{"id":1358,"date":"2025-07-04T02:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2025-07-05T19:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T19:09:09","slug":"sacred-animals-of-ala-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/summer-2025\/sacred-animals-of-ala-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred animals of Ala-Too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome aboard! The sacred animals of the Ala-Too Mountains can\u2019t wait to share their wisdom and blessings with you\u2014let the adventure begin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Sacred Animals of Ala-Too<\/em><\/strong><em> is a competitive tabletop game where players race to collect wisdom tokens from each of the sacred animals of Ala-Too Mountains in Kyrgyzstan. To progress, players draw cards from the deck to earn points by either matching informational cards or answering questions created by other players. These points are then combined with the results of six alchiks (or dice) rolls to create specific sums that move players&#8217; tokens along designated paths toward each animal\u2019s home in the mountains.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game narrative integrates elements of both scientific and traditional ecological knowledge, alongside the culture, traditions, and folklore of the Kyrgyz people. In doing so, the game aims to convey a holistic, nomadic worldview, emphasizing the deep interconnection and harmony between humans and nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sacred-animals-of-Ala-Too-2.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of PPT Sacred animals of Ala-Too.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-53b5913d-d7b9-4e0f-9f9a-e6a75c15ddf1\" href=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sacred-animals-of-Ala-Too-2.pdf\">PPT Sacred animals of Ala-Too<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sacred-animals-of-Ala-Too-2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-53b5913d-d7b9-4e0f-9f9a-e6a75c15ddf1\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7a9f8299-039d-47fe-9898-b713db54c868\" href=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EDHD-621_-Game-Rules.pdf\">Game Rules<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EDHD-621_-Game-Rules.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7a9f8299-039d-47fe-9898-b713db54c868\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a2d82a97-d429-4b57-b4a0-0120090862d1\" href=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deck-of-cards.pdf\">Deck of cards<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deck-of-cards.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a2d82a97-d429-4b57-b4a0-0120090862d1\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e486812a-90de-4309-b6da-fd9e3ca3148a\" href=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Game-board-cards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game board cards<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Game-board-cards.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e486812a-90de-4309-b6da-fd9e3ca3148a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome aboard! The sacred animals of the Ala-Too Mountains can\u2019t wait to share their wisdom and blessings with you\u2014let the adventure begin! Sacred Animals of Ala-Too is a competitive tabletop game where players race to collect wisdom tokens from each of the sacred animals of Ala-Too Mountains in Kyrgyzstan. To [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":1426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[16,119],"class_list":["post-1358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-summer-2025","tag-educationalgaming","tag-educational-gaming"],"author_data":{"name":"mbaiymbeglsp","url":"https:\/\/camillazamboni.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/egl\/author\/mbaiymbeglsp\/"},"excerpt_data":"Welcome aboard! 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