Monthly Archives: April 2026

GOTW: Blood on the Clocktower

This week’s game was somewhat similar to the werewolf game we played at the beginning of the semester. I enjoyed playing because of how similar it was, making it easy to follow and understand my role. While I came a little later into the game, I was able to navigate my role and what was expected of me. It was fun to play with the class as I’m becoming more familiar with the people in our section.

Regarding leadership, I think this game brings out the need to get people on board with a goal. For the game, we were divided into “good” and “evil” teams, with no one else knowing what team you’re on. But in my role, I had to work to save those on my team, which was hard because I didn’t know who they were specifically. While it’s hard to see the connection, I think sometimes as leaders we need to understand who people are and what they are hoping to accomplish so we can be aligned to the same goal.

I think this game would be fun to play with a large group of friends who are relatively familiar with each other.

Campus Leadership Event – Kevin Chamberlin

Mary Adewole

EDL 290T

Campus Leadership Event

April 15th, 2026

For this assignment, I attended the Kevin Chamberlin: Be Curious, Be Kind, Be Ready, Be Intentional: A Career of Continual Becoming event. During the event, he spoke about different parts of his career and how he has managed to continually grow in the different fields he has ended up in. Kevin Chamberlin is famously known for his role as the “lazy butler” in the Disney Channel classic, Jessie. However, over the years, he had branched out into many different roles, all different from one another. Most recently, he has been able to grow a large following on TikTok, as he captivates his audience with funny and relatable content, leaving his younger audience feeling nostalgic about their childhood. This event stood out to me because it wasn’t presented as a traditional leadership event with specific steps on how to become a good leader. Rather, it spoke more about how to be intentional about being a leader and how to continually grow and adapt to situations and times we find ourselves in. His speech had a lot of comedic themes, once again reminding us about his character on the show, while also showing the importance of adjusting your message to your audience. For this reflection, I’ll be going over some of his points that stood out to me and how they can be applied day to day.

The first point that stood out to me was his rule #4, “Knowledge is Power”. He talked about the importance of seeking out knowledge and information, especially regarding things that are new and unfamiliar. I’m assuming that in his journey to growing his TikTok following, there was a lot that he had to learn about what people want to see, what is relevant to the audience that he is reaching, and the overall structure of how the app works.  I also imagine that this might have been uncomfortable and even frustrating to go through, but sticking through it has resulted in very positive and encouraging outcomes. One of my top values as a person is growth, and hearing this rule reminded me about the importance of looking for new opportunities to grow, outside of the ones we engage in as college students. Learning might look like new classes that teach new concepts, new skills that create value, or starting a new hobby that fills up our time and makes our days better. Gaining knowledge looks like knowing more about a particular topic or concept than you did in the past. This rule relates directly to the “Be Curious” portion of his talk, which encourages you to seek out something new that could elevate your current position, whatever that might look like. 

The second point that stood out to me was his rule #5, “Embrace Your Quirks.” For this rule, he spoke about the value of embracing what makes us different. He gave a personal example from his childhood about how he was often singled out because of his weight. And rather than staying out of the spotlight because of this, he began to use his individuality as a strength that has brought him this far. Everyone has something that makes them unique, and in society, there are some features that are viewed as positive and appealing, while others are seen as weird. He talked about not neglecting the things that make us special, but instead finding ways to use them for our benefit. This was a great reminder to not try to be anyone else. I find this to be very important, especially for college students, as this stage of our lives is about finding ourselves and discovering who we really are without pressure from parents and certain expectations. This rule spoke against conforming to what society views as normal, but instead, finding what suits us best. I think this speaks to the “Be Intentional” portion of his topic.

The next rule that stood out to me was rule #6, “Go the Extra Mile”.  Here, he spoke against being too comfortable in one position and how we are also meant to treat other people. Sometimes, we sell ourselves short when we refuse to go out of our comfort zone to achieve something new or form new relationships. Most times, the goals that we set out for ourselves require us to do uncomfortable and far-reaching things. Being able to push ourselves and accept the challenge increases our chances of growth and learning new lessons. Specifically, he spoke about going the extra mile to help those in need. This is particularly important in an individualistic society, where most people are only concerned with their own day to day activities. He also spoke about going the extra mile in the work we are assigned, ensuring that there is quality and evidence of excellence. This ensures that we are perceived as hardworking and diligent in the work we do.

