The environment game: play this Earth day game to see how planet--friendly habits can make you a winner.

YOU'LL NEED: Two to four players, a die, a game piece for each player (for example: eraser, coin, and so on).

HOW TO PLAY: Place game pieces on "start." Players take turns rolling the die. The rolled number indicates how many spaces across the board a player should move his or her game piece. Move piece according to the board's number sequence. RULES: In each turn, players will roll the die only once. If you land on a space that helps the environment, climb the ladder to a higher numbered space. If you land on one that harms the environment, go down the slide to a lower numbered space. Two game pieces may never occupy the same space, If your roll moves your piece to a space that's occupied by an opponent, your opponent's piece must return to "Start."

WINNING: The first player to reach "You Win!" by exact count wins.

The ENVIRONMENT Game

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You recycle your                                       You turn on all
family's                                               the lights at
aluminum,                                              home. Turning
plastic, glass,                                        off unnecessary
and newspaper                                          lights can
daily. Recycling                                       reduce harmful
reduces the                                            carbon dioxide
amount of trash                                        pollution by
in landfills by                                        more than 168
40 percent.                                            kilograms (370
                                                       pounds) per
                                                       year.

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                                     After
                                     picnicking, you
                                     throw an empty
                                     bottle on the
                                     ground. A glass
                                     bottle takes 1
                                     million years
                                     to break down
                                     in the
                                     environment.

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                   You cut your
                   shower time
                   from 15 minutes
                   to 5. Water
                   used in showers
                   and toilets
                   makes up 75
                   percent of
                   people's daily
                   water use.

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You toss out                                           You use
your old cell                                          rechargeable
phone instead of                                       batteries in
donating it to                                         your stereo.
charity. Trashed                                       That keeps
electronics can                                        batteries--full
leak                                                   of dangerous
toxins--like                                           chemicals--out
lead--into the                                         of landfills.
environment.

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                   Start             You buy a
                                     notebook made
                                     of recycled
                                     paper. Every
                                     ton of recycled
                                     paper saves 17
                                     trees.

32                 33                You Win!

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                   Instead of
                   taking the bus,
                   you have your
                   parent drive
                   you to the
                   mall. A 10
                   percent
                   increase in
                   public
                   transportation
                   use would save
                   511 million
                   liters (135
                   million
                   gallons) of
                   gasoline a
                   year.

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You waste water    You write to
by letting the     your
tap run while      congress-person
you brush your     asking for more
teeth. The         laws to protect
average person     endangered
uses more than     species.
300 liters (80     Currently,
gallons) of        1,272 species
water per day.     in the U.S. are
                   listed as
                   threatened or
                   endangered.

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                                     You participate
                                     in a local
                                     beach cleanup.
                                     About 90
                                     percent of
                                     marine debris
                                     is plastic.
                                     Sometimes
                                     animals mistake
                                     plastic for
                                     food, and they
                                     die after
                                     eating it.

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                   You carpool to
                   school. This
                   helps reduce
                   pollution-
                   causing
                   emissions.