heather_monopoly

For my board game I want to do a fairytale/ castle theme. I chose this because in my research of the target audience I found that there is a bit of an obsession with fantastical things (vampires wizards zombies fairys etc). I thought to do a castle theme because I think that it can appeal to both boys and girls, and feel that it can probably relate to some of their time's literature. The pieces and game design will be a lot less young than the monopoly junior amusement park game. In doing research I read that children better respond to things when they are either advertised by older children or look older. Kids 5-8 are looking for role models and don't necessarily want to be treated as "kids" anymore. For my player pieces I would like to do a princess, a jester, a dragon, and a knight. Their property pieces will all directly correspond to the players, i.e. a crown, a jester hat, a dragon tail, and a sword or shield. I want the game squares to stay around the outside of the game, however I will change them to look like old gray bricks and wood planks to reflect the castle and drawbridge.