Instructions for Bellum

Bellum (War) Chapters 1-4 RULES

Option: Before the game begins, referee may quiz/review questions and answers for 5-10 minutes using the answer key.

Form groups of three-four students. Choose one student to be the referee  who judges the answers using the answer key. Rotate this position each time the game is played.

Each group gets a deck of cards and a question matrix

The referee gets the answer key.

Note: It is important to alternate high card with low card when taking turns. Otherwise questions for the higher cards will be occur too many times. So, high card answers first question, lowest card the second question, and so on.

The referee deals out all the cards to the players.  Then players put one of their cards down face up. The higher card must try to answer the question associated with that card. If the answer is correct the student gets to take the cards.  If the answer is incorrect, the other students gets a chance to answer. If the second student answers correctly, s/he get to take the cards. If no one answers correctly the players put down two more cards and the one who put down the lowest card must answer the next question associated with that card on the pink sheet.

When two players put down the same card (for example two kings), the referee declares “Bellum” (War). All players put three of their cards face down then a fourth card face up. Highest card gets first try at the question. Whoever answers correctly gets to take all the cards.

The game continues until one person has all the cards. If time runs out. The one who has the most cards wins.

If a team finishes before class time runs out, the group should begin the game again with a new person as the referee.