7-sided Backgammon
Morgan Copeland
Thu Jan 15, 05-08:00pm, Random Hall
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 14 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Interest in board games; cutthroat attitude
7-sided backgammon, or "Astronomical Tables", is a medieval European gambling game for 7 people. We won't actually be gambling, but this game is fun nevertheless! Fast and cutthroat, with easy rules, it's a lot of fun. Come join us...it's only a game.
Web: http://jducoeur.org/game-hist/fulke.html
Contact: Morgan Copeland, mcopland@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Bridge Tournament
Richard Stanley, Tom Leighton
Fri Jan 30, 12-06:00pm, 2-290
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Mathematics Department challenges all MIT bridge players to a team-of-four tournament. Those without a full team can still come and hope to find teammates. Refreshments offered, prizes awarded. Come and have a good time.
Contact: Richard Stanley, 2-375, x3-7930, rstan@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Contract Bridge: Beginner's Course
David Metcalf, Bridge Course Instructor, Jonathan Weinstein, Walter Lee
Mon Jan 5, 07-09:00pm, Student Center
Wed Jan 7, 07-09:00pm, 4-149
Mon Jan 12, 07-09:00pm, Student Center
Wed Jan 14, 07-09:00pm, 4-149
Mon Jan 19, 07-09:00pm, Student Center
Wed Jan 21, 07-09:00pm, 4-149
Mon Jan 26, 07-09:00pm, Student Center
Wed Jan 28, 07-09:00pm, 4-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Learn to play bridge with the MIT/DL Bridge Club! No prior knowledge is necessary. All who complete the course receive a T-shirt and bridge textbook. Co-sponsored by the MIT/DL Bridge Club and the ACBL. See URL for details about the bridge club.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitdlbc/www
Contact: Jonathan Weinstein, 868-1659, jonw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Walter C Lee, NE43-626, 617 253-6028, walt@mit.edu
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Euchre Extravaganza!
Ting Ting Fu, Anisa Schardl, Runye Zha
Tue Jan 13, Thu Jan 15, Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, 07-09:00pm, 24-619
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2004
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Come learn the wily ways of euchre playing! You show up, we supply the cards and teach you the rules and strategies of the game. No experience necessary: all players are welcome.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ting2/www/euchre
Contact: Ting Ting Fu, 24-612, x3-7786, ting2@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Euchre Tournament
Ting Ting Fu, Anisa Schardl, Runye Zha
Sat Jan 24, 12-05:00pm, 24-612
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2004
Single session event
Join our euchre tournament! Come all ye who are interested - sign up with or without a partner. If you don't know how to play, sign up for Euchre Extravaganza.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ting2/www/euchre
Contact: Ting Ting Fu, ting2@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Go Lectures and Workshop
Cody Nave, Emil Sit
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Some experience playing Go; also see our introductory class.
Learn to play Go, or improve your game. Experienced Go players will be present to teach and critique your games. Some sessions will begin with a one-hour lecture.
Equipment will be provided with which you can put what you've learned into practice. Players of all levels are welcome.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitgoclub/www/
Contact: MIT Go Club Officers, mitgoclub-officers@mit.edu
Sponsor: Go Club
How to Play White: Takemiya's Approach
Paul Thordarson
Paul Thordarson (AGA 1d) will give a one-hour lecture on the style of Japanese Pro Takemiya Masaki (9d).
Wed Jan 7, 06-10:00pm, 1-246
TBD
Cody Nave, Emil Sit
Wed Jan 14, 06-10:00pm, 1-246
TBD
Cody Nave, Emil Sit
Wed Jan 21, 06-10:00pm, 1-246
TBD
Cody Nave, Emil Sit
Wed Jan 28, 06-10:00pm, 1-246
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Integration Bee
I. Caines
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Contact: I. Caines, 2-488, x3-4097, caines@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
Integration Bee Qualifying Testing
I. Caines
Stop by at any point during the session, for a quick test of your single variable integration skills. Top scorers qualify for the Integration Bee. No knowledge beyond 18.01 necessary.
Thu Jan 15, 03-05:00pm, 2-102
Integration Bee
I. Caines
No enrollment limit. No advance sign up (but contestants must qualify, see Thursday Jan. 15th). Single session event.
Come watch your fellow students match wits and single variable integration skills for prizes and the title of "Grand Integrator."
