ControVersus is once again featured in the most recent issue of Findings, the alumni newsletter of the Pardee RAND Graduate School.
ControVersus is featured on page 21 of the November-December 2020 edition of the RAND Review.
A new release of ControVersus is now available to play online with friends and strangers on TableTopia! Tabletop gaming has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but now you can spice up your socially distant videochat with a simultaneous card game.
Screenshot of ControVersus on the online board game website TableTopia.
For those of you who have been following the saga of ControVersus since I first created it in 2018, you know that this game has gone through many different iterations (shoutout to everyone who remembers when it was a conservative/liberal matching game!). This release features what I hope will be the “final” rules, which are the result of many playtest sessions and conversations with many professional and amateur game designers, friends, and colleagues. I hope you enjoy it, and if you play, please drop me a line.
ControVersus is featured in the most recent issue of Findings, the alumni newsletter of the Pardee RAND Graduate School.
Screenshot of the article on ControVersus in the Fall 2018 issue of Findings, the Pardee RAND Graduate School alumni newsletter.
The free versions (regular paper and business card) of ControVersus are now available on indie game distribution site itch.io!
ControVersus can be played by casual gamers in social settings to discuss current events, U.S. political concepts and institutions, and promote constructive disagreement among friends and family. Parents should be aware that ControVersus includes some concepts that some audiences may find controversial, including abortion, sex work, and gender identity. ControVersus is most appropriate for mature teens and adults.
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The free versions (regular paper and business card) of ControVersus are now available on teacher resource site Teachers Pay Teachers!
ControVersus can be used in classroom or extracurricular settings to discuss current events, U.S. political concepts and institutions, and even argumentation or rhetoric. High school educators should be aware that ControVersus includes some concepts that some audiences may find controversial, including abortion, sex work, and gender identity. ControVersus is most appropriate for college or upper year high school students.
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ControVersus is briefly referenced in the RAND Corporation's recent report Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis of American Public Life by Jennifer Kavanagh and Michael D. Rich. A card game developed during a workshop of the Pardee RAND Graduate School is referenced as a potential solution for improving public discourse. This is that card game!
Cover of the book Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life by Jennifer Kavanagh and Michael D. Rich, published by the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica CA in 2018
Page 198 of the book Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life by Jennifer Kavanagh and Michael D. Rich, published by the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica CA in 2018