16-17 Graphic Art

Voki Writing Prompt

Kaylen

8/15/16

6th period

Voki is a website that gives you the power to create a character to speak and or give instructions as you say to, and we all should know how to use it. First, you want to a Voki because it can help you at school or at specific jobs. Voki can also be very useful for when you want to share something with your peers or co-workers but can’t explain anything very well. Now, we should get into how you create a Voki.

To create a Voki you need to join or sign into Voki to begin creating one of your many little helpers. So, when you arrive at the site you want to click on the tab that says VOKI on the opening page. That button will lead you to a new tab the says Create voki and that is where you start. You don’t have to stick with the face it gives you when you open that tab, you have options of avatars to fit your style. Note that some of the heads you may want to choose have graduation caps on them, this means that those require you to be a Voki Presenter or in Voki Classroom. You cannot use those if you are trying Voki for free.

To begin the design of your avatar you’ll want to start with the head, face, colors and other things such as that. To look at more head selections then are given to you simply click on the arrows that come up in the box next to the avatar. Once you have found a head that fits your preference you can now adjust their hair, clothes, and bling. After the avatar looks your preferred way you can also change the colors of the avatar, but you don’t have to. Now, you can move onto the next step in the process.

Finally, the Voki created is perfect for you! However, the background is definitely not what you want to be. That can be fixed easily, all you have to do is tap on the done button and then on the background button with a tree on it. After you have picked your background you can move onto the voice which is a little more complicated so be prepared.

As you can tell there are four different options to add a voice to your Voki. I find the easiest way is to type what you want to say and then pick a voice that fits your preference. Now, that all those steps have been completed there is one more. Now you click on publish and give your voki a name. After you save it you can always come back to edit your Voki or copy the link and put it on a PowerPoint or wherever you need to put it. I hope you found this useful in creating your first Voki and that you use Voki more often!

Tagxedo Writing Prompt

Kaylen

8/16/16

6th period

This is my Tagxedo artwork, a picture of me but instead of my face there are words in it's place. This piece of artwork was created with the Tagxedo website. I loaded in the picture of my face and got to work on a picture that represents me. After I loaded in the picture I typed in the words that represented my personality. Now, the picture represents me but not quite all the way yet. So after my words were added onto the picture I changed the color to fit me fully. That's how I created my Tagxedo artwork to be my mascot.

So, the words in my artwork aren't just words I made up for my personality, they came from a personality test Mrs. Wilson, my teacher, had us take. When I got the results for my personality I chose thirty and typed them into the box on the Tagxedo website. A couple of the words that best fit my description are energetic, sensitive, and friendly. These represent me because those words represent who I am and how I act on daily basis. So, I just thought they would be perfect in an art piece that described me.

This assignment is used as an expressive portrait because the words and the colors completely represent me. The first thing you see when you look at the picture is color and life, so truly I just thought that this assignemnt expressed who I am. The Tagxedo assignment was not just an ordinary portrait with words. The Tagxedo assignment is a portrait that goes deeper into something, more like an explanation of me. I hope you enjoy my Tagxedo portrait and continue to visit my webpage!

Color Wheel Writing Prompt

Kaylen

8/22/16

6th period

There are multiple uses for the color wheel, so I am going to explain many of the color wheel’s uses. So first of all the wheel can be very helpful when one is painting. The color wheel shows you the colors you can use to and blend so that you don’t have to use just primary colors. Also when you are coloring a drawing the color wheel helps you know the combinations of colors you want in your drawing. The color wheel even helps famous artist such as Leonid Afremov.

The famous artist Leonid Afremov has used the color combination of blue-violet and this has definitely enhanced his work in many ways. The blue violet really makes the sky in Afremov’s oil painting really stand out. He uses the technique of creating split complementary colors. The split complementary color really makes a difference in many art pieces such as Leonid Afremov’s.

There are so many ways to use the color wheel. Not just to get an idea of a color scheme you want to use. You can use the color wheel to determine how you want your art to look to the person looking at it. Do you want them to see depth like you are explaining the painting or do you just want a basic painting out of primary and warm colors? Well the color wheel aids you in this all and it is very useful with your own art. I hope you find this useful in finding the right tool to make your artwork even more amazing. Enjoy the color wheel!

