Summary
A short tutorial building a simple hide-and-seek game: a sprite hides somewhere on the stage and the player has to find it by clicking. Introduces the hide/show blocks and a basic win condition.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This video builds a game where you have to click a hidden sprite to find it.
- What block makes the sprite disappear at the start of the game?
- How does Scratch know when you've found it?
- How could you make the game harder?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: hide, show, click event.
Try it: Build your own hide-and-seek sprite, then add a message that pops up when it's found.