RPG-style quiz in a classroom setting

Here’s a short way to use roleplaying as a way to make classes more fun for kids. Usually the day before a long weekend or vacation period, the kids want to do something “fun”, so this is what I have developed:

The game is quiz challenge – in which the students are divided into groups of the main RPG classes, which define what kind of questions they can and cannot answer.

The groups are divided as such:

• Fighter – the fighter can answer basic questions of all fields
• Ranger – the ranger can answer geography and history questions
• Mage – the mage can answer all math and science questions
• Healer – the healer can can not only answer questions of all fields, but can also “save” other people by answering questions for them once per two turns. The downside to this class is that during those two turns he cannot answer any questions at all.

The questions themselves act as the monsters in an RPG, and the teacher will need to devise a world map that the students will need to traverse, each path with a series of random encounters as well as mini-bosses (students that were left out, as well as guests).

The world map will indeed have battles against normal monsters (questions) and mini-bosses, but two groups will “fight” each other mid-way while the two other groups will team up to face the final boss, me.

All of the kids will have the opportunity to answer 10 balanced questions per subject on the world map.

It takes a little preparation time, but it works wonderfully for kids from 4th grade on up.