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<blockquote data-quote="Wycen" data-source="post: 5731615" data-attributes="member: 13732">Something I remember from my Intro to History class 2 years ago.The class is half devoted to a historical &quot;game&quot; which is sort of a debate, sort of research/writing, and the speech giving exercise.&nbsp; There are several different versions, but this class used the Trial of Anne Hutchinson game book.&nbsp; When the professor who is the &quot;Game Master&quot; told us the rules, I decided to stay after class and get more details.&nbsp; A few other students remained behind so they also got into this conversation.&nbsp; Basically I asked if I could be Anne Hutchinson's husband.&nbsp; The professor had used the term &quot;cuckold&quot; when describing the interaction between Governor Winthrop and William, Anne's husband.&nbsp; I asked, &quot;Could I challenge him to a duel?&quot;&nbsp; She responded, &quot;How would we even do that in class?&quot;The answer ended up being 'no' to all the above.&nbsp; The trial works better if you are a generic friend of Anne and we arrived at the conclusion that Puritans do not duel over honor.&nbsp; Also it helped that the professor explained that when she said cuckold, she really meant that Governor Winthrop considered William a weak willed pushover.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wycen, post: 5731615, member: 13732"] Something I remember from my Intro to History class 2 years ago. The class is half devoted to a historical "game" which is sort of a debate, sort of research/writing, and the speech giving exercise. There are several different versions, but this class used the Trial of Anne Hutchinson game book. When the professor who is the "Game Master" told us the rules, I decided to stay after class and get more details. A few other students remained behind so they also got into this conversation. Basically I asked if I could be Anne Hutchinson's husband. The professor had used the term "cuckold" when describing the interaction between Governor Winthrop and William, Anne's husband. I asked, "Could I challenge him to a duel?" She responded, "How would we even do that in class?" The answer ended up being 'no' to all the above. The trial works better if you are a generic friend of Anne and we arrived at the conclusion that Puritans do not duel over honor. Also it helped that the professor explained that when she said cuckold, she really meant that Governor Winthrop considered William a weak willed pushover. [/QUOTE]

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