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Fiasco Playset: Viridian’s Last Mission
In the World of Viridian’s Last Mission, high fantasy meets classic spy and heist movies. Megalomaniacal villains vie for world domination, while international intelligence agencies send in secret agents to thwart their plans, with no shortage of high-tech gadgets, death-defying stunts, and high-stakes games of baccarat. At the core of the world, however, is magic:…
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Escape from Atlantis Reflection
We played Escape from Atlantis and I found the hardest part of it to be trying to figure out if I wanted to play passively or aggressively. The game takes leadership skills in order to convince the more aggressive players not to sabotage you while also keeping an eye on the players who are playing…
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Ladies & Gentlemen
Ladies & Gentlemen is a multiplayer tabletop cooperative fun type game. The best number of players for this game is 6 and you need to try to have the same number of male and female players so that you can make sure that one person plays the role of the gentleman who works hard to…
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Ladies & Gentlemen: A Class Reflection
We played Ladies and Gentlemen in class and discussed the idea of gendered roles in gaming. In this game, you can play as a Lady who shops for items to wear to the ball in order to try to win the game. The gentlemen try to fill contracts to get money and other bonuses in…
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Fiasco Part 2: A Reflection
Fiasco Week Two was exciting. I felt like the whole group was more comfortable with the idea of a role-playing game. We discussed the concepts of role-playing versus roll-playing. I thought this brought up some very intriguing points for us to discuss as a class. I saw a little bit of both concepts within our…
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Dune: War for Arrakis Review
Dune: War for Arrakis is a 1-versus-1 asymmetrical tabletop war game that was successfully funded on Kickstarter last month, produced by CMON. While the physical version of the game isn’t out yet, the developers made the incredibly cool move to release the game for free on Tabletop Simulator to let everyone try it and see…
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Fiasco Part1
Fiasco is a tabletop social game full of imagination and free play. The optimal number of players for this game is about 4. With Fiasco, players can make up an interesting game plot on the spot by following the plot path and character endings provided in the game book. Players can express their personalities and…
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Fiasco Part 1
We played part 1 of Fiasco and ended our session right before the twist. The hardest part of this game was getting past social anxiety and the awkwardness of playing it with people you don’t know well. It is a game that involves a lot of story telling and acting, this can be uncomfortable and…
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Pandemic Reflection
In week 2 I had the opportunity to play Pandemic. This being my first time in class, as I was sick with COVID the week before, I was hesitant to step into a new board game with a group of people I had never met before. When I entered the classroom I sat at an…
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Game of the Week Reflection: Fiasco Part 2
The second part of Fiasco changes the game completely, and for the better. The design of the game was created with the intent of creating scenarios for the participants to react to and add to their playthrough. Last week we started our stories as a group and acted out scenes to incorporate into our unique…
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