Game board and rules finished and game played! UU odd and even game is the first level game. This level requires knowledge of colors, numbers and counting and uses 2 teams. In 2017 we will add complexity to this foundation for more challenging games that involved concepts, actions and strategy related to the 6 pillars and the seven principles.
On a very rainy Sunday, JHYGers brainstormed the Types of Games to choose from, possible Objectives for a Game, Factors that influence success in Games, and the Attributes that make a Game interesting to play. Good Job. This week (10/23) we will identify the specific movement rules for our game(s) and make some movement cards.
Fun, challenging, awesome are the targets that JHYGers identified for the games they (individually) and we collectively will make that use the 7 principles and 6 pillars of UUism. It was a great day that produced beautiful, interesting, and varied game boards made from recycled materials. We played a simple game that JHYGers work on
Last Sunday, at a gathering to discuss Black Lives Matter and UUSS, a request was made for resources for information about incarceration in the US. A good place to start is prisonpolicy.org which cites sources for their reports. Those sources include: US census; BJS (Bureau of Justice Statistics) and DOJ (Department of Justice, and its
What an amazing finish to this year. In addition to welcoming newcomers for next year, we played the first version of The Game (working title). Congrats to you all, you went from learning to play a cooperative game to creating one using the 6 pillars of UUism and identifying actions manifesting those pillars. GREAT job
There are only 2 JHYG classes left, May 1 and May 22. Last class, one stalwart member developed a prototype board and structure. JHYGers worked on the cards and ways to proceed along the board, all the while recognizing that the 6 pillars are all interrelated in the actions that comprise and affect them. JHYGers,
Today, JHYGrs started making their own games using the 6 pillars and including at least two of the actions we identified. They are as follows: Building Community – donating to a food bank;helping elders; volunteering; and creating organizations. Learning – sharing knowledge; listening; sharing ideas; practice skills. Social Action – donating; volunteering; truth telling; and being
JHYG was full to the brim with people, ideas, laughter, cooperation, mutual assistance and fresh fruit. We spent time teaching each other the way to succeed in saving the primary elements and the teams and postponed the next step in game creation to a later Sunday. Next JHYG meeting will be on Easter. Come and be part of the
Rescued all 4 elements and all of the participants in Forbidden Island. Yay! Pondered what an additive game might look like (Forbidden Island is a subtractive game). And, in response to a great question, learned what the Universalism in our name means. (Thank you Rev. Roger for your input). On March 6th, we will take