How Games Have Changed
Explore board games, arcade machines, and digital worlds. Discover new ways to play and ideas that have stayed the same.
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1. 选择正确答案。
Which game has this goal?
On a wooden board or a phone screen, the goal is to put the other player's king under attack with no way to save it.
- Checkers
- Chess
- Backgammon
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- Chess
This position is called “checkmate.” You do not capture the king; the game ends when it cannot be saved.
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2. 选择正确答案。
What does online play remove the need for?
Friends once met around a table to play together. Now they can join the same online game from different cities.
- Being in the same place
- Following the game's rules
- Making decisions during play
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- Being in the same place
Online play can connect friends across long distances, although they may still need to find a time that suits everyone.
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3. 选择正确答案。
What has stayed the same in these two versions?
At a checkers table, one player moves, then the other. Most checkers apps follow the same pattern.
- Players move their pieces at the same time.
- Players roll dice before moving.
- Players take turns.
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- Players take turns.
A game can be digital and still use turns. Playing on a screen does not always mean fast, continuous action.
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4. 选择正确答案。
What did the coin usually pay for?
In many early arcades, players put a coin into a game machine before starting a new game.
- Ownership of the machine
- One chance to play
- Unlimited games in the future
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- One chance to play
Arcade players often paid for each attempt. When the game ended, players usually had to put in another coin to play again.
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5. 填空。
In a long digital adventure, saving keeps your progress. When you return, you can continue ___.
- where you left off
- only from the beginning
- with all your progress lost
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In a long digital adventure, saving keeps your progress. When you return, you can continue where you left off.
Saving makes it possible to enjoy a long game across several shorter sessions.
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6. 选择正确答案。
How does the player control this game?
Some digital sports games use sensors to follow a player's arm and leg movements.
- Only by typing commands
- Only by moving a mouse
- By moving their body
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- By moving their body
Digital play can involve physical activity. In movement-based games, players also need enough space to move safely.
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7. 选择正确答案。
What is the main focus of this game?
Players build towns and explore a digital world. There is no final enemy to defeat and no fixed score needed to win.
- Defeating one final enemy
- Creating and exploring
- Reaching a set winning score
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- Creating and exploring
Some games let players set their own goals. Building something interesting can matter more than winning.
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8. 选择正确答案。
What do the dice and the software have in common?
A board game may use dice to produce an uncertain result. Its digital version can use software to produce a random result.
- They can make the next result hard to predict.
- They remove the need for any skill.
- They always give every player the same result.
Think about why a player cannot know the result in advance.
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- They can make the next result hard to predict.
Chance can add surprises to both physical and digital games. It can exist alongside skill and careful planning.
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9. 填空。
After releasing a digital game, its creator finds a software error. The creator can fix the software by sending players an ___.
- error report
- advertisement
- update
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After releasing a digital game, its creator finds a software error. The creator can fix the software by sending players an update.
Updates can fix problems as well as add content. A digital game may change after players first receive it.
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10. 选择正确答案。
What makes these games cooperative?
In some board games and online games, players succeed or fail as a group.
- Each player tries to defeat their teammates.
- The players work toward a shared goal.
- Only one person can take part.
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- The players work toward a shared goal.
Cooperative games turn other players into partners rather than opponents. This idea works around a table and online.
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11. 选择正确答案。
What kind of help does the app offer?
A puzzle app points out the step where you made a mistake, but it does not show the full solution.
- Feedback that shows where you went wrong
- The complete answer before another attempt
- An automatic solution to every puzzle
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- Feedback that shows where you went wrong
Quick feedback can guide your next attempt while leaving the challenge for you to solve.
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12. 选择正确答案。
What is the main purpose of these features?
A player finds small text difficult to read. A digital game offers larger text and menus that can be read aloud.
- To make opponents more difficult to beat
- To add more rules for everyone to learn
- To help more people play the game
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- To help more people play the game
Accessible design removes barriers to playing. It can change how information is presented without changing the game's goal.
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13. 选择正确答案。
What does “free to play” mean here?
A game is free to play: it costs nothing to download or start playing. Players can buy extra character costumes, but these purchases are optional.
- Every item in the game is free.
- Starting is free, but some extras cost money.
- Payment is required before installing the game.
Separate the cost of starting from the cost of extra items.
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- Starting is free, but some extras cost money.
Some free-to-play games earn money through optional purchases. A free download does not promise that everything inside is free.
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14. 选择正确答案。
What happens if the company that made them shuts down?
A deck of cards still works if the company that made it shuts down. A digital game, however, may need the company's online service to work.
- The cards remain usable; the digital game may stop working.
- Both will work without the online service.
- Neither can be used without the online service.
Which one needs something beyond the materials or files the player owns?
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- The cards remain usable; the digital game may stop working.
For some digital games, owning a copy is not enough. Keeping them playable also depends on a working online service.
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15. 选择正确答案。
What does this show about physical games?
In some modern board games, players add permanent stickers after important events. The stickers stay on the board and affect later sessions.
- They always return to the same starting state.
- They need digital software to remember past play.
- They can carry changes from one session to the next.
Think about what will still be on the board during the next session.
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- They can carry changes from one session to the next.
Lasting changes are not only a digital feature. Physical parts can also record a group's shared story.