Strategy Games; Period 5; Friday, 07.17.09

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Today, instead of a variety of games, the classroom was set up only with checkers - one board for every two students, and a few extras besides.

Reid stood at the front of the class, waiting for everyone to arrive, before he starts speaking.

"...Everyone here? Okay, good. I thought I'd start us off - really start us off I mean - with a game that, if you grew up in America you'd probably know as checkers." He gestured to red-and-black boards.

"The game is also known as English-" with a smile for his TA assuming she's here "-draughts. The rules are simple enough that even a young chid can learn to play, but a good player will learn to develop complex strategies and forward thinking similar to those developed when playing chess, though of course mastery of one game doesn't necessarily follow with mastery of the other."

Reid walked over to one of the boards.

"If you'll all gather around here, I'll demonstrate how to set up the board." He quickly laid out the pieces, two rows to each side, every other space. "This is the way your board should look," he explained. "Each of these pieces can be moved forward one space diagonally-" he pushed a piece forward "-like this. You can jump your opponent's pieces to capture them, and if you get one of your pieces to the other side, that piece is 'kinged' - and usually topped with one of your captured pieces. A king can move both backwards and forwards. That's... That's the basics.

"If there are any questions, feel free to ask me, um, and if not, Fiona, if you could distribute this hand-out? Take a few minutes to look it over, and then if everyone could pair up, and have a game..."

((pls to wait for OCD up!))

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[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

With a smile?

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Fiona Post

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Claire Bennet Butler

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Ben Skywalker

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Sam Winchester

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Ellie Bartowski

Lecture

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

Listen to Reid talk, and talk, and talk, and feel free to talk among yourselves!

Re: Lecture

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

It wasn't anything Fiona didn't know, but she listened anyway. Thank goodness the week was almost over because she wasn't sure how she was going to stand it any longer with all the ups and downs and wow ups.

Checkers!

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

Pair up, and play a game.

Re: Checkers!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona was looking around for anyone interested in a game.

Talk to the TA

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

Whenever Fiona pings in.

Re: Talk to the TA

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona was there, with the handout if anyone needed it. She'd also be happy to play if anyone needed a partner.

Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

He's there, and quite happy to talk.

Re: Talk to Reid

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As she'd promised, Fiona slipped up to the desk with her copy of Marcellus Masters’s Practical First Aid and Surgical Guide in hand.

"You wanted to see it, right?"

Re: Talk to Reid

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Reid's face lit up, and he sat up straight in his chair.

"Yes-- Please, and thank you," he said. Just the thought of being able to read it was amazing.

Re: Talk to Reid

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She put the book down on the desk and watched him with raised eyebrows, curious.

"My brother and I memorized it a long time ago, but it's fun to reread sometimes."

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

Reid flashed another grin at her, and carefully picked the book up.

Soon, he was rapidly turning pages, devouring the words at his usual prodigious rate, storing them in the vaults of his memory.

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She watched his face as he did, grinning just a little. It was nice to see someone who appreciated books properly.

Re: Talk to Reid

[momslilassassin]

Ben brought a portable dejarik table over. "You wanted to see this?"

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"Yes, thank you," Reid said. "Would you-- Would you be willing to give me a demonstration?"

Re: Talk to Reid

[momslilassassin]

"Sure," Ben said. "It's a lot like checkers, except your pieces eat someone else's if you make an error."

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"A graphical representation of defeat rather than a merely symbolic one," Reid observed.

OOC

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

I first learned to play checkers when I was five or six. I got good enough to regularly beat older kids, and remained fairly competent throughout my adolescence.

Then when I was seventeen I was completely pwned by a real master, and it gave me a new respect for the game. :x

In other news, I need an OOC icon for Reid.

Thank you Danii! :D

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[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Couldn't resist ^_^

Re: OOC

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

It's brilliant. :D