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De ludīs. . .

In order to support virtual learning and community, Magistra PC has created this space for sharing resources on playing traditionally tabletop or in person games in a virtual manner. Feel free to use any of these materials in classes or virtual club activities.

Verba Remota

Lyla Cerulli and Magistra PC have joined forces to bring you Verba Remota! Using PlayingCards.io, the two Latinists have made the amazing game, Verba, playable on the web. To make a Room of your own, download this file to upload it to PlayingCards.io. See the slides for a walk through on how to create your own room.

Nota bene: The file has been updated on Nov. 27th. The update includes bigger cards that are easier to read and recall buttons to reset the game.

How-To Make your own Verba Remota Room

Scrabble

With the assistance of a student, Magistra PC has made an online version of Latin Scrabble. It's not perfect, but it's a start.

How it works:

  1. Make a copy of the board [Click here]

    1. Go to the edit history and name the current version history "Board Reset" for an easy reset once a game is complete.

  2. Share the board with the intended players.

  3. Assign one person to be the letter picker. This can be a player or spectator. Use the Scrabble Bag to spin to see what letters each player will have. After a letter is chosen hit the "x" below the letter to remove it from the bag.

  4. Drag and drop the tiles as they are given to players.

  5. There is table that lists the letters, their point value, how many, and how frequent the word appears in the Latin language. [citation coming soon]

See this video for an explanation on how the board and bag work together.

Publius Publicanus

Do you have a phrase you want to focus on or adjectives that you want to review, or just a game to play as a brain break? Publius Publicanus is game that can give students listening practice, speaking practice, and provide key phrase repetition to help with language acquisition. Magistra PC has made a set of templates for you to play this game virtually with your students. If you're unfamiliar with the game, see Alina Filipescu's explanation on Ignite Language.

Templates:

  • Animalia

    • Possible target phrases: Publius Publicanus animal amat. || Publius Publicanus animal habet. || Publius Publicanus animal habere vult.

  • Colores

    • Publius Publicanus colorem amat. || Color Publiō Publicanō placet.

  • Infinitives

    • Publius Publicanus agere potest. || Publius Publicanus agit. [Form practice]

  • Sensūs

    • Publius Publicanus sensus est.

  • Blank Template


Inter Nos

Among Us is a popular online game where you are trying to find the imposter in the group. The slides here present the main map in Latin explaining what routes are available from each location.

Key vocabulary:

  • ad dextram

  • ad sinistram

  • ad imum

  • ad summum

Inter nos

Cicero Dicit

Everyone loves a good game of Simon says, but Cicero may have been more bossy than Simon.

For beginner speakers: create pre-made commands for yourself to pull randomly if you aren't comfortable thinking on your feet.

Cicero dicit

Quid in arca?

What's in the box? These slides help guide you and your students in talking in Latin about the item you have hidden in the box.

Quid in arcā?

Nomina Occulta Picturīs

Codenames Picture is a great game! If you don't have the actual game, a few pre-made boards are available through the presentation, as well as key card instructions.

Codenames explinari

Conice Quis Sit!

Guess who! is an oldie, but a goodie. You can see these boards being used on Magistra PC's video, Conice Quis Sit!, which she plays with Lucius Tullius.

Conice Quis Sit!