One Map: Six Games

Abstract

The map below appeared over a year ago in a British publication called the Modern English Teacher. It was the basis of a very interesting but slightly complicated pair game called San Federico. The instructions to the game, though explicitly spelt out, called for considerable interpretative (and linguistic) skill on the part of the players — probably more than most ESL students in Malaysia possess. Yet, the map was attractive and obviously had great potential — especially as the basis for other, simpler Communication Games.