Hi, Kristin, Yes, thank you, I did get the Treehouse set. Very cool. And as I mentioned in the same post, Looney games are enlightened. They should be used in every classroom. I was only warning against some of the more popular mainstream games. In fact, even some of our own earlier games are a little too aggressive for my current conceptual calibration, and I'm moving towards developing even less hostile games for Kadon. No, I don't believe we ever connected with David. I just took a look at Peaceful Resistance, and while it has no capturing, the goal is still to impede and block. I'm really tired of that theme, even in our own products. What would be more palatable is if each player made moves that would enable all players to succeed. I build a bridge for you, and you build one for me. The game doesn't end until everyone has succeeded. I don't want to see people win by making others fail. I can accept winning through making the best moves within the environment of the gameboard. I want to see people compete against their own best skill, not to undermine the others. I want to remove malevolence as the prime operating directive in games. The current world situation is making it desperately urgent to come up with a new paradigm for humanity. Love, -- Kate -----Original Message----- From: edu-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:edu-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kristin Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:36 PM To: Looney Labs Education Discussion List Subject: RE: [Edu] It's official --On April 3, 2007 Kate Jones <kate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In using games in class to teach - what? - critical thinking, > sportsmanship, strategy, systems organization, reasoning, goal > management, rule creation and team play, I would like to introduce one > other radical consideration: What values are being inculcated? If you > have capturing or other kinds of sabotage towards the other players, > you are perpetuating a predatory social ethic. Hi Kate! this discussion reminds me of the game Peaceful Resistance <http://www.abstractstrategy.com/peaceful-resistance.html> Did we ever succeed in putting you in touch with Dave Thornburg about this wonderful little game of his, Kate? Also... did you get the copy of Treehouse that I left for you at the Ren Fair with someone on your staff last fall? I just now realized that I never called to follow up on that sample... have you ever played any of the pyramid games? Have you played Zendo? or Volcano? I'm looking forward to Carol's next Acadamy article... she'll be talking about using Treehouse in the classroom next... Thanks everyone for the lively teachery discussions! -Kristin _______________________________________________ Edu mailing list Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu