Good Job Team!

Hey team,
  I'm thinking that our presentation of the project went pretty well last week!  From what I've heard from people in the class, it was very engaging.  Has anyone else heard some good things?
  There are always things I want to go back and change when I do projects, but I think that we as a group made some good choices as far as making the game pieces and how much we attempted to make authentic.  For the actual game set, as much as I enjoy the game, I dont really think I would have a use for the pieces so I dont feel the need to keep it.  Any one have ideas of what to do with it now?

Presentation 101

Developing a presentation idea can be something a bit troubling. You have to ask yourself so many questions like: "Is this idea something that would catch your eye?" Would this mode of delivery show the elements that need to be shown?" "What colour should it be?" "How can this project be delivered in a respectable and informative way?" It's these types of questions that may lead one to a PowerPoint which is what Team Games plans to do.

There are several sections within the PowerPoint that explain gaming in the Viking Age, including the game Kubb. With this, different cultural representations and modernized notions will be discussed. It's times like this where you get to know your project from an outside party and are able to see the information from a different perspective.

The game went well today gang. Here's our pictures and a small video. I must admit, it feels good to win!

Staining away

Just Painting Away...

Ben and Pam adding a clear sealant to our magnificent piece of work.

This sealant will help protect the wood from different environmental factors as well as allowing no toxins to escape.

Painted Kubb Set!

Hi Team G,

We have successfully painted 2 layers of polyurathane on all of the Kubb pieces! They are still drying at this point but here is a photo anyways... (they look a bit richer in colour ;) )

Kubb Game Set

Hi team Games!

After 2.5 hours of getting copious amounts of treated wood sawdust in my eyes and lungs I have created a masterpiece! Well...not really, but it'll do. 

Here it is sanded down and carved but not painted yet. Since we wanted to keep the wood "au naturel", I bought some wood finish polyurethane that we can hopefully all use together tomorrow. The paint cost $24 so $6 each. The cost owing for the wood is $8 and an extra $2 for beer for pops. So all together everyone owes $16. Is this reasonable? We will no longer need to spend anymore beans until we party after we complete the project ;) I will bring it to campus for us to paint tomorrow along with gloves for everyone. I feel we can prob bumb some paint brushes from the art department. What do you think? 

Gathering materials!

Here are some action shots from gathering our materials with our helper Jordan and Kyla doing some sawing!

Kubb game set so far

Team Games!

Here is our Kubb set so far... Some more sanding has to be done. I think I'll smooth out some of the corners and point the corner markers. Do you think we should paint them? There is that gross toxic wood treatment on some pieces (the king) I wouldn't mind covering up. As you can see, all four sides of the kubbs are shaven down and then cut to their appropriate size just to help get rid of the all sides of the layer of wood treatment.

Viking Games

For my side of this project, I have been looking at different types of games. For example, "Kubb" is a lawn game and I have taken the chance to look at other fields like wrestling, board games, and many others. I'm hoping that with this knowledge, it will allow us to have a better understanding of "Kubb" in terms of why it was played and maybe even why there is no complete evidence of it even existing.