This idea comes from a colleague, Dave, and involves
setting up a board game or card game at one location and using your phone or
tablet or laptop to send video of the setup to others.
Wherever the board is that’s where the dice are rolled,
the pieces moved, the cards are dealt and hands displayed etc. Everyone else is
watching on a screen and deciding what to do, Pieces are moved etc by the owner of the board.
These games can be played in one day or over several
days.
Dave had set up a Monopoly game, but all kinds of games
would work this way. The only ones that don’t work are those that require some
kind of secrecy (hidden cards or Stratego or Battleship, for example). What
games might work well? A few examples:
·
Monopoly – as mentioned. This lends
itself well to this kind of play.
·
Trivial Pursuit – this will work well as
long as there is a good live communication. It’ would be best to have a camera
angle that makes it easier for telling the person moving the markers whether you want to move clockwise or counter-clockwise.
·
Scrabble – for word nerds. As long as
everyone agrees to open display of each others’ tiles and to worry about their
own words. If everyone can see everyone else’s tiles it’s fair, right? You
might want to agree on which dictionary rules for word disputes too.
·
Chess or Checkers – again, just be
sure your camera angle makes it easy for the people not present to explain what
they want their pieces to do or learn the correct terminology for chess’ algebraic notation.
·
Catan – since the only hidden cards are Development
cards, this game could be adapted for this kind of play. Perhaps everyone
agrees to just be open abut what they hold or choose not to use Development
cards.
This is just a short list. I’m sure you an think of others and, if you do, can share
them with me. Thanks!
-Mike Johansson
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