Chase Game

Cards

Make a game where you chase a character to

score points.

scratch.mit.edu Set of 7 cards

 Chase Game
Cards
Use these cards in this order:

1. Move Left and Right

2. Move Up and Down
3. Chase a Star
4. Play a Sound
5. Add a Score
6. Level Up!
7. Victory Message

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Move Left and Right

Press arrow keys to move left and right.

Chase Game 1
Move Left and Right
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GET READY

Choose a Galaxy Choose a character. Robot

backdrop.

ADD THIS CODE

Choose right arrow.

Robot

Choose left arrow.

Type a minus sign to move left.

TRY IT
Press the arrow keys.

TIP
Type a negative number Type a positive number
to move to the left. to move to the right.
Move Up and Down

Press arrow keys to move up and down.

Chase Game 2
Move Up and Down
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GET READY

Click your character to select it.

ADD THIS CODE

Choose up arrow.

Use the change y by block to move up.

Robot

Choose down arrow.

Type a minus sign to move down.

TRY IT
Press the arrow keys.

TIP
y is the position on the Stage from top to bottom.

Type a positive number to move up.

Type a negative number to move down.

 Chase a Star

Add a sprite to chase.

Chase Game 3
Chase a Star
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GET READY

Choose a sprite to Star

chase, like Star.

ADD THIS CODE

Type a smaller number (like

Star
0.5) to make it glide faster.

TRY IT

Click the green flag to start. Click the stop sign to stop.
 Play a Sound
Play a sound when your character touches
the star.

Chase Game 4
Play a Sound
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GET READY

Click the Sounds tab.

Robot
Click to select Choose a sound from the
the Robot sprite. Sounds Library, like
Collect.

ADD THIS CODE

Click the Code tab and add this code.

Insert the touching

block into the
Robot
if then block.

Choose your
sound from
the menu.

TRY IT
Click the green flag to start.
 Add a Score

Score points when you touch the star.

Chase Game 5
Add a Score
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GET READY
Choose Variables.

Score
Click the Make a
Variable button.

Name this variable

Score and then click OK.

ADD THIS CODE

Add this block to

Robot reset the score.
Select Score
from the menu.
Add this block to
increase the score.

TIP
Use the set variable block to reset the score to zero.

Use the change variable block to increase the score.

 Level Up!

Go to the next level.

Chase Game 6
Level Up!
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GET READY

Choose a second Nebula Robot

backdrop, like Nebula.
Select the Robot

ADD THIS CODE

Robot Choose your first

backdrop.

Choose the backdrop

to switch to.
Insert the Score
block into the equals
block from the
Operators category.

Choose a sound.

TRY IT
Click the green flag to start the game!
 Victory Message
Show a message when you go to
the next level.

Chase Game 7
Victory Message
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GET READY
Use the Text tool to write
a message, like “Level Up!”

Click the Paint icon You can change the font

to make a new sprite. color, size, and style.

ADD THIS CODE

Sprite2 Hide the message at the beginning.

Choose the backdrop

for the next level.
Show the message.

TRY IT
Click the green flag to play your game.