Catch Game

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🎯 Catch Game


Step-by-Step Instructions





🎯 Today's Goal: Create a game where you catch moving sprites for points!




1Set Up Your Catch Game



  1. Start a new Scratch project and delete the cat

  2. Name your project: "[Your Name]'s Catch Game"

  3. Add a background

  4. Create a "Score" variable




✅ What you just did:


You're ready to build a catch game with scoring!






2Add Your Player Character



  1. Choose a sprite to be your player (the catcher)

  2. Make it a good size (about 60)

  3. Add arrow key movement code:

  4. 4x when [arrow] key pressed

  5. 4x move 10 steps (different directions)




✅ What you just did:


Your player can now move around to catch things!






3Add Your First Target



  1. Add a new sprite that will be caught (apple, coin, star, etc.)

  2. Make it smaller than your player (about 40)

  3. Position it somewhere on the screen




✅ What you just did:


You added something for your player to catch!






4Make Targets Move Around



  1. Click your target sprite → Code

  2. Add: when flag clicked

  3. Add: forever

  4. Inside forever: glide 3 seconds to random position




✅ What you just did:


Your target now moves around the screen continuously!






5Add Catching Mechanics



  1. In the same target sprite, add another script:

  2. Add: when flag clicked

  3. Add: forever

  4. Add: if touching [player sprite]

  5. Inside if: change Score by 1

  6. Inside if: go to random position




✅ What you just did:


Now when you touch the target, you get points and it moves to a new spot!






6Add More Targets



  1. Right-click your target sprite and choose "duplicate"

  2. Repeat this to make 4-5 targets total

  3. Move each duplicate to different starting positions

  4. Now you have multiple things to catch!




✅ What you just did:


Your game now has multiple moving targets to catch!






7Test & Share



  1. Click the green flag and test your game

  2. Use arrow keys to chase and catch the moving targets

  3. Watch your score increase as you catch them

  4. Click full screen and challenge your classmates!




✅ What you just did:


You created a fun catch game that tests speed and coordination!