Night Games

The Night Games are a series of nighttime practical exercises that take place as part of the third block curriculum at Maillardet's Academy. They run from ten p.m. to three a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer months. Students work with their assigned partners, competing against their peers in games ranging from scavenger hunts to capture the flag to more complicated scenarios.quipquipquip: "Things To Know About Night Games"
The aim of the Night Games is to hone the students' skills, encouraging creativity, strategy, teamwork and on-the-fly thinking. The school offers an extra incentive in the form of free points, which are added to the total grades of the three top-scoring duos. As only the top 25 students make it into the capstone year, the points on offer during the Night Games can make or break a student's chance at qualifying; as a result, competition is fierce.quipquipquip: "What happens when someone gets a failing score?"
Students are not allowed to discuss the games during daytime hours, so they must either devise strategies on cold runs or find alternative means of communicating during the day. If their communication methods are discovered by the instructors, they are automatically disqualified. Most students look forward to the Night Games and try to get hints and tips on what to expect from older posterchildren. To combat this, instructors devise different spins on classic games for each class, cycling through them often enough to discourage students from attempting copycat methods.
==References==
Category:Maillardet's Foundation for the Future of Humanity