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What are Game Challenges?

Game Challenges are fun ways to interact with the resources in iCue and score points while you do it! Right now, iCue has three types of games, all of which involve the Cue Card. In the Game Challenges, the Cue Card takes on a new role as a playing piece. You'll be placing and moving the Cue Cards around the Game Board according to each Game's objective and strategy.

In Timeline, you will be asked to place historical events in chronological order by dropping Cue Cards between a starting Cue Card and ending Cue Card.
In Concentration, you will find matching pairs of Cue Cards that share a common person, event, place or idea.
And in Connections, you will link two seemingly unrelated Cue Cards by building a bridge of Cue Cards between them, each connected by keywords that they share with another Cue Card.

Learn something new without even trying, and compete with your friends for the highest score! Look for more games and activities as iCue continues to evolve.

Where do I Find the Game Challenges?

The Game Challenges have been developed to compliment and support the subjects offered in iCue. You'll find a link to Game Challenges on the course Home Page of each subject. On May 1, 2008, iCue debuts the first subject, Decision '08. Look for additional subjects over the summer of 2008, such as U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics and English Language and Composition!

To find Decision '08 Game Challenges:

Click on the Decision '08 Home Page button located in the upper right corner of any iCue page.
On the Decision '08 Home Page, click on the Game Challenges button in the lower left side of the page.
The Game Challenges Home Page will open. Click on the Play button of the Game you'd like to play.

How often are the Game Challenges updated?

Currently, the Game Challenges are updated weekly. If you miss a Game, you can find them in the Archives calendar located on the Game Challenges Home Page.

To access previous Game Challenges:

On the Game Challenges Home Page, click on any highlighted circle in the Archives Calendar.
The Game Challenges posted on that day will be displayed on the right.
Click on the Play button of the Game you'd like to play.

To access previous Months:

On the Game Challenges Home Page, click on the Month you'd like to access from the list.
The dates that Game Challenges were posted during that month will be highlighted with a circle.
Click on the Play button of the Game you'd like to play.

The Game Board

All of the current Games in iCue use the same Game Board. The space you can use to play, however, is not limited by what you see!

In the upper right corner of the Game Board, you'll find the Navigator. The Navigator is a snapshot of the entire board and allows you to Zoom In, Zoom Out and Move Up, Down, Left and Right anywhere on the Board.

How to use the Navigator:

Click on the Arrow on the right to open the Navigator.
To Zoom Out, click and hold the first Magnifying Glass icon on the left.
To Zoom In, click and hold the second Magnifying Glass icon.
To Move around the Board, place your cursor into the Navigator space below the Icons. The cursor will change from an Arrow to a Hand, and you can Move Up, Down, Left and Right by moving the Hand wherever you'd like to go.

The Score Board

The Score Board is located in the upper right and contains two scores. In the center of the Score Board is your Current Score for the Game you are playing or just completed. This Score will reset once you start a new game, and your current Score will be added to your Total Score. The Total Score, which reflects all of the points you've accumulated in all of the Games (Timeline, Concentration and Connection), is located in the upper right of the Score Board.

Game Cards

The Game Cards represent actual Cue Cards to be used in game play. You must drag and drop the Game Cards into the Game Board on the left to play Timeline and Concentration. For Concentration, the Game Cards are already placed in the Board.

Can I open the Game Cards?

Of course! These are real Cue Cards. You can open them, Snag (save) them, make Notes on them – everything you would normally do with a Cue Card. On the Game Board or Game Card areas of the screen, however, you must double-click on the card in order to open them.

Timeline

Your Mission

To place Cue Cards in chronological order.

How to Play

At the start of each Game, you are provided two Cue Cards on opposite sides of the Game Board which represent the "start" and "end" of the Timeline. To the right of the Game Board, you will find the Game Cards, which are Cue Cards that you will drag and drop on to the Game Board to form the Timeline.

The Cue Cards can be placed anywhere between the starting and ending Cue Cards, and you can move them around the Board after you've dropped them. Cue Cards placed in correct chronological order will be joined together by a single blue bar.

The Challenge? To drop each Cue Card in its proper place the first time you try. This will result in maximum points!

Watch out for Red Herrings! Some Games may include Cue Cards that do not fit into the Timeline at all. If you drop a Red Herring on to the Board, you will lose points.

