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Game of the Week Blog Reflection (For Class on 1/27/2022): Ultimate Werewolf
This past week, our class got together to play a session of Ultimate Werewolf, a hidden role game where the players are divided into two teams, the Villagers and the Werewolves. However, as it is a hidden role game, none of these allegiances or roles are known from the beginning of the game, and this…
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What Type of Gamer Am I? An Analysis
While I personally have played video games far more than I’ve played board games, I certainly still do enjoy board and tabletop games. As such, I was interested to see just how my results for Quantic Foundry’s Test, a test that analyses my motivations for playing board games, might compare to my interests when playing…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection Week 10: D&D Week 2
This week in Tabletop Leadership, we finished our D&D session. In this session, the people who have never played D&D before got better because we learned a lot from the first session. The hardest part about this game is the decisions you have to make. My health was really low this week, so I was…
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Leadership’s Like a Game Reflection
Nick Porter Leadership has many different characteristics involved. There is not a simple definition of leadership because it can take a wide range of forms. However, there are several qualities that are consistently important for a leader. Leaders usually have a sense of authority. They control and manage groups or situations. Possibly the most important…
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Luck v Chance v Skill Reflection
Nick Porter There are many different ways to win games. Some games require luck, others are based on chance, and some games require skill to out play your opponent. Each one has its advantages and disadvantages in being part of a game. I will explain in detail what luck, chance, and skill are exactly and…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection Week 9: D&D Week 1
Today in Tabletop Leadership, we played Dungeons & Dragons. I have never played this before but I enjoyed our first session. It is a roll playing game that requires a game master and a lot of creative players. The hardest part about the game is managing all of the character stats and being a good…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection 8: Ladies & Gentlemen
This week in Tabletop Leadership we played Ladies & Gentlemen. We had 8 players in the session, 4 ladies and 4 gentlemen. We only got through one phase because it was difficult to get set up. I would say that the most difficult part of the game is knowing what all of the cards and…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection 6: Incan Gold and Can’t Stop
This week in Tabletop Leadership we played Incan Gold and Can’t Stop. I think these games are my favorite this semester so far. They were both easy to learn, easy to play, and a lot of fun. They both had risk taking aspects which was why I enjoyed them so much. I like the feeling…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection 5: Fiasco Week 3
This week in Tabletop Leadership, we continued playing Fiasco. In this session, we were able to complete Act 2 and the Aftermath. The hard part about this week was the wrapping up the storyline. I am not very good at making up stories, but my playmates did a good job helping me through it. I…
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Game of the Week Blog Reflection: Fiasco Week 2
This week in Tabletop Leadership we continued playing Fiasco. We were able to complete Act 1 and part of the Tilt in this week’s session. This session did not come without challenges. Unfortunately, we were having bad connection issues because we kept getting disconnected from the server and it would take a few minutes to…
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