Graffiti Wall Writing Prompt

Kaylen

8/30/16

6th period

Graffiti is not just art; it is you expressing who you through a form of art. Graffiti is an art style where people spray paint on walls whatever they want. It could be a word or a really cool picture. Graffiti art doesn’t even have to be big, detailed, and beautiful it just needs to be you. Most people create graffiti just because it is fun for them and love it, or because it is a take away from real life so they can have fun and let loose. There are so many reasons people create art, and so many ways to do it.

Instead of creating real graffiti art, I made it digitally with GIMP and a graffiti word creating website and I am going to teach you how to do it to. So, first you want to go to the link that takes you to that website and once you get there you want to change the background too white. This piece of art is supposed to be about you so the first word you put in the generator box should be your name. Then you pick your stroke color, shadow color, and outline color. After you finish that you right click on your creation and save it. Then you repeat those steps with words that describe you, and you’ll want to do this 5 or 6 times depending on how many words you want on your wall. After you have all of the words you want saved then open gimp-2.8 and get prepared for the next steps because there are a lot of them. So go online and find a brick background and upload that onto GIMP as your background for the words. Now add file as a layer. Next you’ll need to add an alpha channel so you can erase the black and white boxes around your word. After you erase the black box click on the wand and then on your word so you can safely erase the white. After that you can scale and rotate your word to your liking. Then you can change the transparency to make the word look like it is actually on the brick wall. Once you do that you repeat those steps to make a graffiti wall about you. Hope this helped!

My graffiti wall has words such as energetic, cheerful, and creative to describe me along with a couple others. I chose these words to describe myself because they basically summarize my character. They describe the best parts of me. These words do this because they are so happy and full of light just like me. Which is why they are perfect for describing me on my graffiti wall.

Food Face Writing Prompt

Kaylen

9/7/16

5th period

Arcimboldo was an artist from the Renaissance and he created people from different objects such as food, animals, and flowers. Arcimboldo created this art because he wanted share his art, so he created people using different objects to show his bizarre outlook on things. Arcimboldo’s thought process on that was to express how he saw the world. If you look at his food faces upside down it looks like a normal bunch of food or flowers, yet he turned it into art that captures the observer’s attention.

I chose to create art like this because I wanted to make something special. I just wanted to think outside the box that I usually stay in. Also I put these pieces together because when I choosing the foods to put on the face I had to get really creative. So I put them in places that I thought would make them stand out. So I guess I just wanted to look at my art a different way kind of like how Arcimboldo saw the world.

Hockney Writing Prompt

Kaylen

10/23/16

6th period

Hi! My name is Alex and I used to live in the house on Green Mountain that Kaylen Leeman now lives in. I used to live there with my little sister, dad, and step mom. Kaylen lives there with her family. We look exactly the same we have the same life. Or had? I don’t really understand but what Kaylen doesn’t know is that I was murdered at her beloved home. Pushed off the cliff by my crazy ex- boyfriend. No one believes he did it. My case was ruled a suicide how stupid is that?!? Anyway now I just watch her live her teen years the way I did at Mountain Gap p-8 and I am starting to get tired of living in the shadows.

Kaylen has 4th period P.E. this year, and she doesn’t know it yet but I have been messing with her every day. Doing little things like making her friends become mean randomly, making her miss easy shots playing soccer. Just causing little things because it’s hilarious to me. Causing her to say little thoughtless things making her tear up or smile when it isn’t needed. I prefer being in the light shadows of this girl rather than being in the dark shadows.

It is amazing how alike we are, I mean of course I didn’t like to draw and I was born in 1971. And I was murdered. That’s a real big difference. The more I mess with my doppelganger’s life the more she notices. Sometimes I pretend I am her, I guess you could say by possessing her for a few moments. This is causing sweet Kaylen to grow more agitated with everything, and her friends think she is going crazy because she keeps talking about me.

