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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1981)
War games attack boredom and reality ay wmvc ixc mtaEmnld What a horrendous summer F ombings in Lebanon Infes tation in CaMomia The Royal Wedding in England Need an escape from a troublesome world? Two Eugene specialty game shops — Endgames on the Mall and Par lour Games in the Fifth Street Public Market — stock an ample supply of board games de signed to divert a weary mind Prices range from $9 to $18 How about “Assassin1 The Final Game7'1 The object is to “assassinate other players and take control of world traffic in illegally obtained commodi ties.” such as plutonium, muni tions or drugs As they whirl around a Monopoly-style board depicting major world cities, players earn money to hire killers Maybe the trendy “Escape From New York" is more suita ble It's 1997 and the Big Apple is now a walled security prison But — gasp! — the President somehow got stuck inside Each player rushes in to rescue him while avoiding ambushes set up by other players Closer to home, in the "Mt St Helens Volcano Game." players try to escape with the most points before the volcano erupts Extra points are award ed to the player who finds skyjacker D.B Cooper's hidden stash. (‘Tfce popularity of the St Helens game has burned itself out," Endgames' Al Villan ueva says with a straight face ) "Junta" takes place in the capital city of a third-world na tion "supported by a super power that asks no questions " Players are wealthy family members who sit in the Chamber of Deputies and si phon the superpower's money into Swiss bank accounts The game ends when the cash flow dries up or when alt players assassinate each other in the same turn For bigger stakes, "Class Struggle" pits workers and capitalists in a fight for political power in a major country Each player is a separate class that makes and breaks alliances while collecting points to win elections Ultimately, either socialism or "barbarism" wins The game includes instructions for classroom use Then there s "Lie Cheat and Steal The game of political power Here the player who buys the most votes wins Watch out for that League of Women Voters space — you'll lose a turn there In "Save Our Bureaucrats," players use fake Susan B Anth ony coins as tokens and roll the Graphic by Ma> OaRungs dice out of a “pork barrel " The object is to go broke and get on welfare with the help of "government boondoggles, grants and rip offs " (Monica Nardozza of Parlour Games says employees from the Federal Building across the street used to play SOB during their lunch hour ) "Land Grab" is sold as "a true-to-life game of big busi ness with all the cut-throat competition and nerve-wrack ing decisions of a ruthless in dustry " Each player is a Major Development Corporation that tries to amass the most money by acquiring property and selling it at vastly inflated prices Similarly, the Monopoly-style "Condomania 2000” gives players $1 million to buy groups of condos "Chance" cards in clude a $200 fine for failing to scoop your dog s poop, and a $7,000 divorce settlement for being elected to the Board and subsequently ignoring your wife Finally, there's "Capital Pun ishment " Players win by man uevering a "murderer, rapist. arsonist and kidnapper (tour of them) along the Path of Justice into Life Imprisonment. Death Row or the Electric Chair " Defensively, a player can bring his Liberal out of the Ivory Tower to ’ spring" an oppon ent s criminal out of |ail and back onto the Street, thereby turning the ‘ opponent's in nocent citizens into victims of crime " Sure, these games may not be quite the escapist fantasies promised — but after playing any of them, the nightly news will be a relief Hill continues as provost Richard HNI will continue as acting provost and academic vice president until June 30, 1982, according to Pres Paul Olum Hill, who was appointed act ing provost July 1, 1980, re placed Oium as provost and academic vice president when Olum became acting president following the resignation of Wil XXXXXXJOOOOOf Recycle this paper rxyiotYxxxyyy Think Christmas Portland-Florida-Portland $358 Eugene-Minneapolis-Eugene $338 Eugene-Mazatlan-Eugene $312 Smith Family Book Building Free Parking Iiam Boyd "Dr Hill has done a superb job in what has been an excep tionally difficult year and I am delighted he is willing to contin ue in that position," Olum says A national search will be un dertaken this fall to fill the position on a permanent basis, he says A University faculty member since 1970, Hill was head of the sociology department from 1972-75 and director of the social science research insti tute from 1975-78 He was dean of the community service and public affairs school from 1978 until he became acting provost Ken Tollenaar. acting CSPA dean, and Don Johnson, acting governmental research bureau director, also will continue in their current positions Childbirth films to show A 2Vi-hour series of films on childbirth will be shown tonight beginning at 7 p m in Room 180 PLC The film festival is sponsored by Birthways of Eugene and the Young Women's Christian As sociation Tickets for the five films will be sold at the door and cost $2 75 Scheduled to show are "Prenatal Development," which covers the impact of nutrition, drugs and emotions during fetal development. "Baby Dance," a film describing emotional changes during pregnancy. "Five Women, Five Births" a film about various childbirth set tings, "Ties that Bind," a film that emphasizes the bonds that form between parents and the baby and "Children at Birth " —Bamboo Pavilion Serving: Fast Lunch, Best Chinese Food, Inexpensive. Open 10:30-4:00 Mon Fri 1275 Alder St. Tuesdav Auauat4 1981