When you think you've achieved as many points as you can and the blue bar connects all of the Cue Cards to each other, click Submit.

Scoring

Each Cue Card dropped on the Board is worth 5 points. But the points will add up even faster with the automatic Multiplier, which you'll see on the left side of the Score Board. The first Cue Card that you place correctly in the Timeline will have a Multiplier of "x1" (1 x 5 = 5 points). If you place the second Cue Card correctly, the Multiplier advances to "x2", multiplying the 5 points by 2 (5 x 2=10 points) and adding it to your Score. As long as you continue to drop Cue Cards into the correct order in the Timeline, your Multiplier will continue to advance!

If you place a Cue Card incorrectly, you won't lose any points, but the Multiplier will drop back down to "x1". You will lose 2 points if you play a Red Herring!

Tips on Game Play

If there's not enough space for you to drop the Cue Card between two other Cue Cards, simply place it in the space above or below one of the two Cue Cards.

While you're not required to watch the video in order to play Timeline, knowing when the events depicted in the Cue Card happened will ensure that you can play the Cue Card accurately and score the most points!

Levels

There are three levels of Timeline. You must complete Level 1 in order to advance to Level 2, and then complete Level 2 to move on to Level 3. Game play remains the same for all three Levels, but the number of Cue Cards you must place into the Timeline increases for each level (as does your opportunity to score more points!).

Number of Game Cue Cards to Play for Each Level:

Level 1 - 3 Cue Cards
Level 2 - 4 additional Cue Cards, for a total of 7 Cue Cards
Level 3 - 5 additional Cue Cards, for a total of 12 Cue Cards

Your current Level is displayed at the top of the Score Board in the upper right. Points for each completed Level are saved in your Total Score, also at the top of the Score Board.

Once you've completed Level 3, you can start over at Level 1 if you'd like. You will not lose any points received for the Levels that you've played, which have been added to your Total Score.

Concentration

Your Mission

To match Cue Cards that share the same people, events, places or ideas.

How to Play

At the start of each Game, a set of Cue Cards are shuffled on the Game Board. To begin, you must click on a Cue Card, which will flip the card over to reveal a phrase or sentence typed on the back. This phrase is shared by one other Cue Card on the board. Turn over your next Cue Card to see if they match. If they match, the Cue Cards will move to the Game Card space on the right of the Game Board and you will receive points for the match. If they do not match, the two Cue Cards will flip back over on the Game Board.

Continue to flip over Cue Cards and find matches until you clear the Board.

The Challenge? To make consecutive Cue Card matches in one try. This will result in maximum points! Watch for the Daily Double – there may be one Cue Card on the Board that can double your points for a match if you can find its mate in one flip!

Once the Board is clear, your Game will be automatically submitted and saved.

Scoring

Each Cue Card match is worth 5 points. But the points can add up quickly with the automatic Multiplier, which you'll find on the left side of the Score Board. The first Cue Card match you make will have a Multiplier of "x1" (1 x 5 = 5 points). But if make the next match in one try, the Multiplier advances to "x2", multiplying the 5 points by 2 (5 x 2=10 points) and adding it to your Score. As long as you continue to find matches in one try, your Multiplier will continue to advance! If you can't find an immediate match, you will not lose points but the Multiplier will drop back down to "x1".

The Daily Double will double your current Multiplier if you find its mate in one flip. So if you're up to a Multiplier of "x4", the Daily Double will double that to "x8" – resulting in 40 points (5x8=40 points) for a single match!

Tips on Game Play

While you're not required to watch the video in order to play Concentration, knowing the people, events, places and ideas discussed in the Cue Card will ensure that you know which Cue Cards will match before you flip them over!

Levels

There are three levels of Concentration. You must complete Level 1 in order to advance to Level 2, and then complete Level 2 to move on to Level 3. Game play remains the same for all three Levels, but the number of Cue Cards you must match increases for each level (as does your opportunity to score more points!).

Number of Cue Cards to Play:

Level 1 – 6 Cue Cards, 3 pairs to match
Level 2 – 8 new Cue Cards, 4 pairs to match
Level 3 – 2 additional Cue Cards added to Level 2 Cue Cards (12 total), 6 pairs to match

Your current Level is displayed at the top of the Score Board in the upper right. Points for each completed Level are saved in your Total Score, also at the top of the Score Board.