This haunting is affecting me as well. I am becoming more like her. When she tries to find herself drawing I become interested. It feels like we are almost becoming one. She will be a part of my story and me hers. Maybe I should do something good for her? Be reunited with my family who would tell me to stop this. I can’t stop. I have to stop. Messing with some girl’s life who had it like mine. It’s not right. I have a feeling I will be in the shadows forever. So I leave Kaylen alone after I thought and thought about it. Her life is back on track.

She has grown up; I am still here. Watching as her kids play on the same field she did. Now I aid her family in their life. I think Kaylen knows I am here. I think she knows that I want to help. She prays for me at night. I am happy I feel complete all though I never will be. I watch as her kids play on the same field she did, as I did. I watch their lives and how they are full of good. I sit and watch by the tree that used to bring the good to my life. I watch.

President Narrative: Bill Clinton

Kaylen

11/15/16

6th period

Hi its Bill Clinton here, I bet you didn’t know that before I became president my interest in government started in college when I wanted to become president of the student council. Anyway I went to Oxford college but I couldn’t finish and get my degree, and I even had to switch programs. Get this! I was even offered a chance to study at Yale. Bet you believe I am a pretty good president now if you didn’t! When I got back to college my good friend Frank Aller committed suicide and then later I got hit with a draft letter to the Vietnam. That made college even harder as well. So I had gone through a lot before I decided to stay in Politics. I got back and decided to accept my chance to study at Yale. Then I started my first government job as the Governor of Arkansas. Then I ran for president!

It was tough for me to win the election. At the beginning of my election my old affair with Gennifer Flowers surfaced, I fell behind in the election. However, I scraped up just enough votes to be in the win. During the campaign I made a statement that if I won president then it would be two presidents for the price of one. Even though that statement sent me back down the poles Bush messed up his 80 percent chance of winning because he promised not to raise taxes and he did. That messed up his chance. So, like I said I scraped up enough votes to pull through and win the election.

I personally think that I was a great president. I think America does to. All of my acts were helpful and followed through on what they were meant to do. However, I did have a lot of affairs. I don’t want to brag but my relationship is only for power, and power is the best. Honestly though I think my presidency was successful even though I am deemed as a horrible person and president to most.

Mlk writing prompt

Kaylen

1/30/17

6th period

In our world there are many injustices, to many to name. For example, animal abuse is a huge problem nowadays. There are things that can be done to fix it but nothing can fully impact the problem enough to stop right now. What about creating more animal shelters for animals to be rehabilitated. Multiple solutions to one problem in this world, so why not take action to fix it.

Let’s fix that problem. Animals that have been abused are found different ways with many different injuries. People think they have power in this world and decide to harm those little animals. What did that dog or cat ever do to you? It’s time to strip that power from them, make them feel useless and weak. Make a law banning animal abuse.

Maybe, just maybe, if there is a law banning animal abuse it will decrease. Fully getting rid of this abuse is not an option, but with this law progress can be made. Every ten seconds there is an animal abused in this country. No matter where you look there is always someone in the crowd who has done something inhuman to an animal. So why do people think animals don’t matter. Because they do.

Some animals are abused accidentally; some are abused with intention. For example, an owner could leave a collar on too tight, or forget to let their dog or cat inside to eat and they become malnourished. These people will usually be visited by animal control because they have no empathy. By enforcing this law there is hope for less of that. Whether its accidental abuse or intentional we need it to be enforced and stopped.

In this world an action has to be made to get what is desired. Those desires aren’t just magically fulfilled. This desire to stop animal abuse is all over this country, and is time to take action. There are enough good people in this country to stop it. So do it.

Characters

Falon Young

Mary Blight

Kat Flores

Reeves Smith

Narrator

Script:

Scene 1

Narrator- We come in senior year with Falon Young, Kat Flores, and Mary Blight are ready to change but what they don’t know is they need each other to do that. They also don’t know the future that lies ahead of them, and they won’t know until it arrives.

