Weekly Schedule
Week | Date | Topic | Homework |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2/13/19 | Intro, Kemps | None |
2 | 2/20/19 | Hearts | Instructions / Video |
3 | 2/27/19 | NO CLASS | NO CLASS |
4 | 3/6/19 | The Settlers of Catan | Instructions / Video |
5 | 3/13/19 | Coup | Instructions / Video |
6 | 3/20/19 | Codenames | Instructions / Video |
7 | 4/3/19 | The Resistance: Avalon | Instructions / Video |
8 | 4/10/19 | The Resistance: Avalon | Instructions / Video |
9 | 4/17/19 | Secret Hitler | Instructions / Video |
10 | 4/24/19 | Favorite Game | Vote for Favorite Game |
11 | 5/1/19 | Final Presentations | Final Paper |
Synopsis by Week
First Week
- Introduction to the course through the syllabus.
- Review course guidelines and then take first quiz online.
- Introduce and play Kemps for an hour and then discuss results afterwords.
Hearts
- Introduction to the game Hearts.
- Played a full game of Hearts (100 points).
- Discussed Hearts and decided to move onto board games.
Catan
- Went over the rules of Catan before taking the quiz.
- Played a full game of Catan.
- Taking the beginner's route took much longer than expected.
Coup
- Went over the rules of Coup before taking the quiz.
- Played multiple games of Coup.
- One group played the expansion version of Coup with a large variety of characters.