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Jun 12, 2025·Board game video·01:44·63·Watch on YouTube

So You Want to Be an American? Official Trailer

CreatED Consulting, LLC

CreatED Consulting, LLC

Watch “So You Want to Be an American? Official Trailer,” a board game video for So You Want to Be an American? from CreatED Consulting, LLC on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by CreatED Consulting, LLC on YouTube:

Purchase the game: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/so-you-want-to-be-an-american-1 Learn more: https://www.createducation.com/ GOLD MEDAL: International Serious Play Awards 1st PLACE WINNER: International Educational Games Competition FINALIST: Gee! Learning Games Award So you want to be an American? You'll have to navigate the U.S. immigration system first, with all of its twists, turns, and obstacles. Each player's path through the game is their own; there is no competition between players to get to the end. Everyone has the same goal: to become a U.S. citizen. Learn what it takes to get there, and decide for yourself: Does this system work? “So You Want to Be an American?” is only available for purchase through the GameCrafter. This game is specifically recommended for those with birthright or inherited U.S. citizenship. The game has been vetted by people who have experienced the U.S. immigration system firsthand within the last 30 years. It is a primer on how the legal immigration system works, and promotes empathy for the ways in which different identity factors can affect how challenging and how long of a process you have to go through to become a citizen. "So You Want to Be an American" is for 1-5 players, and is ideal for families, classrooms, or educational programs seeking to inspire civic engagement. There is a free downloadable facilitation guide for educators, and there is a companion curriculum available for purchase. Note: The game is also available in sets of three for large group settings.

So You Want to Be an American?

So You Want to Be an American?

2024·Cody Pietro

1 - 5 players
20 - 30 min

About So You Want to Be an American?, from BoardGameGeek:

So you want to be an American? You'll have to navigate the U.S. immigration system first, with all of its twists, turns, and obstacles. Each player's path through the game is their own; there is no competition between players to get to the end. Everyone has the same goal: to become a U.S. citizen. Learn what it takes to get there, and decide for yourself: Does this system work? This game is designed for people 12 and up, and is specifically recommended for those with birthright or inherited U.S. citizenship. It is a reflection of the system in real life, in the probability of success, time spent on the journey (1 turn = 1 year), unanticipated events, and real citizenship test questions. The game has been vetted by people who have experienced the U.S. immigration system firsthand within the last 30 years. It is a primer on how the legal immigration system works, and promotes empathy for the ways in which different identity factors can affect how challenging and how long of a process different people have to go through to become citizens. The game is designed to be played multiple times, with different starting identity characteristics each time. So You Want to Be an American? is for 1-5 players, and is ideal for families, classrooms, or educational programs seeking to inspire civic engagement. -description from the designer

Designer

Cody Pietro

Publisher

CreatED

Categories

Educational

Mechanics

Dice RollingRoll and Move
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