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Marble Adventure Theme

You can earn an extra token if you create your Marble Adventure within a theme.

Here’s an example: your marble is Quirky the Squirrel in a tree and she needs to run through a backyard full of dogs, hawks, hidden holes, and swing sets to get to the pot of acorns.

So a theme means your marble is a character (like Quirky the Squirrel) and the adventure is in a setting (like a backyard) and there are obstacles (like dogs and holes) and there is a goal at the end (like a pot of acorns). What’s the theme you will create?

Submit Your Theme

Follow these steps to submit your theme and earn your Prize Token.

  • Write up a brief description of what your theme will include. Be sure to include the following info:
    • Who is your character?
    • What’s the setting?
    • How do your obstacles fit in?
    • What is the goal?
  • Go to https://el-3.org/
  • Sign in using your D65 student number and password. If you are not a D65 student, create an account on EL3 or sign in using your EL3 username and password.
  • Enter GDCE4 for the group code to join The Cardboard Carnival: Marble Adventure Edition group if this is your first time submitting. If you have already joined the Cardboard Carnival group, move to the next step.
  • Go to The Cardboard Carnival “Activities” group
  • Start the “Create a Theme” activity 
  • Add your theme description in EL3 in the box at the bottom

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