Name Powergrid/Megawatts Players 2-6 Play Time 2 hours! Game Style Resource Management/Auction, Bidding This really is a great game for a long and lazy Saturday. I do apologize for the misleading title, as these are actually the same game, just with different maps. I picked up the copy of Megawatts for my library because it…
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TID – Day 5 – Dragons and Ships
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Photo from Wired Name Tsuro of the Seas Players 2-8 Play Time 10 – 30 minutes Game Style Tile Laying, Path Making This is the first game that I kickstarted (see the next here). I took a flier on it, and I have not regretted it. You are the captain of a ship trying to…
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TID – Day 4 – Where we turn your class into Lord of the Flies
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Photo from Beasts of War Name Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow + Expansions Players 8-Everyone Play Time 30 minutes and up Game Style Party/Storytelling Game I want to give a shout out to the Marentettes for sharing this wonderful large group game that gets my entire class playing. I’ve learned from my students that this is…
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TID – Day 3 – No One Can Go Faster than the Speed of the Jungle
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Name Jungle Speed Players 2-Lots Play Time As much time as you have Game Style Fast play, Matching It’s a jungle out there, and this game proves it. Players start with a deck of cards, and play a card in front of them. If the pattern on their card matches another players, they enter the…
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TID – Day 2 – Shark Bait
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Name Get Bit! Players 2-6 Play Time About 10-30 Minutes Game Style Mass Play, Racing Basic premise – You are a robot swimming away from a robotic shark. If, at the end of the round, you are last in line, you lose a limb. Lose 4 limbs and you are out of the game. Last…
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TID – Day 1 – There Be Treasure!
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Welcome to Tabletopping In December. Here is the first instalment: Name Incan Gold Players 3-8 Play Time About 20-30 Minutes Game Style Press Your Luck I had originally played this game as “Diamante”, but that version was difficult to get a hold of and consequently I was turned in this direction. Incan Gold is a…
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So one ends, And another begins
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This has been a great month. I have really had a lot of fun going back through a lot of videos that I had stored away in different places. I’ll continue to share what I can, but with the start of December tomorrow, it is time for a new theme. Let’s not be coy about…
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AVADIN – Day 30 – To You From Me
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Here are the videos that I have created. Mostly Math provocations, but I am starting to branch into some video blogging, and other interests: Math Playlist – Featuring Tables full of stuff! Odds and Ends Do with them what you please! Feel free to ask for videos in the comments below. I have had a…
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AVADIN – Day 29 – Nearing Completion
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The Paralympic games don’t get nearly the publicity that the main games do, but the accomplishments there are demonstrably more impressive. Here is a playlist of some of the best Canadian Highlights – from a Cross-Country skier falling down and then still winning gold, to wheel chair curling, sledge hockey and a wrap up montage.…
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AVADIN – Day 28 – Mashup Redux
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This is one of my favourite Mashups from this past year. Maybe it’s because my previous class did a dance to Wake Me Up by Avicii. Maybe it is because the internet loves Rick Astley. Maybe it is because I loved Fresh Prince growing up. Maybe it’s becuase I own the Chumbawumba album. Maybe it…