Once you've completed Level 3, you can start over at Level 1 if you'd like. You will not lose any points received for the Levels that you've played, which have been added to your Total Score.

Connections

Your Mission

To create a bridge between two unrelated Cue Cards by adding Cue Cards between them.

How to Play

At the start of each Game, you are provided two Cue Cards on opposite side of the Game Board that represent the two Cue Cards you must connect. To the right of the Game Board, you will find the Game Cards, which are Cue Cards that you will drag and drop on to the Board to build the bridge between them.

Cue Cards connect to each other if they share one or more "keywords", which you can find listed on the back of the Cue Card. To open the Cue Card, double-click on the thumbnail and then click "Flip" to view the keywords.

While multiple Cue Cards can share a keyword – and often more than one keyword -- not all of the Game Cue Cards connect to each other. The keyword(s) that connects Card A to Card B may not be the same as the keyword(s) that connects Card B to Card C.

You can drag and drop a Cue Card anywhere on the Board. But in order for the Cue Cards to link together and count for points, but it must be in close proximity to a Cue Card that shares at least one keyword. A single lighted bar will display between Cue Cards for each keyword that they share AND if they are placed close enough each other.

The Challenge? To connect the two original Cue Cards, and to gather the maximum number of points by strategically placing the Cue Cards to:

Create as many keyword connections as possible with the Cue Cards around them
Achieve consecutive keyword connections

You'll receive points the first time you drop each Cue Card. But you won't be penalized for moving the Cue Card later to another spot to explore a new string of connections.

You don't have to play all of the Cue Cards provided to finish the Game, although playing more Cue Cards will result in more points. But you need to build at least one successful bridge between the two original Cue Cards to end the game. Click Submit.

Scoring

When a Cue Card is dropped on the Board, each resulting connection to the Cue Cards around it is worth 1 point. If Cue Cards share multiple keywords, you'll receive more points. And the points can add up even faster with the automatic Multiplier, which you'll see on the left side of the Score Board. The first Cue Card you play that connects to another will have a Multiplier of "x1" (1 x number of shared keywords). The second Cue Card that connects to one or more Cue Cards will have a Multiplier of "x2" (2 x number of shared keywords). As long as you continue to place consecutive and successful connections, your Multiplier will continue to advance! If you drop a Cue Card on to the Board that does not connect to another, you won't lose points but the Multiplier will drop back down to "x1".

Tips on Game Play

If there's not enough space for you to drop the Cue Card between two other Cue Cards, simply place it in the space above or below one of the two Cue Cards.

A string of connections doesn't have to be in a straight horizontal line – you can build a bridge that goes up and over, for example.

There is no "right" answer. As long as you've built a bridge between the two original Cue Cards, you have successfully completed the Game. Feel free to explore different paths and take chances! You are not penalized for dead-ends, and you receive more points for having more Cue Cards in play.

While you're not required to watch the video in order to play Connections, knowing how Cue Cards may connect to each other will ensure that the placement of each Cue Card counts the most.

Levels

There are three levels of Connections. You must complete Level 1 in order to advance to Level 2, and then complete Level 2 to move on to Level 3. Game play remains the same for all three Levels, but the number of Cue Cards available for play increases. You don't have to play every Cue Card, but you'll receive more points if you do.

Number of Cue Cards to Play:

Level 1 – 6 Cue Cards
Level 2 – 6 additional Cue Cards, for a total of 12 Cue Cards
Level 3 – 6 additional Cue Cards, for a total of 18 Cue Cards

The proximity of a Cue Card to another in order to make a successful connection decreases with each Level. You'll need to be more accurate with your placement as you advance!

Proximity of Cue Cards to Each Other:

Level 1 – connections must be made within 3 spaces
Level 2 – connections must be made within 2 spaces
Level 3 – connections must be made within 1 space

Your current Level is displayed at the top of the Score Board in the upper right. Points for each completed Level are saved in your Total Score, also at the top of the Score Board.

Once you've completed Level 3, you can start over at Level 1 if you'd like. You will not lose any points received for the Levels that you've played, which have been added to your Total Score.


