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Written Game Review- Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous
During this semester one of my favorite video games I’ve played is Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. Wrath of the Righteous released last year and is the second RPG from Owlcat Games based on a Pathfinder adventure path campaign. I found the story and character of Wrath of the Righteous more interesting, so I played…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection 10- Ladies & Gentlemen
One week in class we played Ladies & Gentlemen. I was a gentleman and had a lot of fun doing the fast-paced stock market. The hardest part of the game for me was waiting on the women side. On my side of the table, we always got through our parts really fast and then waited…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection 10: Ladies & Gentlemen
I think gender stereotypes are well represented in games. The game we played together this week, Ladies & Gentlemen, is sure to upend the perception of women who have played the game. In fact, with the exception of board games, women are consistently undervalued in video games, both in terms of interest in games and…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection 7: Two Rooms and A Boom!
Two Room and a Boom is my favorite game so far in the course. There are so many elements in it that make me change my view of the game as just relaxing or wasting time. This game made me feel the importance of leadership, strategy development, team communication and not compromising physical health. First…
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What Type of Gamer Am I?
On the board game quiz, I scored high in conflict and extremely high in social manipulation. If I’m playing a competitive game, I prefer to be able to directly interfere with the other players. Social manipulation games are a ton of fun and there are plenty to pick from. Most of these games have an…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection Week 11: T.I.M.E. Stories Week 1
For the last game in class we started playing T.I.M.E. Stories. Since I have already played through the first scenario my group played the second scenario, the Marcy Case, instead. In this game we are agents working to prevent changes to the timeline. To do so we control the minds of people present at that…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection 10: Ladies & Gentlemen
This week we played Ladies & Gentlemen during class, where I played as a lady. My goal was to buy clothing in order to score the most points, however I had to rely on my team member playing as a gentlemen to pay for all the clothes. Since our game only had 3 teams instead…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection (For Class on 4/7/2022): Ladies and Gentlemen
During this past Thursday, our class got together to play Ladies and Gentlemen, a cooperative board game where players are split into teams of two, a Lady and a Gentleman, who each have very different roles in the game. The Ladies are playing a card drafting game as they attempt to set up boutiques and…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection Week 6 Mental Blocks
In week six, we formed groups of six for Mental Blocks. In the beginning, Ian introduced the rules of this game to everyone, and each of us will be assigned to different angles of graphics. Four of them will be assigned to the distribution area and range of color. The remaining two people will get…
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