Livestreamed Playtest of Eyeball to Eyeball

Watch live from the Annual Institute! We will be streaming a live playtest of the newest version of the Central Michigan University Press game: Eyeball to Eyeball. This game, which started out as a Reacting prototype is set to launch soon with all new physical assets for in-person gameplay! Join us online as we offer a glimpse into this brand-new experience which also serves as the icebreaker for this year's Annual Institute.

Information on where the livestream will be broadcasted will be available soon and communicated to registrants on the website and via email. Stay tuned for more information and mark your calendars!

Learn more about Eyeball to Eyeball and Central Michigan University press here: Central Michigan University Press (cmichpress.com)

Eyeball to Eyeball: The Cuban Missile Crisis, from game designers Ray Kimball and Kimberly A. Redding, is a live-action role-playing game that asks players to live out one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War. The Cuban Missile Crisis marked the peak of a particularly dangerous phase of the Cold War; a misstep on either side could have led to mutual annihilation. Eyeball to Eyeball takes place simultaneously in the halls of power of Washington DC, Moscow, and Havana, while media and international figures jostle in New York. This game reinforces understanding of a diplomatic crisis at the height of Cold War hostilities, and is a quick-paced case study of the complex nature of modern governance. Even amid the ideological clashes of Cold War superpowers, smaller nations and non-state actors could and did influence international affairs in surprising ways.