Board game class

By Ralph Freso

ESG-220, a new College of Science, Engineering and Technology class that teaches students how to build board games, started in the fall semester. Here's the story.

  • Sophomore Corbin Stuber, right, demonstrates his “Stackers” game during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • “Stackers” game during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Students play prototypes of board games designed by fellow students during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Sophomores Ragan Weese, center, and Trenton Nelson explain how to play their “Star Smugglers” board game during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Students play a prototype of the board game “Medieval Battlefield” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Game piece prototypes of the board game “Medieval Battlefield” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Sophomores Riley Kollbaum and Sophie Fleck with their game “Stack O’Clock” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Justin Brunner, right tries his skill at the stacking game “Stack O’Clock” as creators Riley Kollbaum and Sophie Fleck watch during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Sophomores Johnny Tatum, left, explains the object of his strategy board game “Taur War” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • The “Rule of Thirds” board game during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Students play a prototype of the board game “Power Grab” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Students play a prototype of the strategy board game “Taur War” during the ESG-220 Showcase on Dec. 12, 2022.

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