Tag Archive for week 4

Pachisi response

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The Pachisi article from The Art of Contest was not the most robust article from our readings this week but it was the one that intrigued me the most. I have never played Pachisi and have only heard of it in passing before so it was interesting to read about the history and some of the…

Response

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I love the readings for this week because each article was so different and unique. And it is not because of how different their topics were, these articles describe games or a game and explain how it is important to that country. Additionally, how play expresses the changes of societies, history, and human nature. The “Playing…

Week 4 To-Do

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By Wednesday night (2/4), post a short reading response. In addition to responding to the written texts, please select at least one image to discuss briefly (we’ll talk about them more in class): pick an image you find interesting, illustrative of some historical trend, problematic, etc. The selections from The Games We Played & The Art of Contest are all image…