Rules for Playing the Final

Professor Elena Bertozzi

the rules:


Players will sit in a circle. Papers will be drawn from a hat. The person who draws the X is first in the center on the answer chair. The person who draws the O will ask the first question. Asking and answering will move around the circle in a counterclockwise direction till each person has asked and answered. Then the process is repeated for another 2 rounds.

Each player holds a sheet of paper with the names of all players and 10-50 point scoring for each question. Each player scores the responses of the other players as the questions are answered. Players cannot give all players a perfect score. No more than 8 players can be given 140 points or more on the scoresheet or the sheet will be discarded.

Over the course of the exam each player will answer three questions. Each question is worth 50 points.
The questions will be drawn randomly from a hat.

After the question has been asked, the player has 1.5 minutes in which to answer. The questioner can assist the questionee if he or she choses to do so without the loss of any points for the answerer. Each player's final score for the exam will be an average of all the scores given him/her by all of the players.


the player has options.

  1. The player can choose not to answer the question and forfeit all points.
  2. the player can answer and receive 10-50 points
  3. the player can ask another person in the circle for help- in this case the 50 points are shared by the player and helper.
  4. the player can perform some act of physical prowess to amaze and enthrall the group for a maximum of 30 points.

If a player has helped other players, s/he may receive additional points. thus extremely knowledgeable and helpful people could receive more than 150 points for the exam.

The questions will relate to the readings, student responses to the readings, class presentations and class discussions. You may bring any study materials you like with you but you obviously will not have much time to research before answering the questions.

Remember that if we agree to do this, the professor gives up grading authority over the final exam. Your scores will be an average of the scores given to you by the group. the professor is watching, not playing. play on!