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Muggle Studies: Craft a Board Game https://i.postimg.cc/7Z1xqgcS/ms-classroom.jpg https://www.snitchseeker.com/images/icons/duck.png MUGGLE STUDIES LESSON https://www.snitchseeker.com/images/icons/duck.png It is January. Winter was in full scale, prompting some toasty classrooms. Arriving, students would notice Professor Menon waiting by the door to welcome you. Inside, the classroom was decorated per usual with muggle items. Today however, the main table up front was filled with open boxes of arts, crafts, and supplies. On the blackboard it reads, "You can look, but don't touch, and then have a seat." So go on ahead and pick a cushy bean bag chair to sit; you're free to chat quietly among yourselves until the lesson begins.
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Levi Singh-Phora :: Hufflepuff Such lovely weather it was! The perfect sort for chai. Had he been the sort to skive off classes, he’d have headed off to the kitchen to grab himself a cup. As it was, he was not that type so Levi continued on his way to Muggle Studies. Arriving there, he sent Professor Kraetos a bright smile. “Hi, professor!” Ooh, boxes of stuff! The Hufflepuff peered into them, his eager beaver mind full of interest. Artsy things. Cool, very cool. He couldn’t wait to find out how they’d all be using those. His mind still on chai, Levi chose the squishiest bean bag he could find before crashing onto it. |
Ayden D-K; Hufflepuff Winter meant one thing for Ayden Diggory-Keighley - birthdays! Him and his siblings were turning fourteen this year which kind of seemed unreal and yet also not? The arts and crafts meant one thing, which was that they were clearly doing some sort of craft project. Unless Professor Menon was pranking them, as professors seemed to like doing. Not really pranking, but more just taunting? Teasing? "Hi Professor M," Ayden said in his usual greeting. Surnames were hard and he was all about just the initial. Surveying the seating arrangement, he had to admit that bean bags did not really seem conducive for crafting, so perhaps they were being pranked. Taking a seat, cross-legged on one of the bean bag chairs, he sent a friendly smile at his [slightly] older housemate. "You did great in the match last weekend." Just in case Levi was curious - even though he hadn't taken an interest in playing for Hufflepuff himself thus far, he was fully attuned to the quidditch world. |
Tiana Patterson l Gryffindor Winter was in full swing and Tiana was happy that she didn't have flying lessons today or a quidditch match in this cold, windy, and snowy weather. She was not a fan of feeling cold from top to toe, so toasty warm classrooms were right up her alley. Beaming brightly as she passed by Professor Menon on her way inside the classroom Tiana greeted "Hi Professor Menon, can we bake like muggles do sometime?" The young lioness then proceeded over to sit down on a purple bean bag chair she had selected after taking a quick peek at the boxes up front. Maybe they were going to get to paint their portraits today or something else just as fun? Curious, Tiana then took out her writing supplies just to be ready in case she needed something to write on. |
SPOILER!!: greetings
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Levi Singh-Phora :: Hufflepuff Soon enough, Levi was being joined by classmates. One being Ayden, his fellow Hufflepuff. The fourth year shot the third year a grin. “Thanks! I try my best for our House.” Seeing that he was kinda sorta really good at the sport, Levi was reconsidering his career path from becoming a professional duelist. He wasn’t quite sure what Auntie Winnie would think about that - he just hoped he wouldn’t be disappointing her. But that would be thought of more in depth later since the lesson was getting started. Which was a relief because Levi could already feel the stress he’d endure mulling it all over. So instead, he focused on Menon’s question after tilting his head at the curtain shenanigans. “Well, this isn’t something I do with a group of friends but my bestie and I bake chai cookies together in the kitchen.” Diallo usually went along with this, no matter how many times Levi dragged him off to be his baking assistant. |
At least Prof Kraetos didn't say no to her idea. He seemed like he could think about it and that made Tee happy. It was just an idea, after all. Muggles baked fine without magic so maybe they could too? The lesson kicked off with the first question and Tiana raised her hand quickly to answer a smile pursing her lips. "With a group of friends or my siblings we often play board games together. Muggle games like yatzy, ludo or trivia questions are popular since then we can play 4 or more together." The more the merrier. |
SPOILER!!: reponses
OOC: Thank you waiting, everyone! Expect the next post in at least a day from now. Catch up posts are welcome if needed. ^_^ |
Levi Singh-Phora :: Hufflepuff Levi would like a class on baking, yes. Hopefully it would allow them to bake their favourite treats and got to share them with everyone. His thoughts also floated towards his family. He thought about how much he loved spending time with his fathers, family pets and occasionally his sister; he still found it awkward to be around her but at least he was more confident about it now. Board games! That was one thing that he did with his dads, especially when he was younger. He remembered falling asleep during one Monopoly night because the game was so lengthy and he got extremely tired, especially after filling his stomach with cookies and other deliciousness. The Hufflepuff barely had to ponder for too long on the questions, even if he was drawn to answering the first. Up went his hand. “They all are designed for recreation and fun, even those that are more on the intellectual side - like Scrabble. Board games are a great way to de-stress.” |
