Hobbies And Interests
History of War
"History of War" is a web browser game that is free to play and puts the player in charge of a Roman legion, on a mission to defeat a barbarian horde. The game takes place in a village, viewed from above by the player. The object of the game is to get the Roman soldiers across the village to the right-hand side as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, prevent the enemy soldiers from reaching your side of the screen. The tide of battle is shown by the "balance" bar at the bottom of the screen, which indicates how close you are to winning or losing. During the game, the player deploys her Roman units by pressing the space bar. Pressing the "W" and "S" keyboard buttons allows the player to pick a row to deploy her soldier on, while the "A" and "D" buttons toggle between troop types. When a Roman meets a barbarian along his row, the two will fight until one runs out of health. Some troop types are better against certain enemies than others, so part of the game's strategy is deciding who to deploy and where to place them.
Twelve Caesars
This online game seeks to test players' knowledge of Roman Emperors and the dates in which they ruled. The first few sections of the quiz ask the player to place each Emperor of the Caesar dynasty in chronological order by selecting his name from the drop-down menus provided. In the second part, players must answer trivia questions relating to the twelve Caesars.
Ancient Rome Bingo
This variant on the traditional Bingo game is useful for teaching a class studying Ancient Rome as a topic at school; it is perhaps best suited for kids of middle school age. The teacher begins by preparing around 30 to 40 strips of paper, and enough blank bingo boards for each pupil in the class. Before the game begins, students and teacher together think of at least thirty things associated with the Romans. So legionnaires, Julius Caesar, and gladiators are all options. Then, on their boards, the students pick 24 of these options and write one in each bingo square. The teacher then writes each of the 30 things on a strip of paper and places these in a hat or other container. During play, the teacher removes each paper in turn and calls out what's on it. The first player to mark off each item on his board as it's called out wins the game.