We first featured the Butterfly Project last April in the Paizo Blog, and are excited to present this update from the director of the project, Ben Parkinson, about this Ugandan Pathfinder group.
When I first picked up Pathfinder Adventure Card Game—Rise of the Runelords I was extremely unsure that the kids would like it. We played 3 straight games and failed the first time on the Poison Pill scenario, then immediately replayed it and won quite easily. They are looking forward to the last scenario and then moving onto the next adventure shortly after.
Obviously these are our more experienced kids, though they are still young (aged 13, 13, and 15, respectively), but they grasped the issue of developing their decks to improve their chances in the game, making their character more versatile and mitigating character weaknesses. Also, it was good to see the way each character had a role to play in the game and prompted them to work as a team.
We started the Reign of Winter Adventure Path last Thursday with a slightly new group of kids, some of whom are straight out of the village in Northern Uganda. Putting them into a snow scenario was quite interesting and the session was quite enjoyable.
I am continuing my blog on the forums and more people are following it these days. Also, we have had a generous number of Pathfinder Modules and other hardback materials donated by one of Paizo's writers, which we are shipping by container in May to Uganda.
Very best wishes,
Ben Parkinson
Butterfly Project Director, Uganda
Jenny Bendel
Marketing Director