5 Battle Eggs EFL/ESL Card Game Variations

How to play Pet-Free Battle

This variation uses the standard rules of Battle Eggs without Pet Decks. To play, simply put the Battle Deck in the middle of the table and play Battle Eggs like normal. The only difference is that when there is a Pet Battle, all players can simply play Rock-scissors-paper to decide the winner.

Teacher’s tip: For larger classes, the teacher can draw cards from the Battle Deck each time, asking each player in turn to say, read, or spell the vocabulary words. Alternatively, the teacher can draw the cards and all students ask the target question to the player receiving the question. If a player makes a mistake or a Battle Egg Card is drawn, all students can play Rock-scissors-paper against the teacher to minimize the chances of having a tie.

How to play Battle EGG-zams (exams)

Step 1:

Download, print, and prepare 1 free player score card per player.

Step 2 (Vocab Card):

The teacher draws a card from the Battle Deck and asks student to spell it on their score cards. The teacher shows the card or writes the word on the board and students can get the point value of the Battle Card if correctly spelled.

Step 2 (Battle Egg Card):

If the teacher draws a Battle Egg Card, the teacher asks a question to all the students such as, “What color do you like?” and the students write their answers. If they correctly answer the question, they can get the point value on the Battle Egg Card.

How to play Battle Egg Mines

Step 1:

Spread out all the Battle Cards facing down on the table.

Step 2 (Player draws a vocab card):

For each player’s turn, they draw a card and say the word or use the word in a sentence (e.g. fly/Birds can fly.) If the player can correctly say the word or make a sentence, then that player can go again. If the player can’t say the word or make a sentence, their turn is finished. (They can still keep the card.)

Step 2 (Player draws a Battle Egg):

If the player draws a Battle Egg card, then their turn is finished, but in order to keep the Battle Egg Card, that player must ask a question to all the other players such as “Where do you live?” After all players answer the question, the player that drew the Battle Egg can keep it, and their turn is finished.

How to play Matching Battle

Step 1:

Spread out all the Battle Cards facing down on the table.

Step 2:

For each player’s turn, flip over one card and use it in a sentence. (e.g. It’s a dog.) Then turn over a second card and try to find the matching card. If the cards match, the player can keep the cards and go again. If the second card doesn’t match, the turn is finished.

If a player draws a Battle Egg card during their turn, they have to ask a question to all the other players. After the other players answer, the player that drew the Battle Egg Card can keep it and resume looking for a matching pair. (Players don’t need to match Battle Egg cards.)

How to play Q&A Pet Battles

Step 1:

Prepare a list of questions to practice such as those found on the back of our ASK profile cards.

Step 2

All players have a Pet Battle, and the card with the highest PPP asks a question to all the other players such as Where do you live? or What do you want to do every day? After all players have answered, have another Pet Battle to decide who will ask the next question.