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3
h
a
rv
est
f
r
u
i
t
fruit on the trees
,
take baske
t
p
ile up
j
i
g
saw piece
s
g
et the die ready to
ro
ll
Orchard
C
ooperative game for 2 to 8 children ages 3 to 6
.
A
ut
h
o
r: Anneliese Farkaschovsk
y
I
ll
ust
r
at
i
o
n
s:
W
a
l
te
r M
at
h
e
i
s
Length of the game
:
10 - 15 minutes approx.
T
he four fruit-trees are full of fruit. The apples, pears,
c
herries and plums are ripe and have to be picked quickly,
b
ecause the cra
f
ty raven is eager to pinch some tidbits
.
Contents
10 apples
1
0
p
ears
10
p
airs of cherrie
s
10 p
l
um
s
4
bas
k
ets
1 raven
j
i
g
saw (9 pieces)
1 co
l
or
d
ie wit
h
sym
b
o
ls
1 game
b
oar
d
Aim of the game
T
he children try to pick the
f
ruit
f
rom the trees be
f
ore the
r
aven can stea
l
t
h
em
.
Preparation of the game
T
he
f
ruit is distributed among the corresponding trees
s
h
own on t
h
e game
b
oar
d
. Eac
h
p
l
ayer gets a
b
as
k
et
.If
t
h
ere are more t
h
an 4 p
l
ayers, severa
l
p
l
ayers s
h
are one
bas
k
et
.
T
he nine
p
arts o
f
the
r
aven jigsaw
a
r
e
r
e
m
o
v
ed
f
r
o
m
t
h
e
frame and piled up so that they are ready to use.
Place the die next to the
g
ame board
.
ENGLISH
4
th
row
d
ie 1
x
red = cherry
yellow = pear
blue = plum
g
reen = appl
e
bas
k
et
= 2
f
r
u
i
ts
r
aven =
piece o
f
j
i
g
sa
w
all
f
ruit picked:
a
ll players wi
n
r
aven jigsa
w
c
omplete:
a
ll players los
e
How to play
Th
e youngest p
l
ayer starts an
d
th
r
o
w
s
the
d
i
e
o
n
ce.
Which color or s
y
mbol appears on the die
?
•
Re
d
, ye
ll
ow, green or
bl
ue
:
The player picks a fruit of the corresponding color and
puts it into his/her basket. I
f
there are no more
f
ruits o
f
that color on the tree nothin
g
happens and the die is
passe
d
on imme
d
iate
l
y.
•
T
he
basket
:
You can pick any two fruits and place them into your
bas
k
et
.
• Th
e
r
a
v
e
n
:
Place one piece o
f
the jigsaw into the middle o
f
the
g
ame
b
oar
d
on t
h
e correspon
d
ing p
l
ace
.
End of the game
I
f
the players succeed i
n
gathering all the
f
ruit be
f
ore the
raven jigsaw
i
n t
h
e mi
ddle
is finished
,
t
h
ey a
ll
win t
h
e
g
ame – to
g
ether the
y
have been quicker than the vora
-
cious
r
a
v
e
n
.
If the raven jigsaw is complete before all the fruit has been
pic
k
e
d
,t
h
e c
h
i
ld
ren
l
ose to
g
et
h
er
t
o t
h
e quic
k
raven
.
ENGLISH
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JAPANESE
6
JAPANESE
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