Card Game: Crime Edition (adapted version of werewolf) for EFL/ESL classrooms

Duration: 20 - 40 minutes

Level: B1-B2

Description:

The card game "Werewolf" has been adapted to the theme of crime and detective stories and has been called "The Midnight Society".
The detailed instructions for the game and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation with a short background story are also included. The game can be used on the theme of Sherlock Holmes, Detective Stories or Crimes. However, it is also well suited as a game for in-between or as an end-of-year activity.
It is recommended to play the game more often with the pupils so that they learn to develop strategies and formulate arguments.

Material:

5. Cards in PDF
6. Game Instructions Handout in PDF
7. Guided Game Instructions PowerPoint in PDF

Goals:
Through the game The Midnight Society (adapted version of Werewolf), students learn to form an opinion, to argue, and to speak in a foreign language in front of their classmates.