I have been looking into gamification in education for a while, and more recently gamification in a physical seminar room. Prompted by a request for a chronology of the Manx constitution, I decided to have a go at putting a simple card game together on key, interesting, or quirky dates in Manx constitutional history. The game involves players placing cards accurately in a chronology – the first to play all their cards successfully wins. Keen gamers will immediately see which game this is based upon, but fortunately it is not possible to copyright a rule …
The plan is to end up with a free, open-access, game that anyone who wants to can download and use how they wish. At the moment, I have just under 60 cards, not all of which have images associated with them. Six of the set here:
If you are interested in playtesting the current deck, suggesting new cards, suggesting new images, or taking on translating the deck into Manx, please drop me an email and we will take it from there! My email is pwedge@brookes.ac.uk
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