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Family Match Game

How much do you know about our ancestors?
Play the My Family (Who am I?) game to find out!

The object of this game is to match up ancestor couples and learn more about them in the process
To play, you’ll need:
·         Your family (or you can play alone)
·         The 62 ancestor cards
·         A table or other surface large enough for all of the cards
·         Access to a computer (optional)
Set up:
·         (Optional) Separate the men (blue) cards from the women (female cards)
·         Mix up the cards and lay them all face down in rows.
o   (Keep the men and women separate, if desired)
·         Decide who goes first – typically the youngest player
How to play:
·         The first player chooses two cards and carefully turns it over.
o   (If you separated the men from the women, choose one card from each)
·         Check the cards to see if they were married to each other
o   If they are not a match, turn them back over and it is the next player’s turn
o   If they were married, it is a match! The player removes the cards from the play area and places them in front of them in a pile.
·         When a player finds a match, visit the website to find out more information about those ancestors
·         A player’s turn is not over until they are not able to find a match.
·         The play continues until all the matches are found.

·         The winner is the player who has the most matches, but we all win by learning more about where we came from!