close-up of four small cubic items
close-up of business cards
image of cards and pions of a board game
transa board game with the cards put in place on left and right slots, prions at the start, and a pair of dice
a board game with the cards put in place on left and right slots, prions at the start, and a pair of dice

Type Games: Donica Ida

Oct 07 2012

There are “Hunger Games” and “Game of Thrones.
MFAD Class of 2014 students in Gail Anderson’s “Just Type” class are doing their own
“Game of Types.”

“Ampersandland” by Donica Ida

Ampersandland is a drinking game for type-nerds. The object is to get to the end of the path before any other player. Landing on a grey space requires you to answer a type-related question. Getting it wrong requires you to drink. Landing on a red space earns you a Safe Card, giving you the option to pass a drink to another player once during the game. Game pieces are vintage lead type from the Williamsburg flea market, and the game bag, playing cards and coasters are all hand-stamped.

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