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!]

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Sign-In

[atreideslioness]

One last time!

Listen to the Lecture

[atreideslioness]

Take notes, pass notes... it's short and sweet, so you might want to pay attention.

Activity: Risk or Chess!

[atreideslioness]

Pick a table and a game, and try to take the other person down!

You can find both Risk and chess available online to play on this lovely Monday.

Talk to the TAs

[atreideslioness]

If they aren't skipping the final due to Spring Fever!

Talk to Ghanima

[atreideslioness]

She's still in a fantastic mood after her spar this weekend, and is around both before and after class.

The OOC

[atreideslioness]

Fiiiiiiiiiiiiinal!

No, Ghani's not really going to dock your grade if you lose, but she won't tell you that!

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Jaina Solo

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[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri Veila

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Savannah Levine

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah knew from experience that she didn't have the patience for Chess, so she was at a table with a game of Risk.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[weetuskenraider]

Of course the one class she was the most worried about in terms of the final was the one with people that made her really self-conscious right now. Tahiri was so impressed with her run of luck.

She had her head propped up in both hands and was listening to the brief lecture with overly focused attention.

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[weetuskenraider]

Dejarik wasn't Tahiri's game (if anything else, she knew that from that last trip out to Borleias on the Falcon, thanks, Threepio), so she figured it stood to reason that chess wouldn't be, either.

She'd be over here with a Risk table, thanks.

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Ben Skywalker

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[momslilassassin]

For a quick, horrified moment, Ben thought the exam was going to be a live-action exercise to remove a despot from power. And he'd done that a little too recently.

Board games were fine.

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[momslilassassin]

Ben had spent a lot of time playing Dejarik on long interstellar flights. He set up the chess board with a tiny smile on his face.

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Liir Thropp

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir paid attention... and wondered how well he'd do under pressure. Of course, most of the pressure would be internal, but when did that ever change anything?

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir looked over at one of the people at a Risk table and waved.

"May I join you?"

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[weetuskenraider]

"Hey, Liir," Tahiri said, looking up. "Sure, come on over."

Re: Activity: Risk or Chess!

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," he was sure to tell her as he took his seat.

"Have you played this before?"

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."

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[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

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

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[weetuskenraider]

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