How to Make a Jeopardy Board Game

Making the game

• 1

  Pick twenty general-information categories and work with a friend to gather 10 pieces of trivia for each category.

• 2

  Create a table in a word-processing program.

• 3

  Type up and number the trivia questions. Remember to use complete sentences and be sure to follow the correct format.

• 4

  Type up and print out the answers to your questions. Use the numbers on each card as a reference. This will function as your answer key.

• 5

  Print the answers on cardstock and then cut out.

• 6

  On the other side of each card, write down a difficulty level of 1 to 5.

• 7

  Paint both sides of a piece of cardboard a solid color, making sure to paint 25 boxes in rows and columns of five. Each side will function as a round within the game.

• 8

  On one side

Playing the game

• 9

  Pick out five categories, and place the cards, based to the difficulty level you assigned, onto the board.

• 10

  Choose a host for the game. This person will take score and read off each question and answer.

• 11

  Allow the youngest player to select a category. Have players clap to buzz in.

• 12

  If a player gets an answer right, give her the card and allow her to choose another question.

• 13

  Tally up the difficulty level on the cards after each round for scoring. For the second round, double the scores.

• 14

  For Final Jeopardy, the host should allow players to secretly wager. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.