Tue Jan 20, 06-07:30pm, 6-120
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Intro to Shogi (Japanese Chess)
Yoshiaki Kuwata, Shan Riku
Mon Jan 26, 02-03:30pm, 5-233
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 23-Jan-2004
Single session event
This is an introductory class to Shogi (Japanese Chess).
Shogi is similar to chess, but has additional twists. For example, when a piece is captured, it becomes a piece for the capturing side, and can be dropped back onto the board! We will go over the basic rules, do some demos, and you will be able to play a game of your own at the end of the session. The rule is very simple. Bring your friends along and join us playing this fun game!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/~jam/www/schedule.html
Contact: Yoshiaki Kuwata, nihonjinkai-request@mit.edu
Sponsor: Japanese Association of MIT
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MIT Mystery Hunt - 25th Anniversary!
MIT Mystery Hunt
Fri Jan 16, Sat Jan 17, Sun Jan 18, 12pm-??:00am, Lobby 7, Be prompt!
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Puzzles of every shape and size appear before your eyes. Get your friends together, sharpen your pencils, and solve all manners of puzzles to find a coin located somewhere on campus. Once the coin is found, the Hunt ends--but not before! Creativity and curiosity a must; sense of humor strongly recommended. Recent Hunts have lasted upwards of 60 hours--please remember to eat and sleep. At least one person from each team must be in Lobby 7 at noon on Friday, but all are encouraged to attend. You may also want to find a room on campus to serve as your Hunting Headquarters. Please sign up on the website--if you don't have a team, sign up as an "unattached hunter." New Hunters always welcome!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/puzzle/www/
Contact: MIT Mystery Hunt, puzzle@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Mystery Hunt
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Mahjong Tournament
Hogan Chen
Sat Jan 31, 07pm-12:00am, McCormick Dining
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 31-Jan-2004
Single session event
Prereq: none
Ready to beat that dude who just barely mahjonged you last year? Still trying to figure out the rules of the game? Or just want to watch your friends' battling tension over the table? Come to ATS's IAP Mahjong Tournament 2004! All skill levels are welcome. See who will be this year's ATS Mahjong Champion - even beginners have a stab at our Grand Prize! Refreshments will be served.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitats/www
Contact: Hogan Chen, Baker 536, x5-7286, hoganc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Association of Taiwanese Students
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Patrol
Uriel Klieger, Hongyi Hu
Sat Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 08-11:00pm, 36-1
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Travel to strange new classrooms. Meet interesting, unusual people, and "kill" them! Patrol is a high-action game of live combat with rubber-dart guns. Shoot your friends, then watch out as they try to take their revenge.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/assassin/
Contact: Uriel Klieger, 36-1, x5-6275, uriel@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild
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Rythmomachy, the Philospher's Game
Daniel Bergey
Wed Jan 21, 05-08:00pm, Random Hall
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 16 participants.
Single session event
Rythmomachy is a medieval board game. Known as the philosopher's game, it helped medieval scholars become familiar with arithmetic forms. The game requires a familiarity with numerical relations and some strategic skill. Come and play this fun game!
Web: http://jducoeur.org/game-hist/fulke.html
Contact: Daniel Bergey, bergey@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Sandman: Gods and Secrets
Laura Boylan, Kimberly Beder, Ken Clary, Jesse Cox
Fri Jan 16 thru Sun Jan 25, 06pm-12:00am, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 60 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
"Sandman: Gods and Secrets" is a ten day role-playing live action game set in the universe of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman comic book series. Please send email to sandman-gms@mit.edu if you're interested in playing.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/assassin
Contact: Laura Boylan, sandman-gms@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild
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Taboo Tournament
Amy Banzaert, Jill Soucy
Tue Jan 27, 07-09:00pm, 4-402
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 60 participants.
Single session event
How do you get your team to say "MIT"? You can't say school, college, nerd, Harvard, or education. Come to this tournament and find out how if you're a taboo newbie or wow everyone with your skill if you're a taboo expert. Considered by many to be the best party game there is, Taboo is a fast-paced and addictive word guessing game that's easy to learn and extremely entertaining. We'll provide light refreshments and taboo sets (but bring your own if you have one).
Taboo with 6 people is fun. Taboo with 60 is spectacular.
Web: http://www.boardgames.com/taboo.html
Contact: Amy Banzaert, 7-133, x8-0872, amybanz@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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