Mafia, a classic party game enjoyed by millions worldwide – including BHSc students in a university class setting – has taken over a first year Inquiry class. What started as an exercise in classic Inquiry-style learning and team-building quickly devolved into something much more dangerous.
Allegedly, the trouble started when students got into a kerfuffle regarding who would be the doctor in-game. Desperate for any sort of real-world experience to put on their CVs, more than 80% of players put “doctor” as their preferred role. Eventually, a large cohort of doctors (n=8) was chosen through completely random means, much like the BHSc application process. However, despite the unusually large size of the medical cohort, no players were ever actually saved from the mafia, presumably due to general incompetence.
As the weeks progressed, however, it was clear just how far some students were willing to take the activity. An increasing amount of players became concerned for their real-life safety, or more importantly, the security of their club executive positions. “It’s quite terrifying!,” relays one frightened student. “I’ve been receiving anonymous death threats in my LearnLink inbox for weeks by now! I’ve tried contacting peer tutors about this, but they’ve been less than useful – all they’ve been doing is asking me “who do you think the murderers are?”” Students later justified the aforementioned death threats as a form of “professional communication.”
Reportedly, the final surviving player was caught saying the phrase “Now that’s an Epic Victory RoyaleTM 😂,” keeping in the health sci tradition of bragging about achievements that no one cares about.
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