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COLL 190 001 (CRN: 25542)

BOARD GAMES OR "BORED" GAMES

Long Title: BOARD GAMES OR "BORED" GAMES - HOW TO WIN AT THE BOARD GAMES OF LIFE (WILL RICE)
Department: College Courses
Instructor: Jagadeesan, Subash
Meeting: 7:00PM - 7:50PM R (8-JAN-2024 - 19-APR-2024) 
Part of Term: Full Term - No WL Purge
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 16
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99) 
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 7-SEP-2024 7:31PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
27-APR-2024  
7:00PM - 10:00PM S
 
Description: Have you been finding that the same people keep winning the games you play? It could be that there happen to be characteristics that make some people better at board games than others There can be social reasons, psychological reasons, even biomechanical reasons for this, so over the course, students will be able to play a wide variety of games from different categories (Settlers of Catan, One Night Werewolf, Codenames, etc.) and find some of these fundamentals in both board games and apply these to life scenarios such as the power dynamics in the economic world, social ladders, and so many more. The course will conclude with a presentation of the rules for a game that the students will have created, using the fundamentals learned throughout the course.