Important: Please note that the entire Downward Spiral board game, including the gameboard, cards, and all other materials, is copyrighted by Texas Christian University and cannot be used for any commercial purpose. Terms of use apply.
Downward Spiral materials are provided in separate PDF manual files and 2 PDF gameboard files.
Manual sections that can be downloaded separately:
Downward Spiral Manual: Game instructions and research background
- All manual instruction sections in 1 PDF file – includes Cover to Chapter 1 (Background Information); Chapter 2 (Playing Downward Spiral: The Rules); Chapter 3 (Setting Up the Game); and Chapter 4 (The “By the Book” Version) and References
- Cover to Chapter 1 (Background Information)
- Chapter 2 (Playing Downward Spiral: The Rules)
- Chapter 3 (Setting Up the Game)
- Chapter 4 (The “By the Book” Version) and References
Downward Spiral Manual: Appendices with templates to assemble the game
Please Note: For Appendix A Card sections, you will need card stock in green, blue, red, orange, yellow, purple, and white. For Appendix C Money Cards you will need paper in purple, pink, orange, blue, and white.
- Appendix A (Financial/Legal Cards, copy and cut out)
- Appendix A (Self-Concept Cards, copy and cut out)
- Appendix A (Social Cards, copy and cut out)
- Appendix A (Chance Cards, copy and cut out)
- Appendix A (Health/Sanity Cards, copy and cut out)
- Appendix A (Opportunity Card, copy and cut out)
- Appendix A (Death Cards, copy and cut out)
- Appendix A (Recovery Card, copy and cut out)
- Appendix A (Blank Cards, copy and cut out)
- Appendix B (Score sheets, copy and cut out)
- Appendix C (Money Cards, copy and cut out)
- Appendix D (The Rules)
- Appendix E (The Downward Spiral Game Logo)
- Appendix F (The Gameboards, an 8.5 X 11 inch “placemat” version on one manual page and a gameboard that can be assembled from 8 manual pages to full size, 21 X 25 inches; PDF; 4484 KB / 11 pages)
- Appendix G (“By the Book” Card Selection Diagram and Developers’ Contact Information)