What is Play Tornado?

Play Tornado is a gamified learning platform where students earn points by completing assignments and quizzes, then spend those points strategically in a competitive war game. It turns learning into an engaging competition.

How Does It Work?

For Teachers/Managers: Create rosters, assign work, watch teams compete

For Students/Employees: Complete assignments → Earn points → Spend points in war game → Win by controlling territories

What You Need to Do:

• Create a roster with your team members' names
• Share the class code so team members can join
• Assign quizzes/assignments from the library
• Launch the war game and let teams compete

Why It Works:

Team members are motivated to complete assignments because the points directly impact their success in the competitive game. It's learning and training disguised as strategy gaming.

Business Use Cases

Play Tornado works great for:

• Employee Training: Company policies, safety procedures, product knowledge
• Team Building: Department competitions, cross-functional collaboration
• Sales Training: Product knowledge, objection handling, closing techniques
• Onboarding: New hire orientation, company culture, procedures
• Compliance Training: HR policies, legal requirements, industry standards

Business Scenarios

Use scenarios like:

• Business Competition Mode: Corporate departments competing for market share
• Historical Wars: Learn business history through strategic gameplay
• Custom Scenarios: Create company-specific situations and challenges

Employee Access

Employees join using:

• Employee War Game: employee-war.html
• Class Code: Same system as classrooms - share your roster code
• Team Assignment: Organize by departments, projects, or skill levels

Go to Roster Management

Click "Manage Rosters" on the homepage or go directly to roster.html

Create a New Roster

Click "Create New Roster" and fill out:

• Roster Name: e.g., "Period 3 English", "Sales Team", or "Engineering Department"
• Description: Brief description of the team/class
• Target Percentage: How much of the map teams need to control to win (default 25%)

Add Your Team Members

In the "Add Student" section, enter each team member's:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Email (optional, for notifications)

Click "Add Student" after each entry. Team members will appear in the roster list.

Get Your Team Code

After creating the roster, you'll see a Class Code (like "ABC123"). This is what team members use to join your group.

Organize Teams (Optional)

You can manually assign team members to teams by:

• Clicking the team color next to each team member's name
• Using "Shuffle Teams" to randomly assign
• Teams will compete against each other in the war game

Access Assignment Library

Go to Assignments Library to see pre-made assignments or create your own.

Use Pre-Made Assignments

Browse the library for assignments like:

• Literature: Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, etc.
• History: World Wars, Ancient Civilizations
• Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
• Math: Algebra, Geometry, Statistics
• Business: Company policies, sales training, compliance

Click on any assignment to preview questions and assign to your roster.

Assign to Team Members

When you find an assignment you like:

• Click "Assign to Roster"
• Select your roster from the dropdown
• Set point values for each question
• Choose due date (optional)

Create Custom Assignments

To create your own assignments:

• Click "Create New Assignment"
• Add multiple-choice and short-answer questions
• Set point values for each question
• Save and assign to your rosters

Choose a Scenario

Go to War Game and select a scenario:

• Business Mode: Corporate competition with departments
• Historical Wars: World War II, Civil War, etc.
• Literature: Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, etc.
• Pop Culture: Movies, music, sports

Select Your Roster

Choose the roster you want to play with. The game will:

• Load all students from that roster
• Assign them to teams based on your roster settings
• Give them starting points (if they've earned any from assignments)

Team Members Join the Game

Team members need to:

• For Students: Go to Student War Game
• For Employees: Go to Employee War Game
• Enter the class code you gave them
• Select their name from the roster
• Start playing!

How Team Members Play

Team members can:

• Buy Territories: Spend points to claim map territories
• Attack Other Teams: Use weapons to take enemy territories
• Form Alliances: Work with teammates strategically
• Earn More Points: Complete assignments to get more resources

Monitor Progress

As the teacher/manager, you can:

• Watch the game unfold in real-time
• See which team members are most active
• Check assignment completion rates
• Adjust point values or game settings as needed

View Team Dashboards

In your roster management page, you can see:

• Points Earned: Total points from assignments and quizzes
• Territories Controlled: How many map territories each team member owns
• Assignment Status: Which assignments are completed
• Team Performance: How teams are doing overall

Grade Assignments

For assignments with short-answer questions:

• Go to the assignment in your roster
• Click on individual team member responses
• Grade manually and award points
• Points automatically transfer to the war game

Adjust Game Settings

You can modify the game at any time:

• Change Target Percentage: Make the game easier or harder
• Add Bonus Points: Reward students for good behavior
• Reset Game: Start over if needed
• Pause Game: Stop the game temporarily