Game-based learning has become a staple of the educational community. However, it has not always reached the psychological community. Board games and game-based learning provide an opportunity to teach individuals about psychological concepts in a more engaging and entertaining way. Games are an ideal way to teach emotion related skills because they offer a safe and more accepting environment for mistakes. Further, board games encourage an active learning environment which can improve acquisition of knowledge. The current discussion focuses on taking a therapeutic tool (The Incredible 5-Point Scale) and developing it into a board game for use in session and at home to increase caregiver and client participation in therapy. The current research has revealed interest among the community that this board game is targeted towards. Further research will be completed in order to perfect the product through use of surveys in a clinical training setting. After the board game has been perfected, research will be conducted to explore effectiveness in education on The Incredible 5-Point Scale and general knowledge and use of emotional awareness, emotional regulation, emotional control, and coping skills
