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As the cork popped—a sharp, final sound in the quiet room—Radu felt a strange sense of peace. He wasn't drinking to forget; he was drinking to honor the journey. Every drop was a memory: the laughter that echoed in the Marghiloman Park, the struggles they overcame, and the simple beauty of a life lived with passion.

He raised his glass to the empty room. "To the years that passed and the ones still to come," he said softly. The music played on, a testament to the fact that while bottles may empty, the stories told over them never truly run dry. cezarica_de_la_buzau_inc_o_sticla_mai_deschid_i...

Based on the melancholic and celebratory themes found in song "Încă o sticlă mai deschid" , The Last Bottle at the Old Table As the cork popped—a sharp, final sound in

But years have a way of slipping through fingers like wine through a cracked glass. One friend moved to Italy; another was consumed by a business that left him no time for old songs. Radu was the only one left at their designated table. He raised his glass to the empty room

He remembered the summers spent in the Pietroasa wine region, where the air smelled of sun-baked earth and ripening grapes. He and his friends had promised they’d never let the "daily grind" take their spirit. They had toasted to eternal youth, to love that never fades, and to the city of Buzău that watched them grow.

4 thoughts on “Customized “Apples to Apples” and “Cards Against Humanity” Games for Online Classes

  • cezarica_de_la_buzau_inc_o_sticla_mai_deschid_i... Gwendolyn E Campbell

    Oops, sorry – one more quick question. It seems like my deck is not being shuffled between plays – we are seeing the same response cards each time we play. (There are many more response cards available.) How could I work around this? Thanks again!
    Gwen

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    • cezarica_de_la_buzau_inc_o_sticla_mai_deschid_i... Asya Vaisman Schulman

      Hmm, I’m not sure about this — when you say “between plays”, do you mean that you’re playing the game (with multiple rounds each time) several times, with the same students? Are you starting a new game as soon as the previous one ends? Perhaps the solution might be to create a new game and have players re-join after the first game is over?

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  • cezarica_de_la_buzau_inc_o_sticla_mai_deschid_i... Gwendolyn E Campbell

    Thank you so much for this incredibly helpful post! I have a quick question about playing the game in Zoom breakout rooms – can you use the same card deck for each game (going on simultaneously) or do you need to use different card decks? Thank you very much,
    Gwen

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    • cezarica_de_la_buzau_inc_o_sticla_mai_deschid_i... Asya Vaisman Schulman

      Thank you for commenting! You can definitely use the same card deck multiple times, but you need to create a new game with that card deck for each room. (I even share my card decks with other teachers, who can use them simultaneously with me.)

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