While Levi suggested baking, Professor Kreatos mentioned other games you could use when spending time with friends or family that were both magical and non-magical. Tiana didn't think of quidditch, gobstones, exploding snap or even wizard chess which she thought was sooooooo boring because they felt like too obvious answers. The next question gave her some pondering before she raised her hand to answer "Board games should be fun, have some element that challenges the players minds, but also train traits like waiting for your turn, fin motor skills or just simply socializing with other people." |
Ayden grinned when Professor M played back with the initials only thing. He knew there was a reason he liked him - of course there was very few people that Ayden disliked, but that was a different story. How did he spend time with family or friends? Well family was pretty easy - either watching or playing sports was a number one in the Diggory-Keighley household. He personally had an interest for anything hands-on. Huh so they were creating their own board game? He was actually glad when Levi added on about the intellectual bit, because his mum was a big fan of educational games. The de-stress through? That could be debatable since depending on how competitive one was, board games could become a dangerous activity and more stressful. "Probably should know how many people you need to play the game. Some games, card games in particular, could be geared for one person, but sometimes need at least two and sometimes games are better with more than three. Would also want to know an age range as well - is it suitable for a 4 year old? Do you want adults to have as much fun playing the game as kids? Because sometimes kids games could be boring for adults. Probably the broader the age range, the harder it will be to keep everyone interested" |
SPOILER!!: reponses
OOC: Thank you waiting, everyone! Catch up posts are welcome if needed while you work to design your game. For any questions, feel free to ask Menon or VM/IM me. ^_^ |
Levi Singh-Phora :: Hufflepuff Then Jenga, and other stressful games should be avoided in Levi’s opinion, especially if one’s intention alone was to just have a chill time. At least this was what he would do! As the class moved along, he couldn’t help but mull over his Professor’s words, especially the ones after all of the other students had volunteered their answers. He had never stopped to think about all of those questions, because yes, they were common and important when playing a board game. Maybe the next time he partook in one, he’d pay better attention. But… They got to design their own game?! VERY cool, Professor Menon! Now the presence of all the art supplies made sense. Also, let it be known that Levi suddenly got slightly overwhelmed when a barrage of ideas attacked him. One that stuck out? His creation MUST be centered around Pavitr Prabhakar and some adventure of his. Taking Menon’s advice on how to get started, the rather keen SPOILER!!: Levi’s brainstorming With his plan out of the way, Levi glanced over it. He didn’t think it was perfect, and he was sure there was bound to be some amount of conundrum if anyone were to actually play the game but… hey! Overall, he thought he had done a pretty swell job. Plus he has managed to sneak some chai fun in there. Now for the other part of today’s task. The Hufflepuff hopped on over to the boxes, collecting as many supplies as he needed: cardboard of various colours, glitter {because what was life without shinies?, pencils, markers, glue, a pair of scissors among other materials. He decided that he’d use an entire piece of black cardboard for the city - that way, the buildings would be well highlighted since they’d be in other colours. Next up, roads were sketched out in white coloured pencil. Afterwards, he began the process of sketching, cutting and decorating those buildings - homes, skyscrapers, apartment buildings, work spaces. They were then stuck to the board. It was a lengthy process, and far from the neatest. Some of his buildings were even lopsided. If there was even the most minor earthquake there in Mumbattan, they would fall right over. Oops. Red and blue tokens were created, the Web ones had spider webs {obviously} atop each. Even a die was put together, and a few cardboard squares were cut out to represent the decks. But the four player pieces? Well, Levi just liked to imagine that there would actually be tiny figurine versions of the four characters designed to their likeliness. |
OOC: Thank you stopping by, everyone! You're free to make one big catch up post and/or make your departures. Tomorrow the thread will close. You were all wonderful. ^_^ |
Nostalgic to play childhood games? Ayden made a face and wondered if his parents felt that way with playing games with him and his siblings or if they were secretly bored. Perhaps one day he'd see the point of the nostalgia but at fourteen years old, his vision was quite short-sighted. Shouldn't really have been a surprise that they were designing their own board game - it would definitely explain the arts and crafts supplies. Only problem was that Ayden was feeling uninspired right now. But he really ought to get started... Text Cut: Board game brainstorming He had filled in a few things, but didn't get too far in his thought process, as he had deliberated too long on some aspects like inspiration. Which meant finishing his board game for homework. Placing his notebook in his bag, he stood up to leave. "Thanks Professor M, see you next week." |
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