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This activity was planned to be happening on May 20th; however, as 20th was the day for the memorial of the victims in 5.12 earthquake, this activity has been postponed to May 27th.
Language exchange corner @ May 27 (Tuesday), BG Bar
This time we are bringing in another fantastic game, “The settlers of Catan”. Learning the rules of the game takes little time, so that you can spend more time enjoying the game, and practice your Chinese or English while playing.
Theme: Spend 20 minutes to learn about “The settlers of Catan”; for the rest of the time, enjoy the game – it includes trading & bargaining sometimes, and communicating in a foreign language of yours is encouraged! Time: 19:30-22:00, May 27th (Tuesday); Venue: BG Bar Hangzhou: Room 303 West Building, Qing Feng Apartment, No.498 Xixi Road (i.e. 100 meters to the northwest of the North Gate, YuQuan Campus of Zhejiang University.); Requirements:
- All are welcome; you do not need to be good at English or Chinese, because you are here to practice ;)
- Cost: 15 RMB/person. Unlimited soft drinks are provided.
- It is preferred that you contact 13634184023 (please indicate your Email address) or baogaoba@gmail.com, and we shall send you the confirmation message as soon as possible. In addition, we can send the relevant material (.ppt file) to your email box for your reference.
(If you cannot find the venue, please contact the mobile phone indicated above, and we can meet you at the north gate of Yuquan Campus, ZJU.)
FYI below - about the game
In “The settlers of Catan” players represent the eponymous settlers, establishing a colony on the previously uninhabited island of Catan. They have to make decisions on when and where to build the settlements, which kinds of buildings to construct, whether risk to draw some development cards from a card pile, etc. Every decision they make might affect the result of the game – who could be the dominant force in the shortest time, i.e. be the winner.
“The settlers of Catan” was the first German-style board game to achieve popularity outside Europe. Over 11 million games in the Catan series have been sold, and the game has been translated into twenty-five languages from the original German.