Posted by admin on November 9, 2009
Remember Hurricane Katrina?
Check out this link below to see a few pictures and get a brief reminder of how quickly life can change.
Link to Hurricane Katrina survivors.
It may surprise you to learn that the inspiration for the new Circle Out card game came from the concept of circular trading among individuals in the event of economic calamity. If you haven’t read how the idea for the new Circle Out card game came about then you should take a minute and read about it.
Click here to read where the inspiration came for the new Circle Out card game.
It is well known that during an emergency our lives can be disrupted and everything becomes uncertain. Emotions can range from fear to frustration to outright helplessness. Children especially are vulnerable since their world can be turned upside down with little understanding for the reasons why and little hope that things will get better eventually.
It is during difficult times like these that it is helpful to have a variety of games around for children to play. Something that can capture their attention and occupy their minds. These types of activities can provide a way to help children and adults pass the time while waiting for things to get better.
The new Circle Out card game is a fun game to add to your family emergency preparedness kit. It is small, doesn’t weigh much but can provide hours of challenging fun. Best of all, the new Circle Out card game will be one of the least expensive items that you can provide for your family even if the emergency you face is simply finding an inexpensive way to have some family fun.
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Posted by admin on October 28, 2009
Game Preparations:
Find any circle from the deck and lay it out on the table. Each player should be dealt a hand of four cards.
The Object Of The Game:
The object is to capture as many cards as possible. The way that cards are captured is by laying down cards that link to the old circle to form a new, intersecting circle. When you make a new, intersecting circle you capture the cards that are not part of the newly formed circle.
Captured Cards:
A captured card cannot be played again.
Scoring:
Each captured card is worth one point. You should predetermine how many points you want to play up to (example: 10 points or 15 points). The first player to reach the designated score wins.
Begin Playing The Game:
The game goes in a circle, generally counterclockwise. Players must draw one card every time it is their turn before playing any cards.
Playing Your Cards:
A player may play as many cards as desired each turn. Remember that to play a card it must link to the circle and whatever cards you play must complete a new or intersecting circle. A card cannot be played just because it links to the circle nor is it to your advantage to play a card if you cannot capture anything.
Zero To Four Cards Each:
When the game begins each player has four cards. Since players can use as many available cards per play as desired, often players will run out of cards or only have one, two, or three cards in their hand at a time. Don’t worry, that is all part of the game. Every player will draw a new card at the beginning of their turn.
If a player already has four cards he will still draw another card at the beginning of his turn (that makes five cards), however he cannot finish his turn with five cards. If he cannot play any of them, then he must discard one card to be public domain. These cards can be used by anyone on their own turn and may be used in any combination with the cards in their own hand.
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Posted by admin on October 27, 2009
Joseph and the Circle Out! team would like to offer a special thank you to all of the great individuals who have spent considerable time and effort in making the Circle Out! game possible.
These individuals have gone the extra mile in developing graphics, video and many other materials. Others have spent time reviewing and offering feedback during the development of Circle Out!
Numerous other neighbors, friends, and relatives have offered encouragement that has all played a great part in helping me to persevere.
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Posted by admin on October 27, 2009
Don Ashley – Executive producer at the Osprey Observer, a community newspaper in Brandon, FL.
Don was attending BYU Education Week when he met Joseph and offered to do a video on YouTube introducing the new Circle Out! card game.
We would like to thank Don Ashley for sharing his talents with us and providing this video for us.
Click here to see the introductory video of the new Circle Out card game.
Following are additional links on Don Ashley and his work.
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Posted by admin on October 27, 2009
To succeed with the new Circle Out card game, I knew that I needed much more education about business that I already had. In order to gain these skills, I have taken several classes outside of my proposed major. Two of these classes required that we do group projects. In both cases, the professors were willing to work with me and allowed me to use the new Circle Out card game as the subject of the class project. This was a great benefit to me and the development of the new Circle Out card game. I was able to draw upon the suggestions and talents of my professors and those who volunteered to work with me in the groups.
Professor Robinson – Professor Robinson helped me to understand basic principles of advertising. This was valuable to me especially, because I didn’t previously understand the basic concepts of advertising.
We were separated into groups and each group was assigned a product that we had to research and create an advertising plan for. Our group was permitted to use the new Circle Out card game.
Group members included Anthony Abbott, Mark Matthews, and Andy Morrison.
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Posted by admin on October 27, 2009
To succeed with the new Circle Out card game, I knew that I needed much more education about business that I already had. In order to gain these skills, I have taken several classes outside of my proposed major. Two of these classes required that we do group projects. In both cases, the professors were willing to work with me and allowed me to use the new Circle Out card game as the subject of the class project. This was a great benefit to me and to the new Circle Out card game. I was able to draw upon the suggestions and talents of my professors and those who volunteered to work with me in the groups.
Professor Scoville – Professor Scoville introduced me to the fundamentals of starting and operating a business. Her encouragement, I believe, was a critical part of my decision to pursue the development of the new Circle Out card game.
The project for this class was to start a business. The business, of course, had to do with the new Circle Out card game.
Group members included: Jessica Merrill, Hillary Prock, Robert Sjoberg, Peter Ure, and Kathleen Dunn.
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Posted by admin on October 27, 2009
Layne Miller – As a manager in the BYU Bookstore, Layne has repeatedly provided Circle Out Games LLC an opportunity to promote the new Circle Out card game.
By allowing us to demonstrate the new Circle Out card game in the BYU Bookstore during special events he has provided a favorable environment that has resulted in many sales and great contacts from around the country.
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Posted by admin on October 27, 2009
Dan Sorenson – A talented artist, Dan designed the graphics for the new Circle Out card game box.
His donation of time and talent has been invaluable to getting the new Circle Out card game off the ground.
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Posted by admin on October 27, 2009
Jessica Merrill – Designed the new Circle Out card game Logo that appears on the back of each card and on the front of the game box.
She did a fantastic job. This was the first step toward designing real paying cards for the new Circle Out card game.
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Posted by admin on October 27, 2009
Wayne Lytle (Dad) – Most of the new Circle Out card game website was designed by Dad who knows more about web design than I do.
He has always been supportive of the new Circle Out card game project and has been invaluable to its success. His encouragement has helped to carry me through the more difficult times of this project.
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