Where's the Gold? – St. Patrick's Day Board Game

Students practice turn-taking and following multi-step game rules with a partner or small group.

Students count and compare gold coins to determine a winner at the end of the game.

Students make strategic choices about which of four trap locations to guess when trying to catch a hidden leprechaun.

Have a single die on hand before play, since the rules explicitly list a die as needed but not included in the download.

Laminate the character pieces, gold coin, and board sections before first use, following the assembly sheet's own recommendation, since the game is meant for repeated play.

Read the ‘Special Notes’ section with students before the first game, since a few rules (two characters can't share a space, no traveling up the rainbow) are easy to miss if only skimmed once.

Turn-based game play — students follow a shuffle-and-place setup, then take turns moving and drawing cards according to written rules.

Basic counting and comparison — students count collected gold coins to determine the winner at the end of the game.

Strategic guessing — students choose among four trap locations to try to catch a hidden leprechaun card.