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How to Play Go to the Head of the Class

Before Trivial Pursuit, there was Go to the Head of the Class, the first board game to test the knowledge of its players. Created by Milton Bradley in 1936, it comes with 3 levels of questions pits participants in a battle of brains. Here's how to play the game.

Things You'll Need

Classroom game board
Player tokens
Quiz book (trivia questions)
Examination cards
Luck cards
Pair of six-sided dice

Instructions

- 1
  Decide which level of questions the players will answer. The 3 levels, ranging from easiest to hardest, are student, scholar and graduate. Players do not have to answer at the same level. Children can choose the easier questions, while adults should be able to answer the hardest questions.
- 2
  Start with all players in kindergarten classroom. Determine which player will answer first and ask that player a question. If that player answers correctly, he moves ahead on the board. If he's wrong, his turn end. In one edition of the game, players who answer correctly may move ahead six spaces (desks) and those who answer incorrectly go back two. In another version, correct answers move you ahead three spaces.
- 3
  Draw cards by landing on spaces labeled "Homework," "Study Hall," "Pop Quiz" or "Exam." Cards may move you ahead a certain number of spaces or back a certain number.
- 4
  Advance grade levels by moving far enough ahead on the board.
- 5
  Reach the final exam room first and answer one final question before any of the other players to win.

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