Today was the last day of term, so I brought the students back to the library for another game of Tumultus. Observations: Far more time was spent playing the game, rather than learning the rules. Students had to be reminded occasionally about the Latin Rule (see Lesson 28), but as I moved between the groups I heard a good deal of Latin being spoken. I was also pleased to see players making an effort to match the grammatical gender when attaching potion cards. I finished the lesson wondering whether the time spent playing is worth this particular type of exposure to the language. I’m still entirely unsure as to how to measure that. I have just about finished work on a new game, Pecunia, to be played alongside Chapter 4. The rules are far simpler, which I think will be an advantage. It’s also cooperative rather than competitive, which will be a nice change of pace.
