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jlb · Joined: 18 Sep 2003

So Friday is game day at my hagwon, which is usually all good. A nice break from the routine that is hagwon land. The 7 and 8 years olds are champs...catching onto any game so fast usually.

It's the 10 and 11 year olds that I get frustrated at. They are so obsessed with one card that they just don't understand any other card game. I tried playing 3 of a kind, the easiest card game out there and 6 of the 8 kids got it. The other two just couldn't figure it out and made it horribly slow and boring for everyone else. Seriously. Are some kids really that (I hate to say it but there's no other word) stupid? Did they never play games as a child?

Bizarre. I'm seriously considering just playing Bingo every Friday and giving up on them.

Zoot · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Location: Bundang

I've been saying for months that the kids at this school are significantly dumber than the ones at my last school.

Little to no common sense or sense of concentration on ANYTHING I say or do.

Some kids, man...

dmbfan · Joined: 09 Mar 2006

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Kids here don't know any other game than one card. If they see a pack of cards, they even refer to the pack as "one card". I always have cards in my class so kids can come and play at lunch. It drives me crazy when everyday when they come in everyday and ask for "one card". So, now I just give them one card. Then they give me that 'what the hell is the teacher doing quizzical look'. Then I make them ask me for the cards.

oneofthesarahs · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Location: Sacheon City

If your kids have a decent English speaking level, one of the most fun games ever is Two Truths and a Lie.

You know the routine, you think of two interesting (or not, whatever) things about yourself, and one lie. Then the other students have to guess which is the lie.

Once the kids get the hang of it, they'll really knock themselves out trying to fool their friends. You'll also learn interesting things about your students, and it's good for their English. I usually have the students write the three things down first, because they need the time to figure out how to phrase their three facts in English.

babtangee · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:57 am Post subject:

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:45 am Post subject:

Try "Chase the Ace":

The object of the game is to avoid having the lowest card in play.
King is highest. Ace is lowest.

- Everyone gets 4 (or 5) markers/chips.
- Deal everyone one card.
- player to the left of dealer goes first

- player looks at the card and can keep the card (if he thinks it is high enough not to be the lowest card dealt) or trade the card with the person to his left.
- if player STAYs, then play moves to next player to the left
- if player PASSes, then player on his left MUST trade cards with him, with one exception: if the player to the left is holding a King, he can turn the King over (showing everyone playing that he has it) and can refuse the trade forcing the player PASSing to be stuck with his card unable to pass it. Play resumes with the player to the left of the King-holder
- play continues around the table clockwise
- when it becomes the dealer's turn, he has the choice of keeping his card or (dealer cannot PASS) he can CUT a new card from the deck

- After the dealer has made his play, everone turns their cards over.
- Lowest card throws in one marker/chip.
- In the case of a tie for lowest card, all players tied must throw in a marker/chip.
- If any player is left without any chips, he is out of the game.

- Deal passes to the left, and play resumes with the next round of cards dealt.
- Game continues until only one player remains to claim the pot
- (usually when I play with family, each chip is $1... can be a nice pot if there are a number of players)