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| Carolina, Byron, Pavel and Kristina gearing up for Cyclades |
One of the first classes to introduce us to the intense and unrelenting school year ahead was Game Analog Practical. What ensues in this strict and rigorous class, you ask? PLAYING BOARD GAMES! The first game we got to play among the ones that were offered was Cyclades, a conquest game of Greek gods and vicious armies.
Imagine Settler's of Catan meets Greek Mythology. It took us a while to understand the rules, but we pushed on and played out hearts out. Near the end of the class, we weren't ready to leave. We had fallen so in love with the game and sought to stay after class to finish it.
Game theory practical is an integral class to understanding the most simplistic concepts and mechanics of games, and why we enjoy playing them so much. We started out by playing tried and true classics, such as Backgammon, Chess, and Checkers, and moving onto much more complex games such as Settler's of Catan, Cyclades and Ticket to Ride.
In one of our Game Theory Practical classes, we had about 2 and a half hours to come up with a completely new game based on the movie Lord of War, and using the existing board game of Allies and Axis. It was mind-bogglingly difficult, as we had to make it reflect the movie as much as possible, while still creating a functional game. It taught us how to work in groups, and why project management was so integral to constructing games within a large number of people.
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| Dice: Important for Alea gaming |
Game Theory Practical, one of the best classes of our first term in my opinion. Why? You get to rest your brain from all the other mind-melting information of all the other classes! Plus, who doesn't like to play board games?!
