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Game of the Week: Mysterium
Last week I got the chance to play the game Mysterium in Tabletop Games and Leadership. Several times since coming to college I heard of this game and how I should play it because of my obsession with Betrayal at the House on the Hill and Clue. As much as Clue holds a dear place…
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Game of the Week: Mysterium
This week in class, we played Mysterium. Like every single game in this class, I had no idea how to play when I got to class, even though I read all the instructions and watched the video. However, I was pleased to experience that game play was much more simple than I was anticipating. I…
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RECON Reflection
On February 21th, 2020, I did something I have never done before and something I thought I would never do: attend a video game conference. Under any normal circumstance, I would not have attended. I did not know anyone there and I have no clue how to play video games. However, there was an exception:…
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The Actual Game of Life
Funnily enough, in most situations that require a leader aren’t the same situations that one would regard as lighthearted and fun as a game. However, if you break a game down to its core components and mechanics, leadership and games are one and the same. Let’s start first with the simplest idea: choosing a character.…
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Game of the Week Reflection 2- Hanabi
In the second week of EDL290, we played two games: Mental Blocks and Hanabi. This reflection will focus on Hanabi, which is a collaborative card game about creating a firework show. Mechanically, this manifests itself in a way similar to Solitaire- The players must arrange the firework cards both by color suit and in ascending…
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Top 100 Games of All Time (50-41)
We’ve made it to the top 50! Well…the first chunk of the top 50, anyway. Also-worth reminding the last list number 81 was Between Two Cities. I may have a reason that is worth mentioning. 50. Death Eaters Rising / Thanos RisingTheOPDesigner: Death Eaters: Patrick Marino/Andrew Wolf Thanos: Andrew WolfOwned: Yes Why it is on…
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Game of the Week: Betrayal
In class this past week, we played Betrayal at House on the Hill. I had never heard of this game (I have not heard of most games that we will play in class), but I read the instructions and prepared for class as usual. After reviewing the instructions a handful of times and watching instructional…
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Gaming, Raccoons, and Tarot Cards
On February 11th, I went to one of the biweekly meetings of Miami’s Strategy Gaming Club (SGC). Although I have goe to SGC meetings since August, this particular Tuesday meeting was…interesting, to say the least. At a typical SGC meeting, there are over 20 games set out on the table for people to choose from,…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection
For my first class, I got to play a game that I am quite familiar with. Betrayal at House on the Hill has been a staple in my family game nights since we first picked it up in 2014. It definitely isn’t my favorite game, but it is the one that got me excited in…
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Top 100 Games of All Time (60-51) (Plus a bonus: Games I’ve played for the first time since the list started!)
Time for my next chunk of favorite games of all time! Next is 60-51. 60. Carcassonne: South SeasZ-Man GamesDesigner: Klaus-Jürgen WredeOwned: NO Why it is on the list: Bethany’s (my course co-creator) favorite game is Carcassonne. She gets a ton of the versions to play. This one I think is the best of the group…
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