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my time at recon
My time at recon was spent in room 2055. I learned how to make little poke ball key chains and was very careful as to not blend the white and red “clay” together. I had a lot of fun and got to get to know Aidyn better. I also learned that in a different room,…
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Week 3: Free for All at House on the Hill
This week, I got to try something completely different from games that I’ve played before. Betrayal at house on the hill starts out almost like a semi-cooperative game, everyone trying to explore and build the house, while also trying to build up their own stats for four different qualities. The house grows, events occur, omens…
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Week 2: I’ve Been Shot! (and other exciting things from playing Secret Hitler)
For the second week in the row, I had the opportunity to play a secret role game. The name of the game is Secret Hitler, and similarly to lasts weeks game, Avalon, it involves good vs evil, or more specifically, Liberals vs. Fascists. At the beginning of the game, everyone is assigned a role and…
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Leadership in Hanabi
The game I played was Hanabi. This is a cooperative card game. The objective is to build a perfect, exciting fireworks display by placing the cards in order by different color. The cards range from 1 to 5 and must be placed in ascending order. Each player holds the cards away from himself or herself,…
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Week 1: Out of My League
To be completely honest, during the first meeting of this class, I felt totally out of my league. Most of the people in the class have far more gaming knowledge and higher competency related to the course material. I was incredibly overwhelmed when we started out playing Avalon, but thankfully it wasn’t too far out…
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Avalon- First game of the semester!
In week one, We played the game Avalon. This game is based in the mythical and magical times of Merlin, Arthur, and Mordred. This game requires strategy and deceit. The strategy is easy to learn, and I am thankful that this was the first game we were introduced to in the class. The objective of…
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Poetic Entry
Anxiety. Dread. Panic. Three words described how I felt about taking this class. Why am I doing this to myself? Yes, I thrive from the energy of others. Yet, I am afraid. What will people think? Trouble, Scattergories, Candyland: three games that I love. What will people think? I am the observer. I am the…
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Avalon: Good vs Evil
This was the first meeting of our class and we started off by playing Avalon. We started playing the most basic version of the game in which there were generic good or bad characters. Every person is given a good or a bad character but does not tell anyone else. Each round a king has…
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Assignment: Choose Your Own Adventure Stories
First, this semester we have two sections of this class instead of just one. So there will be even more awesome learning about games and leadership. That also means a new pair of teachers. The Wednesday section will feature Aidyn Scott and Nick Hutchison. JS and Bethany MacMillan will be teaching the Thursday section. That…
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Assignment: Game Written and Video Review
What a semester it has been! Teaching this class has been amazing. For me the worst part of a class is typically grading. This semester, however, it has been a treat, as the new assignments that students have submitted have wowed me. Some of the best have been watching students who came into the class…
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