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Photo 1: The family dinning table is transformed to a game room. Only eight of the friends participated in the game.
Photo 2: Participant, member of the the host family. First time player of Bohnanza.
Photo 3: Participant, visitor, friend of the family. First time player of the game Bohnanza.
Photo 4: Participant, visitor, friend of the family. Game leader with past experience.
Photo 5: Participant, visitor, friend of the family. First time player of Bohnanza.
Photo 6: Participant, visitor, friend of the family. Travelled from Connecticut to visit
Photo 7: Participant,
visitor, friend of the family. Travelled from Washington D.C. to visit
Photo 8: As a game leader, Noe provided assistance to other players. He is helping the host, Don. Through the game, he explained the rule and assisted each player due to the complexity of the game.
Photo 9: Despite Noe's effort, player are still confused and asking if they should even take part of the game.
Photo 10: Often the explanation was in form of practical questions where participants presented fictive cases.
Photo 11: As the same time, due to the long time of explaination, some players got tired, bored and even went to sleep.
Photo 12: With the support and encouragement to each other and the spirit to stay together all night, the game had a shape and can start.
Photo 13: With a hand full of cards, this player is ready to make a deal.
Photo 14: Confidently, this player is making a deal while discreetly showing the rest of her cards to her opponents. This appeared to be a strategic move which was rewarded later with a deal with another player.
Photo 15: Player accepted a deal with an opponent as a result of a previous strategic move.
Photo 16: Missing a card, not having the right option creates frustration, disappointment...
Photo 17: Every reaction, such as a frustration of an opponent becomes a funny situation and provided the opportunity for interaction, laugh and joy...
Photo 18: A player not having the right card is hiding his cards, other offering him a deal (not part of the game). "We give you a snack bar and you get out of the game..."
Photo 19: Player is laughing, having fun
Photo 20: Host of the house is laughing, having fun. The household is having a moment of joyce with guests.
Photo 21: A real example of joyce. Player made a winning move!
Photo 22: Joy, fun, friendship ... Everything started with one card, one game and some unknown individuals.
Photo 1: Saturday, November 25, 2017. Wildcats Stadium at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Setting for the last game accounting for the 2017 NCAA Football Playoffs. The game oppose the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Central Connecticut State University.
Photo 2: Sophomore Malik Love led all receivers with 10 catches for 123 yards.
Photo 3: University of New Hampshire quarterback Trevor Knight (18) (307.2 total yards per game, 10th best in the FCS) running the show.
Photo 4: Wildcats fans fans are happy and cheer for their team shut out CCSU, 14-0, Advance to NCAA 2nd Round.
Photo 5: Fan of Central Connecticut University see now that the hope for NCAA Football qualification becomes a dream after the opponent completed a second touch down.
Photo 1: Faculty staff and students shared meals from around the world.
Photo 2: More than 300 hundred rare international objects were displayed for a silence auction.
Photo 3: Dancer from Indonesia is the last of the dozen of artists performing during the dinner.
Photo 4: Participants of the event shared the tradition of learning to make their own desert from around the world. The brigadeiro is a Brazilian sweet made from condensed milk, cocoa powder, and butter, and chocolate sprinkles to cover the outside layer.
Photo 5: Happy participants left the event with rare objects. The organizers were able to collect nearly $0.00 for the profit of the victims of the hurricane maria in Puerto Rico.