A different kind of lesson
On Thursday 23 April 2026 our teacher replaced the oral test with a game about the Hundred Years' War. Here's what happened — and why we wish more lessons were like this.
We are class 2Q of a four-year technical economic high school. On Thursday 23 April 2026, together with our favourite teacher, we took part in a game she invented about the Hundred Years' War. The moment we found out that instead of an oral test we would be playing this game, we were incredibly happy with the surprise our teacher had set up for us.
The goal of the game was to conquer as many French territories as possible and end up with more coins than the other team. First we had to choose a side — France or England. The teacher gave each of us 15 coins, and to conquer a city we had to spend some of those coins; we also had to answer two questions, which we ourselves had written and which were split into easy, medium and hard. We wrote them based on what the teacher had us study, and depending on the colour of the city the conquest tax went up — and so did the difficulty of the questions.
The game revolved around three characters present in both teams: emperor, treasurer and knight. The emperor was the strategist — they decided where to go and what to do. The treasurer kept track of the budget. The knight answered the first question, and on the second one could ask the whole team for advice. There were also zones with unexpected events: landing on one could grant a bonus or a penalty.
In our opinion this game really helped us with our studies — it made them easier and more efficient. On top of that, it was a brand-new experience and we had a great time.
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