Make Your School Festival Buzz with a Casino! Classic Games and Classroom-Friendly Ideas
Want to try a casino at your school festival? Still not sure which games will really get everyone excited? If you choose interactive games that anyone can enjoy—from small groups to large crowds—your classroom is sure to be buzzing with energy.
With some creativity, you can create a realistic atmosphere using darts, bingo, medal/ticket games, and more.
Here, we’ll show you how to set up a casino that will liven up your school festival—from classic, money-free games to ideas for authentic interior design.
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Classic and Hands-On Casino Games (31–40)
Origami BitcoinNEW!
For school festival casinos, isn’t it common to use toy coins as chips? In that case, I recommend an origami Bitcoin as a coin holder.
Most of the steps are to create creases, and at the end you fold it up so it becomes round.
The side walls are about one centimeter high, and if you flip it over, you can put coins inside.
A coin-shaped coin holder…it really sets the mood, doesn’t it? Try making it with gold origami paper.
Real Life Game
A giant, real-life version of a sugoroku-style Life Game is an idea where you can incorporate spaces and events you’ve thought up yourselves.
Players advance by spinning a roulette or rolling dice and actually walking along the board.
When someone lands on a space like marriage, changing jobs, or winning the lottery, it’s fun to have classmates act as event staff and add some flair.
If there’s a storyline unfolding along the path to the goal, it will draw in the audience as well.
If you design it for large groups, people can enjoy watching others progress while they wait their turn.
Its appeal is that students of any grade can enjoy it.
Pe-tan Darts
At a school festival, it’s nice to have a game everyone can enjoy together.
How about having fun with a darts game? You can make darts using items like construction paper and straws that you can buy at a 100-yen shop.
If you make darts using straws, prep should be easy.
But straw darts won’t stick into the target, right? In that case, attach a small ball made by rolling up cellophane tape to the tip.
The key is to use slightly larger pieces of cellophane tape.
With homemade darts, everyone’s sure to have a great time.
Dice and Card Game (1–10)
Blackjack
Blackjack is also one of the most famous card games and is very popular in the casino world.
Since blackjack is a game where the player faces off against the dealer, casino staff participate as dealers.
The basic rule is simple: add up the values of the cards you’re dealt, and the side closer to 21 wins.
However, if the total of your cards exceeds 21, you lose immediately.
Deciding how much risk to take and how to play each situation creates a tense and exciting battle—that’s the appeal of the game.
Baccarat
Baccarat, the card game known as the “king of casinos” for its fast-paced conclusions.
Cards are dealt to the Player (first) and the Banker (second), and you bet on whichever hand’s total’s last digit is closer to 9.
Because you can enjoy it without bluffing or special skill, that simplicity is likely a big part of its appeal.
Of course, it’s also easy to include as a booth attraction at events like school festivals since anyone can join and play.
poker
Poker is one of the most popular games played in casinos.
Although the term “poker” covers many different rule sets, what they share is that you form hands with cards and compete based on the strength of those hands.
The variant that enjoys global popularity in casinos is called Texas Hold’em, but if you’re running a booth at a school festival, the simpler draw poker might be a better choice.
Its appeal lies in the psychological battle of inferring the strength of your opponent’s hand from information such as how they bet and, in the case of draw poker, how many cards they exchange.
High & Low
We’d like to introduce High and Low, a game characterized by simple, easy-to-understand rules that still deliver a thrill.
The dealer shuffles the cards well, draws one card from the deck, and places it face up so the number is visible.
The other player also draws one card from the deck but places it face down so the number is hidden.
The player who placed the card face down then declares whether their card is higher or lower than the dealer’s card, flips it over, and checks.
If the declaration is correct, they gain a card; if it’s incorrect, they lose a card.
Players take turns being the dealer, and the player with the most cards at the end wins.
Since it’s fun even with a small group, it’s a great recommendation when you’re looking for ideas for a school festival activity.
