Baamboozle - Let's Play A Game

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Baamboozle - A fun game that can be played with your class

When I first came across the site Baamboozle, I was instantly reminded of this Friends episode:

Games can be so much fun and make learning truly enjoyable. Unless you are playing the game Bamboozled with Joey, Ross and Chandler.

Now that I have sidetracked everyone, let's start over. 
Baamboozle is a site that has featured games as well as a simple game creation tool. 

There are two modes to Baamboozle: Play Game and Study Mode.
Study Mode is for students to practice the content in class and Play Game is to play the game in teams.

Here is an example of one of the featured games on idioms.


Creating your own game is very easy.  Type in a question and the answer and choose how many points the question is worth. Add an image if you wish and click on +Add question.  


Project your game in front of your class and decide which mode (study or play) you want to use. 
If you choose Play Game - you then are prompted to tell how many teams you will have in your class. You will also choose between Quiz or Classic mode. 

A team chooses a number on the board and tries to answer the question. Click on "check" to see if the answer is correct and then click on Oops or Okay to award points or not.

Classic mode adds luck to the game with random events like these. Somehow I now see the connection between Joey's Bamboozled and this game, Baamboozle. 



or this
or this

With Study Mode there are no teams and when the question is selected the answer appears and you can select oops or okay to keep track of your progress.

Baamboozle can easily be shared with the URL link and students can play the game on their own devices.

Are you ready to play my Baamboozle game? It is called "How Well Do You Know Deb Norton?"  Click here to play.  
***Note: Everything in this quiz is 100% truthful.

I highly recommend using Baamboozle to bring a challenge and some fun to your lessons. And I'm pretty sure students will learn from the games as well.

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