Games Night October 2021
Theory in Practice (TiP) holds a regular social event on the last Thursday of each month.
Information
This is an online event.
- Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021
- Time:
- 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time
- 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
- 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- Zoom link: https://utah.zoom.us/j/97833823204
- Meeting ID: 978 3382 3204
- Passcode: 727754
- You may join and leave at any time.
Games to play
1. Codenames
Codenames is a social word game with a simple premise and challenging game play. We will use [the official website][codenames] developed by Czech Games Edition. You do NOT have to create an account.
How to play
- Click on the room link shared in the Zoom chat.
- Enter your nickname.
- Pick a team (Red or Blue).
- Pick a role (Operative or Spymaster).
2. Pictionary
Pictionary is a multiplayer drawing and guessing game. One game consists of a few rounds in which every round someone has to draw their chosen word and others have to guess it to gain points.
We will use skribbl.io for playing online.
- Settings:
- Rounds: 2
- Draw time: 70 seconds
- Example (picture taken from here)
How to play
- Join the game
- Click on a game link provided in the Zoom chat.
- Enter your nickname.
- Customize your avatar if you like.
- Click on the Play button.
- Wait until the gamemaster (Yo) starts a new game.
- During the game
- In your turn to draw:
- Choose a word from three options.
- Visualize that word in the limited time. Do not draw any English characters.
- In someone else’s turn:
- Type your guess into the chat.
- Be quick, the earlier you guess a word, the more points you get!
- In your turn to draw:
How to play
- Log into Board Game Arena.
- Let us know your account name. Then we will invite you to a private game.