Design a box for the game. Do a trial run of the game. As a group, students will write a brief paper describing their game and rules. They need to include a list of questions and answers, vocabulary words with the definitions, and the key ideas they included. Take an afternoon to allow students to play the different games.
Students analyze characteristics of an artifact and create a list of clues describing that artifact.
I keep the artifacts hidden from view. I read five clues that I have created for one of the artifacts. After reading each clue, the students try to guess what it is by asking yes-no questions. If they are stumped, I finally show the object to the class. We discuss my clues to see which ones were the most helpful.