By Margaret Duncan, Ed.D.
The Histocrats
support the idea of incorporating board-games into your personal life as well
as in the classroom. As such, we support
and participate in a local board-gaming group.
Any and all board-game enthusiasts are welcome to join the Game Nights that
are held every first and third Friday night of the month. As part of our gaming group initiative, we also
recommend history centric games that are fun to play each week to all of our
followers. The selected games receive
our “Game of the Week” distinction.
Recommended games are a mix of cooperative, card games, as well Euro
style games.
Cold War: CIA vs KGB, Fantasy Flight Games
Cold War: CIA vs KGB
places two players in control of the world’s greatest superpowers in an age of
fear. In this tense, standalone card game of politics, guerilla warfare, and
dirty tricks, each player must establish the dominance and superiority of his country’s
worldview while bringing about his own vision of the future. But what kind of
future?
Thunderbirds, Modiphius Entertainment
Set in the year
2065, Thunderbirds follows the exploits of International Rescue: a secret
organization committed to saving human life, secretly founded and funded by the
millionaire Tracy family, with the motto: 'Never give in, at any cost!'.
International Rescue has a host of technologically advanced land-, sea-, air-,
and space-rescue vehicles and equipment ready to launch at a moment's notice.
Racing to the rescue from a secret island base beneath the luxurious home of
the Tracy family somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean, International Rescue
defies government spies and criminals who want the secrets of their incredible
machines for their own. To combat this threat, Lady Penelope, the Thunderbirds'
aristocratic English secret agent, and her chauffeur Parker lead a network of
agents to uncover those behind the disasters caused by deliberate sabotage. A
criminal mastermind known as "the Hood", operating from a temple deep
in the Malaysian jungle and in possession of strange powers, often engineer’s
events to allow him to spy on the Thunderbird machines with the goal of selling
their secrets to the highest bidder.
Beowulf, King Post
Beowulf is a strategy game that uses the Anglo-Saxon epic poem as a point of entry
into a vast interpretation of the Viking Age. As the legend of Beowulf's life
and death unfolds on the game's board, players will trade, scheme and raid one
another to grow their own kingdom's influence and power. After the death of
Beowulf at the fangs of a dragon, the game moves forward in time, as players
scramble to preserve the brave legacies of their kingdoms in the face of a
quickly changing religious landscape and the relentless tides of history.
Mille Bornes, Asmodee/Hasbro
Rev the engine
eagerly, waiting for the green light to send you hurtling across the
countryside. Keep the tank full, find your way around the speed limit and avoid
the accidents that will slow you down. Keep the pressure on full and be the
first to make it 1,000 miles! Mille Bornes is the classic card game of cross -
country racing. Keep a green light handy in case you get stopped and play a
tire puncture on your opponent to keep him from getting ahead. Protect yourself
with safety cards and save one for the classic Coup Fourre. Play your cards
right and you'll be the first to cross the finish line and be the master of the
Mille Bornes!
*All product
descriptions are from the manufacturer
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