Falon- (inhales and exhales sharply) New year, new goals. Let’s do this! (Everyone in the hallway stares at her as if she is the craziest person alive)

Kat- Yeah totally, because school is just the absolute best! (Kat says as she smokes a cigarette mocking Falon)

Falon- Whatever Kat, I’m just waiting for you to get suspended, again, for smoking and vandalism. Oh wait I won’t have to wait long. (whispers) Here comes Principal hard head, I’d put that out if I were you. Oh hi Principal Finner, how was your summer?

Finner- Well thank you for asking Falon, my summer was great and I hope you all had an amazing summer yourself.

Narrator- Principal Finner’s first name is Jean, she is definitely a hard head. She wears pantsuits and button downs tucked into a skirt. I mean really?

Scene 2

Narrator- Kat and Falon got paired up with the girl named Mary Blight, I mentioned previously, for a history project during school. They have all decided to meet up at the pier by the lighthouse at seven o’ clock.

Mary- Let’s make a pact that no matter what we help each other out, whether it’s with revenge or love we are bonded till the end. Sisters.

Kat- Alright shorty, I’m in. Falon?

Falon- UH DUH! (clears throat) I mean that seems cool, yeah I’m totally in.

Kat- (cough loser cough)

Mary- (giggles)

Falon- (stares down Kat) Oh Mary, I know your new here so I thought I’d give you a heads up. Kat is kind of bi.

Kat- Rude much. I could have told her.

Falon- Oh I- I’m sorry. That was my bad.

Kat- Oh Falon, you are so gullible I don’t care. (laughs)

Falon- Ah ok. (giggles)

Mary- That’s cool with me I don’t really care.

Kat- Ha we are just kidding. It’s only a joke.

Mary- Ha ok then. Y’all I mean it when I say we have to help each other for anything. No going back. Swear on your life?

Kat and Falon- Cross my heart hope to die, stick a needle in my eye.

Falon- Alright history.

Narrator- So Falon, Mary, and Kat decided to be an unstoppable force together. They are to share everything with each other and help each other with anything.

Scene 3

Narrator- Now we see a different side to the story. Remmie’s side. If you need a refresher Remmie was Falon’s best friend she died in car wreck without completing life. We are about to see senior year from her side. Her angry and dead side.

Remmie- Why can’t anyone see me. I am here, hello? The most popular girl in school in back.

Narrator- Then all of a sudden she feels a rush and then a shiver as Falon walks right through her. Remmie doesn’t even notice she’s invisible.

Remmie- Hey relationship wrecker! Turn around. (Falon turns around but doesn’t see Remmie, only Reeves)

Falon- Oh hey! What’s up? (Falon locks arms with Reeves and walks down the hall with him)

Reeves- Hey, uh not much just school. I can’t wait for football tryouts though.

Falon- Cool. What’s your first period?

Narrator- Falon and Reeves slowly fade away in the distance. Remmie just stands there like she just saw her life flash before her eyes. She has a stunned yet angry look on her face that could only mean trouble.

Remmie- Falon Marie Young I swear I will cause so much trouble for you and your loved ones you’ll have to work harder than you ever have worked in your life to even have just that. A life. (She walks out of the school)

Scene 4

Narrator- Kat, Mary, and Falon were all invited by Reeves and his friends to the public pool where there is a hot tub, sauna, and pool of course. There all having fun and Mary is secretly getting hit on by the guys. Teenagers much?

Falon- Mary! You wanna get off that floaty and come into the sauna with all of us or do you want to stay there?

Mary- I think I’m going to stay here, but thanks for the offer!

Falon- No problem!

Kat- Are you sure Mary?

Mary- Yeah positive.

Narrator- As Mary sits on the float she feels a really sudden breeze and then gets pushed into the water. She comes up looking around to see who pushed her but no one is there. Then she gets pulled underwater and sees a faint image of a teenage girl her own age. She quickly comes to the surface to breath.

Mary- HELP!!!!! (breaths really heavy as she treads water)

Falon- Oh my gosh Mary! What’s wrong? Are you ok? I heard you scream.

