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Leadership’s Like a Game Reflection
In a lot of games, you are on a team working to achieve a common goal. Being on a leadership team is a very similar experience. Everyone on both teams is usually assigned to a role and given specific tasks to complete. In games players typically have special abilities to help fulfill their role. On…
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Magic: The Gathering Color Leadership Quiz Results
Link to the quiz. My idea for a quiz was to relate the five colors in Magic: The Gathering to different styles of leadership. Every color in magic has an identity not just for gameplay mechanics but also thematic flavor. White is associated with government, using rules and laws to keep peace and order. So,…
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Attend & Reflect on a Campus Gaming Event-Recon
The on-campus gaming event I went to this semester was Recon from March 4th through March 6th. On Friday during Recon the first event I did was the geek seek scavenger hunt. The riddles were easy to solve and the final code being recon was a bit obvious after the second letter, but it was…
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My Top 25 Board Games
25. Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Cryptozoic Entertainment Designer: Rob Heinsoo, Cory Jones Owned: No Why it is on the list: Epic Spell Wars has a fun combat system where you cast spells by combining different types of cards from your hand. Finding the right synergy for spells to deal lots of damage…
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What Type of Gamer Am I?
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Creating a City in Carcassonne
Because my group decided not to continue playing T.I.M.E Stories, we decided to play Carcassonne this week. Carcassonne is modeled after a real French city, and you play the game by building a puzzle and claiming cities, roads, land, rivers, and monasteries. As one person lays down a tile on the game, it will have…
Tabletop Leadership
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