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Avalon: 1st game of the semester
This week in class, we played the card game Avalon. It is a game where everyone is given a hidden identity at the beginning of the game. Set in a medieval or fantasy setting, players can get characters like Merlin, Percival, or the Assassin to name a few. The goal of the game is for…
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Game of the Week Blog: Avalon
In class, we had recently played the game called, Avalon. Avalon is a hidden-role game that has two sides competing against each other for all the glory! Each player gets a role and then has to try and convince a king player who he or she should choose to go on missions. If a mission…
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Week 1: Out of My League
To be completely honest, during the first meeting of this class, I felt totally out of my league. Most of the people in the class have far more gaming knowledge and higher competency related to the course material. I was incredibly overwhelmed when we started out playing Avalon, but thankfully it wasn’t too far out…
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Avalon- First game of the semester!
In week one, We played the game Avalon. This game is based in the mythical and magical times of Merlin, Arthur, and Mordred. This game requires strategy and deceit. The strategy is easy to learn, and I am thankful that this was the first game we were introduced to in the class. The objective of…
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Poetic Entry
Anxiety. Dread. Panic. Three words described how I felt about taking this class. Why am I doing this to myself? Yes, I thrive from the energy of others. Yet, I am afraid. What will people think? Trouble, Scattergories, Candyland: three games that I love. What will people think? I am the observer. I am the…
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Avalon: Good vs Evil
This was the first meeting of our class and we started off by playing Avalon. We started playing the most basic version of the game in which there were generic good or bad characters. Every person is given a good or a bad character but does not tell anyone else. Each round a king has…
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Assignment: Choose Your Own Adventure Stories
First, this semester we have two sections of this class instead of just one. So there will be even more awesome learning about games and leadership. That also means a new pair of teachers. The Wednesday section will feature Aidyn Scott and Nick Hutchison. JS and Bethany MacMillan will be teaching the Thursday section. That…
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