Mary- I- I saw th- this girl in the water, but she wasn’t there. She had dirty blonde hair and glasses. She was wearing a dress and her hair was done up like she was at a party. Sh- she tipped over my float and I fell in the water then she made a silent scream and went right through me. (takes really big and sharp breaths)

Falon- (says to herself) n-no oh my goodness, oh my goodness. Wait there is no way. Or is there? No it’s so not possible. (turns to look at the pool) Remmie?

Mary and Reeves- Remmie?

Reeves- There is no way a dead girl could have flipped Mary into the water.

Mary- What? I’m sorry di-did you just say dead girl. As in a person who is no longer living. As in a ghost.

Falon- Yeah pretty much.

Reeves- Ok I know she was really mad at you Falon, but there is no way she could be a ghost. They aren’t real.

Falon- Oh really. Then how do you explain how Mary was tipped over. There is literally no one else here Reeves.

Reeves- I just don’t wanna believe it ok.

Mary- (just treads water staring wide eyed at Reeves, Falon, Kat and the others)

Kat- Oh by the way, Remmie was Falon’s best friend. On Remmie’s birthday last year she caught Reeves and Falon here kissing in the parking lot at her birthday party. Then she got in her car and drove away. After she left she was in a car accident that killed her. So in conclusion she is now a ghost with unfinished business, oooooooooo scaaarrrry.

Mary- Ha yeah ooooooooooo so scary. (she nervous laughs)

Narrator- If you couldn’t tell Mary doesn’t find this funny and neither do I. They are not kidding man.

Scene 5

Narrator- So now we are at Mary’s house. She doesn’t live alone, but pretty close to it. Mary lives with her crazy aunt in her crazy old house. Mary is so miserable. She wishes she could just leave get away but she knows she can’t. Mary brought Kat and Falon to this house after they were at the pool.

Mary- Welcome to my casa.

Falon- Neat.

Kat- Uh wow Mary this is definitely something.

Mary- Yeah I know it’s horrible and my life is even worse. You know I actually have abandonment issues. I have to take medicine to keep me from being suicidal.

Falon- Oh my gosh, that’s wow. Sorry girl, sucks.

Mary- You can’t change my parent’s decisions, but anyway it’s ok that’s why I need y’all to keep that promise of sister hood.

Kat- Yeah, we got you.

Narrator- Kat and Falon say goodbye to Mary and they leave to take Kat home.

Scene 6

Narrator- We’ve arrived at Kat’s house and Falon comes in to greet Kat’s family. They were best friends before Falon became friends with Remmie. Falon was just about to leave when she caught Kat light a cigarette.

Falon- Uh Kat. Do you really want to do that? I mean I know you are at home and everything but it’s still not-

Kat- Shut up.

Falon- What?

Kat- You are so nosey and manipulative. You want people to do things you want and you don’t even ask their opinion. It’s not right and you need to stop telling others what to do. If I smoke a cigarette that’s my choice. Just go on a jog or something and leave me alone. In fact, leave Mary alone.

Falon- Excuse me.

Kat- You heard me, and you heard her when she said she has abandonment issues. I don’t want you making her kill herself in the end. You are the reason Remmie is dead after all. Don’t tell me to do something ever again. We are done here. Get out.

Falon- Ok I- I’m gone.

Narrator- Falon drives home trying her hardest to keep her tears in her eyes and not on her cheeks. She arrives home with a surprise.

Scene 7

Narrator- Falon arrived at her house to see Reeves sitting on her front porch. Hopefully making her afternoon a little bit better.

Falon- Hey. What are you doing here?

Reeves- I wanted to check on you after you took Kat and Mary home from the pool. Cause you know the whole Remmie attacking Mary as a ghost thing.

Falon- Yeah how could I forget? I’m so not freaked or confused by this at all. But thanks for coming anyway. Ha yeah.

Reeves- Ok so I’m staying.

Falon- Do you mind if we just stay in my car I don’t really want to go inside.

Reeves- Yeah sure I don’t really mind.

Falon- But let’s sit in the back I don’t want to accidently turn the car on.

