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Park Planner Game

OBJECT: Create a well-designed park while staying under budget.

INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the signs to make items from those categories available which you can drag onto the park. To rotate a particular object, click and hold the mouse button down on the object to be rotated, and type the letter "r" on your keyboard. To remove an object from your park, simply select the category it came from and then drag that item back to it. To clear the park and start fresh click the "Start Over" button.

THE BUDGET SYSTEM: Every time you place an item onto the park, that item's worth will be subtracted from the budget. If the budget goes below zero, you lose and will have to start over! You can put pieces back in order to get points back into your budget. Plan ahead! The table below tells how much each park item is worth.

Path Piece - 8	Manmade Pond - 30	Water Fountain - 30	Baseball Field - 40	Basketball Court - 40
Tennis Court - 40	Handball Court - 40	Picnic Table - 8	Park Bench - 8	Lamp Post - 8
Climbing Blocks - 15	Swingset - 15	Slide - 15	Animal Art - 15	Trees - 10

Note: You also have a limited amout of resources available (48 trees, 4 fountains, etc.) so use them wisely. The yardarm flagpole appears in every park - you can't take it away but you can move it anywhere in the park. HAVE FUN!