| Abstract |
Hexapodx Go! is an educational board game which focuses on the different
order of insects. The main objective of this board game is to educate about
insects through entertainment. The number of players for Hexapodx Go! are
from 2 to 6 players, aged 8 and above. The main goal of this game is for the
players to collect as many insects as they can and at the same time reaching
for the last pit stop. Hexapodx Go! gets its name from Hexapoda, a class of
organism which possesses six legs, for instance; insect. Coincidentally, the
main board is in hexagonal shape. Hexapodx Go! consists of 127 hexagonal
units, a six-sided dice, a token that represent the player, hexagonal insects
card with its own point, question cards which denote with question mark and
action cards which denote with exclamation sign. The board is divided into six
areas which represent with six important orders of insects; Coleoptera,
Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Diptera and Odonata. The most outer
layer of Hexapodx Go! contains ordinary insects with lowest points and the
most inner layer of Hexapodx Go! contains of rare species of insects with
highest points. In term of novelty of the Hexapodx Go!, there are fewer board
games in the shape of hexagon and none are related to the order of insects.
One of the advantages of Hexapodx Go! is it uses the entertainment aspects
of the game for teaching and learning process that can be used either in
school or at home. This edutainment game also can increase competition
among students and can be used as a helping tool in preparation for Sciences
subject. Hexapodx Go! offers great possibilities for commercialization
especially for school and university students who have vast interest in insects. |