Ames' syllabi

Character Matching

In a deck of cards, there are 10 characters divided up into different sections. For example, one of the cards might have a characters arm or leg. The objective of the game is to collect all of the pieces to your character before other players do. One of the challenges can be other players might be going for the same character. Each player receives 7 cards to start out with. The person to the left of the dealer goes first. They can either pick up a card from the deck or discard pile. Then they have to discard a card. You must only have 7 cards in your hand the whole time. The game keeps going until someone finds their character.

Ennegram Personality

The Ennegram is a personality test. The personalities are explained by numbers 1 – 9. Each number explains a different personality. This game will test the knowledge of the different personality types. Each player is given 9 cards with the descriptions of each personality on the back to get a good understanding of each one (1 – 9). For example, a type 8 personality is called a challenger, therefore, they do not hesitate when an argument comes their way. Once everyone has a good understanding of the personalities, someone starts with picking up a scenario card. After the scenario is read out loud, each player must pick the number (personality) they think matches it. Whoever get it right, gets a point. The goal of the game is to have the most points at the end of 9 rounds.

Story-Telling

Some people are great at story-telling and some not so great. This game will challenge you to get creative in the way you tell stories because you are given different scenarios and items that you have to work together to tell your story. There is a deck of cards number 1 – 12. That deck is shuffled and everyone goes around the table and picks one of those cards. Depending on the number you picked, is the amount of cards you pick from the “Item” deck. The Item deck consists of different objects, places, people, etc. Your goal is to create a story with those items. Each player takes time to create their own story from their items. Then, one by one, each person tells their story. Each person votes on which story was the best.

Create Your Own Coffee

Each person drinks their coffee differently. There are a bunch of different beans, syrups, creamer, sugar, and toppings to choose from. In this game, you create your coffee drink and try to sell your invention to the other players. There are four decks of cards: Bean, Syrup, Toppings and Milk. Each player picks up one card from each pile. From the items on the cards, each player must come up with a name and business pitch to try and sell their coffee drink to the other players. Once everyone shares their business pitch with one another, there is a majority vote over which coffee drink wins.

Bridal Party

Sometimes being a part of a bridal party can be exciting, exhausting, fun, and stressful. In this game, everyone is given a role: Bridesmaid, Maid of Honor and the Bride. The goal of the game is to make sure the bride gets to her wedding day with everything she wants and needs. This card game will go through three phases: bridesmaid dresses, bridal shower and bachelorette party. Each phase will have different challenges with scenarios to encounter. If the bridesmaids and maid of honor fail to complete one of the phases , you risk putting the bride into a bad mood. If you fail all three phases, you lose the game. Different cards explain different tasks and abilities you are to take for the scenarios.

1.A game where players take turns drawing cards and using their hands against each other in the first stage to build DND- like characters and sabotage their opponent, who will be trying to do the same. The second half of the game sees these characters face off in a simple rpg turn- based combat game to determine the winner.

2. A game where players draw cards with different quirks on them, like, “one legged,” or, “soft spoken” that require each player to do something like stand on one leg or only speak through whispers. The players must then complete tasks while slowly accumulating more quirks and the last person standing, so to speak, is the winner.

3. A game that’s played much like blackjack, but some cards have negative values. The first to 21 or the closer of the two when the deck is gone is the winner.

4. A card game for multiple players where each player starts with a recipe card. Their recipe card is their goal for the game, and the first person to cook their recipe wins. They take turns drawing a card and playing up to two cards. If they play all the cards needed for their recipe, they have cooked it. Other cards can change other players’ recipes and even their own, or can mess with players in another way.

5. A game played a lot like war, but the catch is that after each turn, players will pass their hand to the player to the left.

Tower of Babel 2

A competitive card game where players must build the tallest tower by collecting and playing cards.

Up Up Down Down

A co-operative board game where players control a single character by drawing and playing cards.

50x Combo!!!

A competitive board game where players create combos by collecting and playing strings of cards.

Steal the Kill

A competitive card game where players fight bosses by playing cards and whoever gets the last hit wins all the loot.

To Slay a God

A co-operative card game where players prepare to fight a Greek god by collecting and trading cards.

Tokaido is a point based resource game where tourists are traveling across japan stopping at different sights and people in order to acquire points which will be tallied up by the time all of the tourists reach the end of their journey.

1. Trick Shot is a game where everyone competes to see who can successfully make trick shots into cups, using only a plastic ball and a booklet filled with shots and visual instructions ranging from beginner to advanced.
2. In Gotcha, players have 3 opportunities to “give” their roll of the die to another player, forcing them to move forwards or backwards the number of spaces chosen by the other player.
3. Role Play is a continuous game that can be played casually or hardcore throughout the whole night as everyone acts out characters/roles from whatever movie or tv show the card they pick shows.
4. No Words is a game where everyone picks a card in the beginning which tells them what words they cannot say throughout the game, then as the group picks cards that tell them what to do, describe, or act out, you are in charge of calling out fellow teammates for using their forbidden words.
5. One person hides an object (specified) object in the room then the players all roll the dice which decided how many moves they have to find the hidden object.

#5

Trash layout-reverse trash idea. So when playing you would actually be playing trash on your opponents deck. You can then take the last card from their trash session and use it in your own pile. But a card is not guaranteed-since you already may have that card. If so you discard that card and move on with the game.  

#4-1

Inspired by a world war 1/2 card game this game will have part of a maps instead of a Jack queen etc. the goal is to make your entire map but in the form of a spoons game. So it’s fast paced and you take only what you think you need. The first person to finish must sneakily take a token or whatever from the middle of the table without anyone noticing. The last to grab the token looses. 

#3 pop culture 

There will be a card master who will then choose a movie scene or meme and the players must decide where it is from. It can be played in either teams or individually. Kinda like it’s not who wants to be a millionaire it’s the other one

#2

there will be food cards that correspond to the number of players in the center. A player is assigned a food card and must ask players like go fish for ingredients to make their food card. The player could lie about having a card and you may have to call their bs. If you are wrong you must give that person one of your cards and must draw one from a pile. Outside friend players will have to guess the rules. They won’t be given. 

#1

it’s a zombie apocalypse game. In this game you cards that vary in worthiness. Some supply cards are more abundant and some are more scarce. You will be given a zombie opponent each battle which is your actual opponent in the game. The supplies on their card is the supplies you need to kill them. The first to kill their zombie wins. 

Battle for Earth is a board game in which Earthens and aliens fight for control of all the regions of Earth by collecting resource cards, using their resources to invade regions controlled by the opposing side, and using their resources to fend off invasions of their own territory.

Societal Advancement is a card game in which players compete to build the most advanced society by strategically choosing cards of different categories to collect each round, and building upon cards of the same category to gain points.

Around the World in 8 Turns is a board game in which sailing captains attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by rolling dice to move, collecting resources, and using those resources to either navigate around obstacles or place obstacles in front of opponents.

Miss Popularity is a board game where high schoolers fight to become Homecoming Queen by rolling dice in order to move across the popularity board, and choosing between safe cards or gamble cards that could move them faster or set them back.

Witchcraft is a board game in which witches attempt to become the most powerful witch in the land while avoiding detection by the townsfolk through traveling across the board to collect resources, using those resources to cast spells to gain power points but lose detection points, and using resources to cast spells that take away an opponent’s detection points.