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Las Vegas Alive is a roleplaying game that we are developing here at the museum. It offers students and adults the chance to experience history through interaction, and character development. We have had a few test runs with varying rules and a lot of fun.
Now we will be able to fully develop the game thanks to the generous support of the Kerr Foundation and the Santa Fe Community Foundation. Through their grants we will now develop games with 2 time periods - 1821-1879 and 1879 -1919. The game involves 5 decks of cards - Character, Culture, Religion, Occupation, Artifacts, and Scenarios. Players will be given a certain number of cards from each deck and asked to interact with each other based on their "hand". It will be a fun game for all ages, and will never be boring with so many ways to use the cards.
In the test runs we've done, every one has really enjoyed it. The first time we tried it out, last spring, Billie Mathews' 6th grade class had a great time developing characters and going on a scavenger hunt through the museum looking for artifacts their character would have used.
Now we will be able to fully develop the game thanks to the generous support of the Kerr Foundation and the Santa Fe Community Foundation. Through their grants we will now develop games with 2 time periods - 1821-1879 and 1879 -1919. The game involves 5 decks of cards - Character, Culture, Religion, Occupation, Artifacts, and Scenarios. Players will be given a certain number of cards from each deck and asked to interact with each other based on their "hand". It will be a fun game for all ages, and will never be boring with so many ways to use the cards.
In the test runs we've done, every one has really enjoyed it. The first time we tried it out, last spring, Billie Mathews' 6th grade class had a great time developing characters and going on a scavenger hunt through the museum looking for artifacts their character would have used.
This summer the Elder Hostel group from Santa Fe came up, and enjoyed an inter-generational version of the game. In this experience, grandchildren had to guess what character their grandparents were, by asking them questions about the tools they used in their occupation. First the kids had to find the tools in the museum, and then ask the grandparents about them. The grandparents had been given a character with name, age, culture, religion, and occupation, plus questions to help them develop the character further if they wanted to. After the kids had decided which adult matched with each occupation, the grandparents presented their characters, and who that character might have been in history. Both generations had a lot of fun, and it was a great bonding experience.
As we continue to develop the completed game, we need classes, families, groups of all kinds to come in and test it out. I encourage everyone to call me and make a date to come in and try out this new game. I guarantee you'll enjoy it, and it will give us great feedback on how to make Las Vegas Alive! the best it can be.
Stay tuned for more on this exciting project!
For more info, or to set up a time to play, call Nellie Price at (505) 454-1401 ext 283
As we continue to develop the completed game, we need classes, families, groups of all kinds to come in and test it out. I encourage everyone to call me and make a date to come in and try out this new game. I guarantee you'll enjoy it, and it will give us great feedback on how to make Las Vegas Alive! the best it can be.
Stay tuned for more on this exciting project!
For more info, or to set up a time to play, call Nellie Price at (505) 454-1401 ext 283
Hi Nellie,
ReplyDeleteGreat move from City Museum. Congrats and welcome to blogosphere!
The sky is limit.
Best Regards,
Scott