Reeves- Ok that works.

Falon- Do you ever feel like us being together is wrong because of what we did to Remmie, like I just feel like she is always watching me wishing me the worst for us being together.

Reeves- Yeah, I do sometimes but I don’t feel like she is watching me. But yeah I do wish that I could change the past.

Falon- You mean we. I’d love nothing more to change the past just like you. I am so glad I have you Reeves.

Reeves- I couldn’t be happier to be your boyfriend Falon.

Narrator- Well they looked into each other’s eyes and possibly started kissing so let’s leave them be.

Scene 8

Narrator- We are back at Mary’s house and she has just made a big decision that will change her life if she goes through with it. She is about to call Kat and Falon and finally get them to live up to that sisterhood promise.

Mary- (on the phone with Falon) Hey. Oh sorry I interrupted. No I’m sorry but I can’t call back its important. Do you remember that promise you made? Good. Well it’s time for you to act that promise.

(now on the phone with Kat) Hey, what’s up. Ok that’s good. I need your help with something. I’m hoping you remember that promise you made. You do? Ok good. Well it’s time for you to act on that promise.

Falon and Kat- We’re here!

Mary- Hey you guys I know you were just here but this idea just come to me. So I want to get revenge on my aunt. You know the one I live with in this creepy house.

Kat- Ok but why?

Mary- She is the reason my mom and dad left me. She ruined my life and I don’t even get why I am the one taking care of hers. She has some kind of rare disease and I don’t want to be the one to take care of her so we are going to unplug her.

Falon- Mary oh my gosh. This isn’t revenge this is murder. I’m not helping with his. You shouldn’t do this. Find someone else to get revenge on. Come on Kat we are leaving. You and I can’t afford to be arrested for murder. It would break us.

Kat- You mean you can’t afford to be arrested, like I said just shut up ok. Mary I would help but somewhere in whatever Falon was saying she was right about this murder and you can’t go through with this. I’m also not helping. Goodbye Mary.

Falon- Need a ride Kat?

Kat- No I’m good I can walk. Just leave.

Falon- Fine. Ok. Be Mary.

Mary- You guys just broke that promise! If you care about me at all you will help me here and now. If you don’t it’ll be you they blame when two bodies are found instead of one.

Narrator- Kat and Falon both turn around and run to try and get inside but they can’t. Mary just locked them out. They are standing outside the house banging on the door unable to get inside. They are screaming at the top of their lungs but Mary isn’t budging. They leave and get the police. When the police arrive and break down the front door, they do indeed find two bodies. That was the last time Kat and Falon saw Mary Blight. The only person that knows what happened in that house after Mary locked out Falon and Kat is Mary. Now she is gone. Kat and Falon blame themselves for Mary’s death. Just like Mary said they would.

Remmie- Hello Mary, I’m sorry things had to be this way but I need you on my side I hope you can accept that. I, unlike Falon and Kat, promise to give you anything you need. Whether it be help on a revenge plot or causing a building to come crumbling down. I’m here.

Mary- Thank you Remmie, I think I am going to enjoy the land of the vengeful dead.

Narrator- Uh oh.

Scene 9

Narrator- Things just got complicated for our protagonists, ladies and gentlemen.

Falon- Oh my gosh, oh my gosh (says while sobbing) Wha-what do we do Kat. I need you to get over your grudge against me just for a minute. Our friend is dead.

Kat- You don’t think I know that?! I am sad to Falon, I need someone to. Someone I don’t have. I just need a bit of comfort from someone who understands me, and you definitely don’t. Eventually I will forgive you and I can give you that much for now, but right now. Right now I need you to get over yourself and stop being so manipulative because I need a friend. Ok?

Falon- OK. I uh, I’m going to go home I’ll see you after winter break.

Kat- Bye.

Narrator- Now it’s winter break. Two girls need a break and two dead girls need revenge. Both shall come.

Scene 10

Narrator- Ok well that was a quick winter, break. Well for you, the audience and me of course. Now Kat and Falon are back in school. Yet they are not the only ones back. The dead girls took a little break to.

