[Welcome to the EL game series. These posts are all short introductions to games you can play in the EL. Because learning to play games in English can take a long time, some posts will explain how to play simple versions of games. Other posts tell you why you should use games to practice English. You can also use the tags to find other posts you might be interested in.]
（ELゲーム連載へようこそ。このコラムはELで遊べるボードゲームやカードゲームを紹介します。本来のやり方通りにやってしまうと、遊ぶまでの時間が大変かかるかもしれないので、ある投稿では簡単な遊びの工夫が紹介されます。ほかの投稿ではなぜゲームで英語を勉強するのがよいかが説明されます。投稿のタグを使ってほかに興味ありそうなポストを見つけられます。）
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Word Up is a game for English learners. It uses a board like Monopoly and is simple to understand. Players will move around the board and answer English questions to get points.
The basics:
Players roll the dice to move around the board. When they land on a color, they answer an English question from another player. Each question type has a color: missing word (orange), crossword clues (green), and multiple choice (blue). A correct answer gets you a token (トークン) of that color. If you land on a red space, take a red “Word Up” card and follow the instructions. The first player to get three of each color tokens wins.
For English learners:
This game is for English learners, so the rules are simple enough.
Final Thoughts: This game is less “fun” and more “study.” However, it might be a good activity to start a conversation.
