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Task · part of 4. Change the rules of a game you already play, four play sessions

4(b). Propose several rule changes, and PREDICT what each will do

Required Often forgotten

The prediction is the part that matters: requirement 4(d) asks how accurate they were, so they have to be written down before the games are played rather than reconstructed afterwards.

Notes and warnings

Note. WRITE THE PREDICTIONS DOWN BEFORE YOU PLAY. Requirement 4(d) asks how accurate they were, and a prediction remembered after the fact is not one. This is the same discipline the second half of the badge asks for at 6(b), and doing it properly here makes that easier.

Where this step comes from

  1. Game Design Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 4(b)