Mary- So no one can see is. People can walk through us. So I could totally punch KaNow shet in the face but it would have no effect on her she would just shiver.

Remmie- Yeah pretty much. Get used to it girl. So we are going to ruin Falon’s life first because Kat’s already pretty messed up. I mean the girl smokes, anyway. Ruin Falon’s love life, then family and friend connections, and then she will see us.

Narrator- I am going to try and sum all this revenge business up for you because it’s a lot and we are already pretty long here. So, here goes. Remmie and Mary made Reeves think that Falon cheated on him when she received a Valentines gift from a guy named “Adam”. By the way he doesn’t exist. Remmie and Mary have officially made Falon a single pringle. Then they rip Kat away from her by making Kat think Falon sabotaged her new job by destroying her new job’s property. Now she has no one at her senior prom with her. No one to talk to or dance with. She is sulking in a corner. All of these unfortunate events happened to Falon over the span of three months. Even her family began to notice she had changed. Falon was no longer a fiery slightly bossy beautiful girl that everyone adored because she was the popular girl’s best friend.

Scene 11

Narrator- Now it’s time for Remmie and Mary to come out. They have completed their mission. Even though their mission wasn’t to change Falon and who she is they were still successful in making her miserable. That’s all they wanted and now it’s time for them to talk to her and Kat who actually talking in the corner at prom.

Kat- So you didn’t mess up my new job?

Falon- No I didn’t I swear. I miss being your friend so much. So many bad things have been happening to me since Mary died. I miss her. I can’t stop thinking about what I did to her, you, and Remmie every day. If I could just talk to all of you and apologize I would, but I can talk to you so here goes. All I want is to be friends with you again I miss you, I miss having your witty self around. I am also very sorry for what I did to you. For being manipulative all the time. I had no right. Could you ever forgive me?

Kat- Of course, but we are slowly ripping off the band aid.

Mary- Oh Falon you haven’t forgotten us have you.

Narrator- Two figures formed blurry and shaky but Falon knew it was Mary and Remmie.

Falon- Oh I can’t breathe.

Remmie- Oh that’s ok honey, take a few deep breaths. We’ll be here.

Kat- How are you guys here, you’re dead.

Mary- Well my dear Kat, you see Remmie and I died young with un finished business so we had to finish up that business to pass on peacefully. So we made Falon’s life a living nightmare.

Remmie- So that when she apologized to us she would mean it and we could be set free.

Falon- Well you have done heck of a job. I am sorry. Remmie, I am sorry for kissing Reeves and causing you to get in a car accident I was horrible friend and I have never forgiven myself sense and I made it worse by staying with Reeves which was a huge mistake and I’m sorry. Mary, I am sorry for leaving you when you need someone most. You have been through a lot and I should have helped you through it then and there and I’m sorry for being the reason you hung yourself. I hope you both can forgive me because I mean this with all my heart.

Remmie and Mary- We forgive you and now you have set us free we will never forget you and can’t to you see you again soon.

Narrator- The four hugged each other and the two girls ascended with a big flash of light. Everyone at that prom stared at Falon and Kat for a minute. Then went back to their partying. Meanwhile, Kat and Falon hugged each other sobbing. After that day their lives went back too normal. Falon and Reeves talked then went their separate ways with their separate loves. Falon and Kat roomed together in college never forgetting what they have been through together and the changes that can be made to life if you wish to make them.

The End

Southern side scene

Number of players 3-6

Age Range 8-109

How you got here

You have been stranded in the Wild West with people you have never met. These strangers seemed to be as confused as you are about your random abandonment, but don’t be fooled: out here, it’s every man for himself. It’s up to you to make your way through the town, befriend the residents, and locate the Sheriff’s office for safety from a desert of chaos and deceit. Get there quick, before the townspeople and fellow players get the best of you!

Game Objective

Be the first player to reach the Sheriff’s office, but make sure you’ve played a fair game! You may pay for it in the end if you don’t… If you’re behind, don’t panic! It’s not over until the fat lady sings!

