Mad Kings & Queens, Final [Monday, Period 4]

[atreideslioness]

When the class arrived today, they'd find the desks missing. Instead, there were cushions on the floor surrounding a number of low tables, and each table held one of two boxes.

"I'm going to assume that most of you are completely unable to focus on anything remotely academic today," Ghanima stated. "So today we're going to do a practical application."

"There is always a cost to removing a corrupt monarch from power," she continued. "People. Resources. There's not even a guarantee that you'll win."

"Each of you is a revolutionary trying to save their people. The person opposite you is a corrupt or insane ruler, that must be deposed." Ghanima held up one pawn, smiling. "It's up to each of you to decide where to draw the line for acceptable loss. Each army you lose is a point off your grade, unless you win it all."

"Welcome to your final. Pair up, or make teams, and have fun."

[Last verse, same as the first. Wait for the OCD! OCD up! Show her what you've learned!]

Comments

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[weetuskenraider]

"Not this, specifically," Tahiri said, picking up one of the pieces and rolling it between her fingers. "Something similar, though."

Which wasn't to say she was particularly great at it. Just her luck for having had a best friend who loved games like this, really.

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Ah. It'll be new for me, then," he admitted. "I hope that's all right."

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[weetuskenraider]

"Completely fine," Tahiri assured him. "I'm not great at this anyway and my player's knowledge of Risk extends as far as what Eddie Izzard has to say about it."

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"It should at least be fun, yes?" he asked, mostly as encouragement.

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[weetuskenraider]

"Oh, sure." Not that Tahiri looked all that sure, as she skimmed over the game instructions. "Definitely."