Adding Challenges: Making the Game Interesting

Learning Objectives Identify at least three types of challenges that can be added to a game (e.g., obstacles, timers, score goals). Explain how a conditional (IF-THEN statement) is used to create a challenge. Use an event block to trigger a challenge, like a character touching an obstacle. Create a simple moving obstacle that affects the player. Implement a countdown timer that ends the game. Design a game rule that makes winning more difficult but fair. Have you ever played a game that was so easy you got bored? 🤔 Let's learn how to add exciting challenges to make our games super fun to play again and again! In this lesson, we will explore how to make games more interesting by adding challenges. We'll learn about obstacles, timers, and scoring, and use special c...

TermDefinitionExample ChallengeSomething in a game that makes it harder to win. It makes the game more fun and exciting.A grumpy monster that you have to jump over is a challenge. ObstacleAn object or character in a game that gets in the player's way or causes a bad thing to happen if touched.In a racing game, a banana peel on the track that makes you spin out is an obstacle. TimerA clock that counts up or down. It creates a challenge by giving the player a limited amount of time to complete a goal.You have 30 seconds to collect all the coins before the game ends. ConditionalA special computer rule that says 'IF this happens, THEN do that.' It's how we make challenges work.IF the player touches a ghost, THEN the player loses a life. EventAn action that happens in a gam...

The Obstacle Challenge Pattern IF <touching obstacle> THEN <change score by -1> Use this pattern inside a 'forever' loop for your player character. It constantly checks if the player is touching an obstacle and, if so, it reduces the score or a life. The Countdown Timer Pattern SET timer to 30. REPEAT UNTIL <timer = 0>: WAIT 1 second, CHANGE timer by -1. Use this pattern at the start of the game. It creates a variable for time, sets a starting value, and then counts down every second until it reaches zero, which can then trigger a 'Game Over' event. The Winning Goal Pattern IF <score = 10> THEN <show 'You Win!' screen> This pattern checks if the player has reached the winning score. You can put this inside a...