Drylands Board Game
Learning through play
PEP policy guidance
A deterministic result from the reviewed 2026–27 rule pack. It is guidance, not a funding guarantee.
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- Program and school year
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
- Evidence level
- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
Set in Africas Sahel region, "Drylands" uses Africas Great Green Wall as its backdrop. The Great Green Wall is a multinational project aimed at planting a continuous belt of trees across Africa to stop the spread of desertification. Drylands are fragile ecosystems where deserts border savanna and/or forest biomes. These places can easily be degraded into desert-like conditions or nurtured to be greener and more productive. It depends on how the land is managed. In this two player game the desert player competes with the forest player to decide the outcome of a small section of drylands. The gameplay and strategy is abstract, reminiscent of Othello, Go, or Reversi, where the objective is to flip opponent tiles. This is a great game for one-on-one time with your students that can allow you to guide them in situation assessment, critical thinking, and strategy.
Source evidence
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- Catalog
- FESUA_Fantastic Games
- Source type
- Category
- Link status
- Official verified
- Enrichment confidence
- 0.99
Official policy source
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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