and returns to the sea   
TT Young female, lays 75 eggs layed in flask-shaped hole  GO TO 18
   Female leaves the nest and returns to the sea   
18
HH Eggs incubating well                                   GO TO 19
HT Beach towel covers the nest and warms up the sand
   More females hatch if nest is warmer                   GO TO 19
TT Eggs accidently dug up by children - 20 eggs destroyed GO TO 19
19
HH Still dark - nest protected by a cover placed there by
   a conservationist - all eggs hatch                     GO TO 20
HT Rain cools sand - all eggs hatch but nearer to dawn    Miss a Turn
TT Car drives over nest and kills 25 hatchlings           GO TO 20
20
HH Hatchlings move fast down the beach                    GO TO 21
HT Hatchlings take shortest route to the sea              GO TO 21
TT Hatchlings confused by distant lights from resort      GO TO 22
21
HH Hatchlings make good progress                          GO TO 25
HT Hatchlings make good progress, still dark              GO TO 23
TT Lights from disco attract hatchlings who go back up
   beach towards the lights                             GO BACK TO 20
22
HH Hatchlings make good progress                          GO TO 26
HT Hatchlings make good progress                          GO TO 24
TT Lights from disco attract hatchlings who go back up
   beach towards the lights                             GO BACK TO 20
23
HH Hatchlings past quickly over soft sand                 GO TO 27
HT Hatchlings just make it through the soft sand          GO TO 25
TT Sand very soft                                         Miss a Turn 
24
HH Hatchlings past quickly over soft sand                 GO TO 28
HT Hatchlings just make it through the soft sand          GO TO 26
TT Sand very soft                                         Miss a Turn 
25
HH Hatchlings fall into a sand pit but easily get out     GO TO 27
HT Hatchlings fall into a pit, some never get out, 10 die GO TO 27
TT Hatchlings fall into a pit, some never get out, 20 die GO TO 27
26
HH Good even sand and hatchlings move fast                GO TO 30
HT Good sand and hatchlings make progress down beach      GO TO 28
TT Hatchlings tire and go slowly towards the sea          Miss a Turn
27
HH Hatchlings continue safely towards the sea             GO TO 35
HT Good sand, continue towards the sea                    GO TO 29
TT Dawn approaches, dog sees hatchlings and eats 10       GO TO 29
28
HH Rubbish on the beach has been removed, progress good   GO TO 31
HT Rubbish on the beach slows the hatchlings-dawn is near GO TO 30
TT Rubbish and branches entangle hatchlings.  They go back
   up the beach.  Dawn and danger approaches              GO TO 26
29
HH Sea gulls overhead do not seem interested in hatchlingsGO TO 36
HT Sea gulls overhead do not seem interested in hatchlingsGO TO 35
TT Sea Gull attack and kill 5 hatchlings, rest escape     GO TO 35
30
HH Good progress down towards the sea                     GO TO 34
HT Good progress down towards the sea                     GO TO 32
TT Hatchlings are getting tired and move more slowly      GO TO 31
31
HH Good progress down towards the sea                     GO TO 34
HT Good progress down towards the sea                     GO TO 33
TT Hatchlings are getting tired and move more slowly      GO TO 32
32
HH Sea gulls overhead do not seem interested in hatchlingsGO TO 34
HT Sea gulls overhead do not seem interested in hatchlingsGO TO 33
TT Sea Gull attack and kill 5 hatchlings, rest escape     GO TO 34
33
HH Hatchlings making good progress towards sea            GO TO 35
HT Good progress                                          GO TO 34
TT Hatchlings are getting tired and move more slowly      GO TO 34
34
HH Hatchlings continue safely towards the sea             GO TO 36
HT Good sand and fast progress towards sea                GO TO 35
TT It is light enough for a dog to see and eat 10 
   hatchlings                                             GO TO 35             
35
HH The hatchlings have almost made it into the sea        GO TO 36
HT The hatchlings are about to enter the sea              GO TO 36
TT The hatchlings pause at the edge of the sea            Miss a Turn
36
HH The hatchlings swim safely into the bay and out to sea FINISH
HT A person out walking at dawn watches the hatchlings
   swim out to sea.  He does not pick it up.              FINISH
TT Ghost crabs in the surf catch and eat 5 hatchlings
   The rest escape and swim into the bay and out to sea   FINISH

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