These were the talking points that stood out to me. They stood out to me because they are tips that can be applied in different situations, and they are especially relevant for college students. They are helpful for current college students, and also for students who are about to graduate and are looking for ways to grow and improve as they step into new careers. As I graduate from Miami University, I’m eager to see how these rules apply to a corporate workspace where systems and institutions are set in place. “Continuous Becoming” is an encouragement to keep looking for ways to personally develop by taking responsibility for the growth that we wish to experience.

GOTW Blood On the Clocktower

This week we played another social deduction game called Blood on the Clocktower. Just like Ultimate Werewolf, there are multiple different roles on the evil and good team. The fun with Blood on the Clocktower is the idea of adding the drunk or poison factor, where the players don’t actually know that they have the role abilities. In the session that I played, I was the monk role for the good team, meaning I had the ability to save someone from dying at night. The good thing about Blood on the Clocktower is that even when you are dead, you continue to play as the ghost where you can still speak to others and still try and figure out who the bad players are. Another mechanic that I enjoyed with this game is the idea of having private chats with anyone you want to instead of having to talk to the whole group.

I think that similar with Ultimate Werewolf, the hardest thing about the game is learning the different roles and what each role does. On top of that, implementing what your role does while trying to figure out other players’ roles and eventually winning the game. Having to pick and choose what conversation you want to have with someone else is also very difficult when you do not know the other roles and how they might try to take advantage of what you know or might say to one another.

I think that this is one of the best games to implement leadership. From the storyteller to the player, anyone could act as the leader to the group. We thankfully had multiple leaders in the group since a few of them played the game before, they were able to help some of us out with role specific questions or strategies while also playing themselves. This game allowed for people to control the group by just being the prominent speaker during the meetings, pointing out a specific player to vote out and having other players follow along just because you had the confidence to point them out.

Overall, this would be a fun party game after a few games played, and I would fully understand each role. To my knowledge, this is very customizable with the roles which could be fun to play around with down the line.

Game of the Week Blog Reflection 8: Blood on the Clocktower

The game we played this week was Blood on the Clocktower. It is a social deduction game with a storyteller and characters that are randomly assigned. I was the washerwoman and the first to be killed off (sad)! I tried to figure out who was good and who was evil which I picked up on early in the game. The hardest part was convincing my fellow good people that I knew who was evil. It would’ve been easier if I knew the players personally before we played the game because I knew who was evil because I knew them better and know when they are lying. The leadership aspect came to light when choosing people to execute during the day. You had to give your case which is difficult if no one believes you. You can follow the crowed and agree to kill them or stand up and vote no which can make you a target for the next round. In the end the evil team won.

I think the game would be more fun played by a group of friends that know each other well making lying harder and convincing and conniving more fun! I think my friends from high school would love this game due to the social aspects and playing a character.

Blood on the clock tower reflection

This week we played Blood on the clock tower. It is a hidden role game in the vein of werewolf.
I think my friend Adrian would enjoy this game. The hardest part was trying to figure out info about others, and verifying if it was true.

A leadership skill I noticed was the same one in werewolves. They follow the leader where once someone makes an accusation then more people are willing to vote for someone. Although in this game it was less likely that players would completely vote randomly just because there is more opportunity to confirm roles.

In the game I got the role of the virgin, which if a towns folk accuses them the accuser is executed instead. I was killed by the demon on night 2. I didn’t really do much for the rest of the game cause my role is more dependent upon me being alive, but I still had fun cause there felt like there was more of a way to deduct things. Evil won the game and my friend who claimed to be the empath was actually the baron.

