The Egg and the Eye (Or: Candy Land, Over Easy)

So when I was originally given the egg, the first thing I thought of was to try and create some sort of simple game involving the egg.  The original idea was a type of Jenga style falling game, where the egg balanced on top of a tower and whoever made it fall lost.  However, that seemed a little too easy and forced, so I went back to the drawing board.

Anyway, I came up with the concept of Eggy-Land, a very simple board game that fits along the lines of younger children games like Chutes and Ladders and Candy Land. (The latter being the biggest inspiration.)  I wrote up the rules, designed the board, got the pieces together, and it's a fully functioning, albeit, simple board game.  Below are the rules and the board design itself, I would include pictures of actual play, but I don't have a camera, so you'll just have to see it in class.

Cheers.

Rules:

1.      1.  Each person picks a colored pawn to represent their character and places them on the word “start”.

2.      2. The person who ate eggs most recently starts first.

3.      3.  Player spins egg spinner, then moves his pawn to the nearest egg that matches the color the spinner is pointing to.

a.       If there is a frying pan symbol on the space, that player loses their next turn

b.      If there’s a sunny side up egg on the space, that player moves to the next space that shares the color with the spinner.

4.       4. Play proceeds clockwise.

5.       5. The first person to reach the red egg space next to the word “finish” wins and can throw the egg spinner at whomever they desire.

6.       6. The person hit by the egg spinner is responsible for providing the egg for the spinner next game.

     And, here's the board itself:

Class Take Away 1

Well let's see, fortunately, this was the first, and so far only class that I had this week that didn't spend the entire class time focusing on the syllabus, so there's that.

However, more than that, we talked about why the class existed in the first place and why we all decided to take it, it seemed that pretty much everyone's story was similar: they needed a 300 level class, this one fit they bill, and they liked Beth's teaching style/had heard good things about Seeing Sideways.  We also talked a little about what creativity was, and how the whole concept of "out of the box" was actually very in the box, so to speak.

We also watched a Ted talk about how everyone seems to think they want more choice, but with more choice comes more responsibility for our actions, and therefore more unhappiness overall.  It was an interesting concept, one that I know I have felt in the past.  I know that I seize up with fear any time someone asks me, "What do you want to be when you grow up?", and I'm a senior this year.  Still don't know, and the thought of all the choices that I have at my disposal scare me a little.  Like I said, I do understand very much where he's coming from.

I think the class is going to be interesting to say the least.

Now, I just have to figure out what the hell I'm going to do with the egg.