Modern Board Games

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Taught by James Hoffman

James Hoffman is a seasoned licensed New York City tour guide with over a decade of experience. He’s set up an array of sightseeing walks and bike tours that span from iconic landmarks like Grand Central Terminal to the historic Green-Wood Cemetery.

When he's not leading tours he runs open board game nights at victorypints.com and donates his time to the Guides Association of New York City (GANYC), working alongside fellow guides to promote live tour guides.

 
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Monopoly, Scrabble, Risk...

We all know the classics, but board games are still evolving and there's a whole new batch of them. Come learn about three games that have exploded in popularity in the past few years.

Carcassonne: A tile placement game where you build castles, roads, fields and cloisters in southern France. Each one of your workers can be used multiple ways including being used to steal points from other players. You'll feel like a medieval Robert Moses!

Ticket to Ride: With a handful of cards you race to complete routes across America blocking your opponents in the process. You can play it safe or go for the win by picking up more routes. Careful though; destinations you don't reach will cost you.

Settlers of Catan: After randomly setting up the island of Catan you gather resources to either use in expanding your empire or to exchange with other players for the stuff you do need. If bartering doesn't work then you might even have to resort to stealing.

We'll provide the games, explain the mechanics, walk you through the rules and then let you play a friendly session with your fellow classmates. Come out and play!

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