	HELP Game Challenges What are Game Challenges? Game Challenges are fun ways to interact with the resources in iCue and score points while you do it! Right now, iCue has three types of games, all of which involve the Cue Card. In the Game Challenges, the Cue Card takes on a new role as a playing piece. You'll be placing and moving the Cue Cards around the Game Board according to each Game's objective and strategy. In Timeline, you will be asked to place historical events in chronological order by dropping Cue Cards between a starting Cue Card and ending Cue Card. In Concentration, you will find matching pairs of Cue Cards that share a common person, event, place or idea. And in Connections, you will link two seemingly unrelated Cue Cards by building a bridge of Cue Cards between them, each connected by keywords that they share with another Cue Card. Learn something new without even trying, and compete with your friends for the highest score! Look for more games and activities as iCue continues to evolve. Where do I Find the Game Challenges? The Game Challenges have been developed to compliment and support the subjects offered in iCue. You'll find a link to Game Challenges on the course Home Page of each subject. On May 1, 2008, iCue debuts the first subject, Decision '08. Look for additional subjects over the summer of 2008, such as U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics and English Language and Composition! To find Decision '08 Game Challenges: Click on the Decision '08 Home Page button located in the upper right corner of any iCue page. On the Decision '08 Home Page, click on the Game Challenges button in the lower left side of the page. The Game Challenges Home Page will open. Click on the Play button of the Game you'd like to play. How often are the Game Challenges updated? Currently, the Game Challenges are updated weekly. If you miss a Game, you can find them in the Archives calendar located on the Game Challenges Home Page. Archives All of the iCue Game Challenges are available at your fingertips in the Archives calendar located on the right side of the Game Challenges Home Page. Game Challenges are updated weekly, and the dates that new Game Challenges were posted are highlighted on the calendar with a circle. To access previous Game Challenges: On the Game Challenges Home Page, click on any highlighted circle in the Archives Calendar. The Game Challenges posted on that day will be displayed on the right. Click on the Play button of the Game you'd like to play. To access previous Months: On the Game Challenges Home Page, click on the Month you'd like to access from the list. The dates that Game Challenges were posted during that month will be highlighted with a circle. Click on the Play button of the Game you'd like to play. The Game Board All of the current Games in iCue use the same Game Board. The space you can use to play, however, is not limited by what you see! In the upper right corner of the Game Board, you'll find the Navigator. The Navigator is a snapshot of the entire board and allows you to Zoom In, Zoom Out and Move Up, Down, Left and Right anywhere on the Board. How to use the Navigator: Click on the Arrow on the right to open the Navigator. To Zoom Out, click and hold the first Magnifying Glass icon on the left. To Zoom In, click and hold the second Magnifying Glass icon. To Move around the Board, place your cursor into the Navigator space below the Icons. The cursor will change from an Arrow to a Hand, and you can Move Up, Down, Left and Right by moving the Hand wherever you'd like to go. The Score Board The Score Board is located in the upper right and contains two scores. In the center of the Score Board is your Current Score for the Game you are playing or just completed. This Score will reset once you start a new game, and your current Score will be added to your Total Score. The Total Score, which reflects all of the points you've accumulated in all of the Games (Timeline, Concentration and Connection), is located in the upper right of the Score Board. Game Cards The Game Cards represent actual Cue Cards to be used in game play. You must drag and drop the Game Cards into the Game Board on the left to play Timeline and Concentration. For Concentration, the Game Cards are already placed in the Board. Can I open the Game Cards? Of course! These are real Cue Cards. You can open them, Snag (save) them, make Notes on them – everything you would normally do with a Cue Card. On the Game Board or Game Card areas of the screen, however, you must double-click on the card in order to open them. Timeline Your Mission To place Cue Cards in chronological order. How to Play At the start of each Game, you are provided two Cue Cards on opposite sides of the Game Board which represent the "start" and "end" of the Timeline. To the right of the Game Board, you will find the Game Cards, which are Cue Cards that you will drag and drop on to the Game Board to form the Timeline. The Cue Cards can be placed anywhere between the starting and ending Cue Cards, and you can move them around the Board after you've dropped them. Cue Cards