Game Contents

Board
Avatars
Cards (moving, penalty, and risk)

Game assembly

Game setup

the board

First, lay the board on a flat surface. Make sure all the players can reach the board and its contents before and during the game.

The cards

There are three different types of cards (excluding landmark cards) used throughout the game: moving cards, which will be used through every player’s turn, penalty cards, and risk cards. Place each type of cards together in their own deck on one side of the board, preferably a side all the players can reach. All cards should be placed face down, and no one should show their cards throughout the game unless the card explicitly says show all players.

Landmark cards should be placed on either side of the board. Every player will use these cards, but only once (hopefully). The players should keep the information on the cards secret and not discuss them during the game.

When using a moving card note that you have to get an exact number to end up at your destination. When you come across railroad tracks move by each individual board. Also, every time you move on horseshoe tracks move by pairs. When you encounter boot prints move by pairs and when using stepping stones use each individual stone.

Game Play

Each player draws a moving card, starting with the youngest and then goes to the left. Whoever draws the card with the most moves from the start of the board goes first. If two players draw the same card, the other players draw like normal. If the one of the other players draws a card higher than that duplicate card, that player goes first. If two players tie with the highest card, they draw two more cards. All moving cards are placed at the bottom of the moving deck, and the turn rotates to the left from the winning player.

The first player draws one moving card, which will most likely show a pattern. The player will go to the nearest space with that pattern (NO SKIPPING!) The turn moves on to the left. Players may get a moving card with a pattern and a symbol in the lower left corner. This means players move to the nearest pattern given and get to [depending on the symbols] a) choose one player to use the wheel for the next two turns (colored wheel), b) choose their own pattern to go to (rainbow tile), c) switch places with one player (an arrow), or d) pick one risk card from the top of the pile (“risk”). Players may also lose a turn if there is a red “X” over a blank tile.

Players may also find cards reading “penalty” or “risk” with no tile at all. Players may either draw one card from the given pile or make another player draw from the pile stated on the card. If the latter is done, that means the player the card is given to doesn’t play again that round (unless the card they draw says “GO AGAIN.” Then, the player draws a moving card.), and the player that drew and gave up the card draws another moving card.

Special conditions

If a player goes three consecutive turns without losing a turn, drawing special cards, or drawing a moving card with none of the symbols listed above, that player draws three “risk” cards and reads them silently without letting the other players know what the three are. The player then chooses one of the three cards to play and reads it aloud. The player must play this “risk” card in the turn they selected it.

Special Cards-In the case of “risk” cards drawn in a result of the space landed on the board or a moving card with “risk” written in the lower right hand corner, the player with the turn chooses the first card in the deck and reads it aloud. Some cards in this category require more than one player. The person who drew this card chooses any other player of their choice, but they cannot choose themselves (it won’t work). Follow this same procedure for “penalty” cards, except the participant draws from the “penalty” deck (all cards must be played in the turn they were drawn).

Board Spaces – Spaces reading “risk” and “penalty” result in drawing from the given pile and not advancing any more spaces. Players can land on these spaces by drawing moving cards with the given pile OR landing on the nearest space and the color of the special space correlates to the color of the tile on the card. Some spaces read “GO AGAIN.” Players must land directly on this space with the given color to receive another turn.

Landmarks- Places like the bank, the saloon, and the second stop at the train station are considered landmarks, where players will draw one card with that symbol and read the card silently. The player must decide what path to take in that turn to move on. Once a decision has been made, the turn is over and rotates to the next person.

Winning/Scoring

Depending on how many players participated in the game, the first player to reach the Sheriff’s office receives how many people they beat playing the game multiplied by five (for example, if three people were playing, first place would have fifteen points, including themselves, second gets ten points, third gets five points.) However, every risk and penalty card that a player has drawn in their hand counts against them, a deduction of two points per card. This deduction is subtracted from each player’s sum. The player with the most points wins.

Game Play variations (if any)

In a game of lying, cheating, and stealing, there will be plenty of room for unfair advantages. Everyone starts on an even playing field. You decide how easy your game is!

Kaylen L.