CARD-tamen™ Dawn of the Republic

“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.” - John Adams

Which was more important for developing the national identity, Valley Forge or the Constitution? Step back to the foundation of the United States with CARD-tamen Dawn of the Republic!

Players win the game by constructing a persuasive argument about the subject matter in relation to a controversial topic; thus, as with all The Pericles Group's practomimetic products, learning objective and play objective come together to foster authentic learning.

The idea is simple: players must learn about the people and places on the cards in order to participate in and win epic battles of wits and rhetoric about, for example, whether Washington or Jefferson contributed more to the growth of nation. Players have two minutes to provide the most compelling argument as to why their chosen CARD wins a controversy selected at random from a list.

This set includes a set of cards drawn from period of United States history around the events leading up to and including the Revolutionary War.

All CARD-tamen decks are considered universal -- any cards from any set can be used in rhetorical battles.