Do you love playing computer games? Don't just play them! Why not make them?This book will guide you through making exciting games you can share and play with friends!These illustrated, step-by-step tutorials will turn you into a confident coder with Scratch 3.0.Start with a single-player arcade game and work through a variety of other tutorials including a two-player battle game. Finally, finish with a level creator in a mini golf game and optional extension activities.Access our free custom art assets to make your games pop with health meters, unique characters, tiled backgrounds, game screens, buttons, and more!What is Scratch Coding?Scratch 3.0 is a visual coding language consisting of colour-coded blocks that connect together. Scratch is free and can be used on tablets or browsers, with or without setting up an account. Teaching children how to code with Scratch can help them problem solve, understand how code works, and introduce them to creating a variety of games and projects.Love the art used in the games?All of the custom art assets are available to use in your game creations too! The book shows you how to import the art files, the Scratch game files, or simply remix the template files provided.Scratch Reference Guide Included!An 18-page reference guide is included at the end of the book explaining the different blocks available in Scratch and examples of how to use them. Keep this guide handy when making your projects or expanding on the games taught in this book.Do you accept the challenge?

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