Assessment

Three pieces of written work at 25, 25 and 50, all marked on the same four criteria.

Three pieces of work and nothing else: no quiz, no participation mark, no attendance component. Each is an account of decisions made inside a game state you did not choose, and each is due after the last week it rests on has been taught.

All three are marked on the same four criteria, weighted the same way — quality of reasoning under uncertainty 40, identification of the real trade-off 30, use of evidence 20, clarity of the account 10. The weighting is itself the argument: most of the mark is for the thinking, and none of it is for the result. A defended decision that lost the game is not penalised for losing.

Submission, late penalties, extensions, the use of generative tools and the rule about which patch you argue from are on the policies page.

1. 25%

   Assignment 1: One roll, explained

   A champion, a reroll state, three augment tiers and an opening item, none of them chosen by you — account for what you did with them

   Due 28 August 2026Rests on 4 weeks

2. 25%

   Assignment 2: Read the Game

   Both team compositions and one frozen mid-game state — name the win condition, the threat, and what you would change about how you are playing

   Due 9 October 2026Rests on 5 weeks

3. 50%

   Final: One Game, Twelve Decisions

   One game from champion roll to nexus, stopped twelve times — decide at each stop, then write the post-game analysis

   Due 13 November 2026Rests on 12 weeks