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At   the  start  of   the   game,       drawn, a certain number of
          Infection  cards  are  randomly      Infection cards are revealed,
 Virtual Board Game Workshop  drawn  to populate the board with   and one cube of the indicated

 Reported by: Chloe Soh Ke Er Jr1Z(3)  infections.  One  to  three  color is placed on each city
          infection cubes are sorted to        drawn. If a city already has three
 On the 7th, 9th and 10th of June, Kuen Cheng Board Game   a number of cities. Players   cubes and a new cube is to be

 Society held three board game workshops. All students of Kuen   started at Atlanta, the home of   added, an Outbreak occurs, and
 Cheng High School were welcomed to join the workshops.  the Centers for Disease Control,   each interconnected city gains

          and are given a random role          one cube of that color. This can
 1s t d a y : P an d emi c ( 瘟疫危  and a number of Player cards   create a chain reaction across
 1st day: Pandemic (瘟疫危
 )

 机)  by  one  of  the  committee   based on the number of players.  many cities if they already have
 机
 On the 7th of June, they kicked   members and start playing the   three disease cubes on them.

 off the series of workshops with   game.  They  were  encouraged   On each turn, a player can take   After the infections are resolved,


 an  online  board  game  called   to share their screens so that   up to four actions, consisting   the next player has a turn.

 Pandemic.  It  is  played  on  an   the  committee  in  charge  could   of any combination of the

 online website called Tabletopia,   supervise the whole game.  eight possible actions such   The  game  ends  if  the  players

 which hosts over 900 board   as  curing  an  infection.  After   either win  by discovering the

 games for people to play online.  The  game  is  a  simulation  of  a   taking their actions, the player   cure  for  all  four  diseases,  or
 virus outbreak, which is what   draws two Player cards. If   lose by  either having eight

 The  workshop  started  with  the   the whole world is facing   a player  drawed an Epidemic   outbreaks,  not  having  enough

 committee members explaining   now – the Covid-19 virus   card, the player moves the   disease cubes of a color to
 and demonstrating the  steps   outbreak. It is a cooperative   Infection rate marker one space,   place at any time, or not


 to sign into the website as well   board  game.  The  goal  of    the     draws a card from the bottom   having enough Player cards
 as the rules and regulations of   game  is for the players, in their   of the Infection deck  and   when someone needs to draw.

 the game. Participants were   randomly selected roles, to   places three cubes on that

 then  divided  into a  few  groups   work cooperatively to stop the   city, puts that card into the   The  workshop  was  supposed
 with three to four people in   spread of four diseases and cure   Infection  discard  pile  and   to end at 3pm, but participants



 each  group.  Then,  they  were   them before a pandemic occurs.   reshuffles  the  discard  pile.   were allowed to stay in
 asked to join a room created                  the Zoom meeting if they
          After  the  two  Player  cards  are   wanted to continue playing.

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