placed in correct chronological order will be joined together by a single blue bar. The Challenge? To drop each Cue Card in its proper place the first time you try. This will result in maximum points! Watch out for Red Herrings! Some Games may include Cue Cards that do not fit into the Timeline at all. If you drop a Red Herring on to the Board, you will lose points. When you think you've achieved as many points as you can and the blue bar connects all of the Cue Cards to each other, click Submit. Scoring Each Cue Card dropped on the Board is worth 5 points. But the points will add up even faster with the automatic Multiplier, which you'll see on the left side of the Score Board. The first Cue Card that you place correctly in the Timeline will have a Multiplier of "x1" (1 x 5 = 5 points). If you place the second Cue Card correctly, the Multiplier advances to "x2", multiplying the 5 points by 2 (5 x 2=10 points) and adding it to your Score. As long as you continue to drop Cue Cards into the correct order in the Timeline, your Multiplier will continue to advance! If you place a Cue Card incorrectly, you won't lose any points, but the Multiplier will drop back down to "x1". You will lose 2 points if you play a Red Herring! Tips on Game Play If there's not enough space for you to drop the Cue Card between two other Cue Cards, simply place it in the space above or below one of the two Cue Cards. While you're not required to watch the video in order to play Timeline, knowing when the events depicted in the Cue Card happened will ensure that you can play the Cue Card accurately and score the most points! Levels There are three levels of Timeline. You must complete Level 1 in order to advance to Level 2, and then complete Level 2 to move on to Level 3. Game play remains the same for all three Levels, but the number of Cue Cards you must place into the Timeline increases for each level (as does your opportunity to score more points!). Number of Game Cue Cards to Play for Each Level: Level 1 - 3 Cue Cards Level 2 - 4 additional Cue Cards, for a total of 7 Cue Cards Level 3 - 5 additional Cue Cards, for a total of 12 Cue Cards Your current Level is displayed at the top of the Score Board in the upper right. Points for each completed Level are saved in your Total Score, also at the top of the Score Board. Once you've completed Level 3, you can start over at Level 1 if you'd like. You will not lose any points received for the Levels that you've played, which have been added to your Total Score. Concentration Your Mission To match Cue Cards that share the same people, events, places or ideas. How to Play At the start of each Game, a set of Cue Cards are shuffled on the Game Board. To begin, you must click on a Cue Card, which will flip the card over to reveal a phrase or sentence typed on the back. This phrase is shared by one other Cue Card on the board. Turn over your next Cue Card to see if they match. If they match, the Cue Cards will move to the Game Card space on the right of the Game Board and you will receive points for the match. If they do not match, the two Cue Cards will flip back over on the Game Board. Continue to flip over Cue Cards and find matches until you clear the Board. The Challenge? To make consecutive Cue Card matches in one try. This will result in maximum points! Watch for the Daily Double – there may be one Cue Card on the Board that can double your points for a match if you can find its mate in one flip! Once the Board is clear, your Game will be automatically submitted and saved. Scoring Each Cue Card match is worth 5 points. But the points can add up quickly with the automatic Multiplier, which you'll find on the left side of the Score Board. The first Cue Card match you make will have a Multiplier of "x1" (1 x 5 = 5 points). But if make the next match in one try, the Multiplier advances to "x2", multiplying the 5 points by 2 (5 x 2=10 points) and adding it to your Score. As long as you continue to find matches in one try, your Multiplier will continue to advance! If you can't find an immediate match, you will not lose points but the Multiplier will drop back down to "x1". The Daily Double will double your current Multiplier if you find its mate in one flip. So if you're up to a Multiplier of "x4", the Daily Double will double that to "x8" – resulting in 40 points (5x8=40 points) for a single match! Tips on Game Play While you're not required to watch the video in order to play Concentration, knowing the people, events, places and ideas discussed in the Cue Card will ensure that you know which Cue Cards will match before you flip them over! Levels There are three levels of Concentration. You must complete Level 1 in order to advance to Level 2, and then complete Level 2 to move on to Level 3. Game play remains the same for all three Levels, but the number of Cue Cards you must match increases for each level (as does your opportunity to score more points!). Number of Cue Cards to Play: Level 1 – 6 Cue Cards, 3 pairs to match Level 2 – 8 new Cue Cards, 4 pairs to match Level 3 – 2 additional Cue Cards added to Level 2 Cue Cards (12 total), 6 pairs