GOTW: Ladies and Gentleman

Like most games we’ve played in class, this one was a little confusing at the beginning. It was hard to understand what the aim of the game was and what I had to do in my role as a “lady”. The people at my table relied on each other to understand the next steps and how best we could play the game. The hardest part about the game was working with a partner, while not really being able to communicate what I needed to that partner. It was also hard to get to the end without another player getting in the way of what I needed to be the “best dressed at the ball”. It was also hard to connect to my character at the beginning, because I wasn’t sure I was meant to be doing,

As we went further in the game, after playing for a few rounds, it became clearer what I was meant to be working towards. And during our discussion afterwards, it was interesting to see how playing the game related to identity and how our identities influence the actions we take. I think it was difficult to connect to and understand the game because I wasn’t sure what identity my character was based. At the start of the game, we are given a general character description and what we need to do in that role. However, there was no context about who this character was. The discussion at the end of the class really shed some light on the purpose of the game.

I don’t think this game necessarily has to be played with friends, family, or people we’re familiar with. I think it can be played by any group of people, but probably in a quiet setting. Overall, I think the session went well and made more sense towards the end of the game.

Game of the Week Blog Reflection 4: Decorum

Decorum is the game we played this week. You were given a card with objectives on it and had to decorate the home satisfying everyones objectives without knowing the other peoples’. The hardest part of the game was the communication or lack there of. You could only respond using “I like that,” “I don’t like that” or “its fine.” This brought up past memories with my old roommates… but I did enjoy the game a lot! You had to choose to pick up on others moves and keep things or change it up to fit your requirements. I think my sister would like this game because of the passive aggressive communication… jk! I do think she would enjoy it though because of the strategy puzzle elements of the game.

The session went very well once we started picking up on the other players needs. It would get frustrating when one thing would cancel out all the past work, but it also made it very fun!

GOTW Ladies and Gentleman

This week we played a game called Ladies and Gentleman. It is very different from the rest of games we have played in class. It is known as an asymmetrical game where there are 2 different roles and each role plays on their own against the others of that same role and then eventually come together with the other role. One role is the gentleman which is the role that I played, and this roles goal is to make as much money as he can so that he can buy everything that his Lady wants. The Ladies are the other role, and their goal is to dress themselves for the end game where certain items may give more points than others. In the end the winning team/duo will have acquired the most points.

This game was very difficult to understand and learn to play. I think that it helps that you only really need to learn one role because both roles are basically playing 2 different games. Just focusing on one role made the game seem like it was lacking something or that it was just boring in general. For the gentlemen, there was little strategy and the little strategy that was needed never really felt like a game winning strategy. I am not too knowledgeable on the ladies role, but I know they had more strategy to it compared to the gentleman role. I feel like this game also had too many pieces to it and it just added to the confusion.

The limited communication between roles made things much more difficult, especially in terms of leadership. Rather, leadership really came within the roles. I feel like, even though we were going against each other, the other gentlemen were very open about how they were playing and what the best course of action was. They were also helpful at explaining how things worked, which really proved their leadership through this game.

Overall, I feel like this game was interesting, and definitely a new way to think about how games can be played. I think it relies mostly on playing in character, which we didn’t really do since we were all just learning the game, but I can see the enjoyment that some might gain from it. This might go towards the bottom of games that we had played in class just because it was confusing to learn.

Ladies and Gentlemen reflection

This week we played ladies and gentlemen. I feel like my brother and his fiancée would find the game interesting. I would say the hardest part of the game was understanding the rules and that there are basically two games being played. I would summarize the game as splendor but one half is about collecting the currency why the other half is selecting the cards to win.

The leadership skill I would say would be having trust in others. In this game you need to trust that your teammate knows what they are doing in order to win. Having trust in your team is a sign of a good leader.

In my game I played as a lady. I started out with a servant card that would double the amount of points of a brooch, so I grabbed the highest point brooch and my teammate had to forlorn it. I got some other servant cards and my main strategy was to accomplish them in order to get more points. By the late game I kept getting a low amount of items not worth a lot of points but they completed the servants task. I was able to win with 27 points.