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Equations (minimum number of players: 3)
Equations consists of 24 cubes, each with four digits and two operation signs, played on a board, divided into three sections (Required, Permitted, or Forbidden). The players set a number to the the goal and it is this number that players must form a solution to equal, based on the cubes played. For example, the Goal might be 3*3 (3 to the third power, which is 27). A Solution might be: (5x5)+2. For more detailed information about the rules of the game, please click here.
On-Sets involves cards containing combinations of blue, red, green, and yellow dots, which are dealt to form the "universe," and cubes, which are rolled to form Resources. The cubes contain the same four color dots and symbols for the operations, including union (U), intersection (upside-down U), complement ('), and subtraction (-). Three cubes contain the digits 1 to 5, which are used to set the goal. For more detailed information about the rules of the game, please click here.
LinguiSHTIK involves cubes which contain various letters of the alphabet on each side. The game is played on a board containing two Sections: Letters and Demands. The object of the game is to create a word using the letters available and the stipulated demands and use the word in a sentence. The structure of the sentence is specified at the beginning of the game. For more detailed information about the rules of the game, please click here.
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Sample Techniques |
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Maneuver |
Ad Hominem Diversion Appeal to Ignorance |
Self-Deception |
Prejudice Rationalization Wishful Thinking |
Exploitation |
Bargain Appeal Appeal to Pity Appeal to Flattery Bandwagon Appeal |
Presidents
A reader reads a series of three clues about one of the presidents, pausing after each clue. Before any clues are read, the reader specifies to the players the range (e.g. presidents 5-15). Each student has a packet with each presidents' political party, dates in office, year and state of birth, and year of death. Scoring is as follows:
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A player who can identify the president after the first clue scores 3 points.
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A player guessing the president after two clues earns 2 points.
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If three clues are needed, the player scores 1 point.
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A player whose answer is incorrect scores 0.
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World Events
World Events is a combination of two different subjects (Current Events and Theme), each played with the same game format (multiple choice answers). In Current Events, players answer questions about major events that have occurred internationally in the past year. Students wager a point value based on a topic. Wrong answers lose the number of points wagered. Each player has two abstentions that may be used out of the ten question each round. The second subject is a Theme that is selected by a committee of teachers for the next school year. The rules of play are the same as for the Current Events round. For the 2003-4 School Year the Theme is The 1950s