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If they pass their witches’ test, they will receive a delicious
spider cake for their hard work.
All of the important things a good witch needs are hidden
under orange stones in the big fire where the witches
dance. To pass the witches’ test, you must know what is
under each stone. But watch out! There is a wicked witch
hiding somewhere. If you uncover her, you must go all the
way back to the space behind the last player. Each of you
junior witches should pay close attention during the game.
The first student to reach one of the spider cakes wins
the game.
Object of the game:
The first player who reaches one of the
three spider cakes wins the game.
The quickest way to reach a spider cake
is to remember what’s under as many
stones as you can!
To play the game:
Each player chooses a witch playing figure and places it on
the witch school in the top left corner of the playing
board. This is the starting space. In the witches’ fire, you
will see everything a good witch needs: a black cat, a raven,
a toad, a book of spells, a bat, a magic wand, a magic hat,
a broom and a cauldron.
For about 15 seconds, the children should carefully look at
the 10 stones in the witches’ fire and try to remember
where everything is located.
Then the stones should be turned over.
The youngest player takes the first turn, and play
continues to the left. Throw the dice and see what colour
you rolled. The spaces in the witches’ forest correspond to
the colours on the dice. Move your witch to the next space
of the same colour you rolled. Now you must take a witch
test to see whether you may stay on that space.
Look at the picture on the space where you landed.
Can you remember where the same picture is located
under the orange stones?
Think carefully and turn over one stone:
If you choose the right stone, your witch can stay on that
space.
If you choose the wrong stone, your witch must GO BACK.
Return to the first space you come to that corresponds
to the colour on the dice (at the beginning, simply return
to the witch school). Don’t go back to the space you just
came from!
But watch out! If you accidentally turn over the wicked
witch , you must go all the way back to the playing
space behind the last witch (it does not matter what
colour that space is).
More than one witch may stand on a single space at the
same time.
Watch out! Whenever you turn over a stone, make sure
that all of the players can see the picture before you put
it back face down.
Try to remember exactly where each of the witch articles
is located, and especially where the wicked witch is hiding.
