Common Ties is a game to promote socialisation in a multicultural world. It helps newcomers to a country learn about the traditions, attitudes and values of their new culture without losing their identities or respect for their original cultures. It also helps native-born children understand cultures different from their own. Game cards address such topics as:
• Family traditions.
The game also introduces a bit of geography and stimulates discussion about other cultures. Each player is given a ‘passport’ and then travels round the board, visiting seven parts of the world and answering the questions on the cards.
Question cards include:
● “Find someone in the group who speak another language and ask him or her how to say ‘Hello’ in that language.”
● “My Country. It’s an island, and it’s home to many unusual animals, including the kangaroo. The native people are called Aborigines. We play a musical instrument called the Didgeridoo. We love swimming, tennis, rugby and cricket. Where am I from?”
Game board, die, 4 pawns, 60 feeling cards, 60 doing cards, 60 sharing cards, 40 ‘Where am I from?’ cards, 4 passports, 40 passport pegs.