to match Your current Level is displayed at the top of the Score Board in the upper right. Points for each completed Level are saved in your Total Score, also at the top of the Score Board. Once you've completed Level 3, you can start over at Level 1 if you'd like. You will not lose any points received for the Levels that you've played, which have been added to your Total Score. Connections Your Mission To create a bridge between two unrelated Cue Cards by adding Cue Cards between them. How to Play At the start of each Game, you are provided two Cue Cards on opposite side of the Game Board that represent the two Cue Cards you must connect. To the right of the Game Board, you will find the Game Cards, which are Cue Cards that you will drag and drop on to the Board to build the bridge between them. Cue Cards connect to each other if they share one or more "keywords", which you can find listed on the back of the Cue Card. To open the Cue Card, double-click on the thumbnail and then click "Flip" to view the keywords. While multiple Cue Cards can share a keyword – and often more than one keyword -- not all of the Game Cue Cards connect to each other. The keyword(s) that connects Card A to Card B may not be the same as the keyword(s) that connects Card B to Card C. You can drag and drop a Cue Card anywhere on the Board. But in order for the Cue Cards to link together and count for points, but it must be in close proximity to a Cue Card that shares at least one keyword. A single lighted bar will display between Cue Cards for each keyword that they share AND if they are placed close enough each other. The Challenge? To connect the two original Cue Cards, and to gather the maximum number of points by strategically placing the Cue Cards to: Create as many keyword connections as possible with the Cue Cards around them Achieve consecutive keyword connections You'll receive points the first time you drop each Cue Card. But you won't be penalized for moving the Cue Card later to another spot to explore a new string of connections. You don't have to play all of the Cue Cards provided to finish the Game, although playing more Cue Cards will result in more points. But you need to build at least one successful bridge between the two original Cue Cards to end the game. Click Submit. Scoring When a Cue Card is dropped on the Board, each resulting connection to the Cue Cards around it is worth 1 point. If Cue Cards share multiple keywords, you'll receive more points. And the points can add up even faster with the automatic Multiplier, which you'll see on the left side of the Score Board. The first Cue Card you play that connects to another will have a Multiplier of "x1" (1 x number of shared keywords). The second Cue Card that connects to one or more Cue Cards will have a Multiplier of "x2" (2 x number of shared keywords). As long as you continue to place consecutive and successful connections, your Multiplier will continue to advance! If you drop a Cue Card on to the Board that does not connect to another, you won't lose points but the Multiplier will drop back down to "x1". Tips on Game Play If there's not enough space for you to drop the Cue Card between two other Cue Cards, simply place it in the space above or below one of the two Cue Cards. A string of connections doesn't have to be in a straight horizontal line – you can build a bridge that goes up and over, for example. There is no "right" answer. As long as you've built a bridge between the two original Cue Cards, you have successfully completed the Game. Feel free to explore different paths and take chances! You are not penalized for dead-ends, and you receive more points for having more Cue Cards in play. While you're not required to watch the video in order to play Connections, knowing how Cue Cards may connect to each other will ensure that the placement of each Cue Card counts the most. Levels There are three levels of Connections. You must complete Level 1 in order to advance to Level 2, and then complete Level 2 to move on to Level 3. Game play remains the same for all three Levels, but the number of Cue Cards available for play increases. You don't have to play every Cue Card, but you'll receive more points if you do. Number of Cue Cards to Play: Level 1 – 6 Cue Cards Level 2 – 6 additional Cue Cards, for a total of 12 Cue Cards Level 3 – 6 additional Cue Cards, for a total of 18 Cue Cards The proximity of a Cue Card to another in order to make a successful connection decreases with each Level. You'll need to be more accurate with your placement as you advance! Proximity of Cue Cards to Each Other: Level 1 – connections must be made within 3 spaces Level 2 – connections must be made within 2 spaces Level 3 – connections must be made within 1 space Your current Level is displayed at the top of the Score Board in the upper right. Points for each completed Level are saved in your Total Score, also at the top of the Score Board. Once you've completed Level 3, you can start over at Level 1 if you'd like. You will not lose any points received for the Levels that you've played, which have been added to your Total Score.