Esoteric Game Night!

PRS Esoteric Game Night!

Come one, come all! Test your luck at esoteric & historic, family-friendly games of chance & skill! On the third evening of the third week of every moon (third Wednesday of the month) PRS will be shuffling tarot cards & rolling many-sided dice at our new monthly gathering in the bookstore, PRS Esoteric Game Night!

Each month we will be featuring (& playing) a family-friendly card, board or parlour game of esoteric & historic note.

APRIL'S GAME

The Game of Philosophers

Based loosely on the traditional Japanese game of Uta-garuta (歌ガルタ) or "Poetry Cards" (originally played with matching seashells), the Game of Philosophers is played with the striking 22-card Philosopher's Deck by Sharin N. Elkholy, PhD & a hat full of quotations from 22 philosophers—from Zarathustra to Anzaldúa—so insightfully depicted on its cards.

HOW TO PLAY

A double-decked 44-card Philosopher's Deck is dealt out, each player receiving 4 cards (i.e. philosophers).

The players take turns pulling a quote from Manly's hat & reading it out loud to the rest of the players.

Example: "The wound is the place where the light enters you."

Each player then has the option to play or pass.

If you think you know which philosopher said the quote & you have their card (or you just want to gamble), you place that philosopher face-down in front of you.

When all the players have played or passed, the face-down philosophers are flipped up & everyone finds out who is the author of the quote.

If you were right, you get to discard your card.If you were wrong, you have to keep your card AND you must draw another philosopher from the deck.

The first player to get rid of all their cards—to free themselves of all these pesky philosophers—wins.

And yes, of course, you are always welcome to bring your own games to share.

Make new friends & discuss Nietzsche!

[Example answer: Rumi]

Tickets: $10 Suggested Donation or RSVP and donate at the door!

Please email events@prs.org or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.

ACCESSIBILITY

PRS wants all guests to be able to enjoy our events safely and comfortably. If you require any accessibility accommodation, please reach out to events@prs.org before showtime and we will be happy to assist you.

REFUND POLICIES

All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges for PRS events, except in the event of a medical emergency, including but not limited to a positive COVID-19 test.

In the event that PRS is forced to cancel an event entirely, tickets will be refunded or vouchers offered for a rescheduled event.

PARKING

Limited parking is available onsite at PRS in both the front lot (entry from Los Feliz Blvd. when heading east) and back lot (entry from first alley way, off Griffith Park Blvd. from intersection with Los Feliz Blvd.), as well as street parking on Griffith Park Blvd. and on Los Feliz Blvd. (after 7pm). We encourage attendees to consider carpooling, walking or biking to events if possible, and please be considerate of our Los Feliz neighbors when parking.

PRS EVENT POLICIES

• We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
• Events are subject to change without notice, including guest speakers and/or performers.
• We encourage you to arrive at least 30 min. before the scheduled event start time to find parking, enjoy the Bookstore and take your seats.
• Please turn off all mobile devices before the show. Talking and texting are not allowed during the events.
• No filming, audio recording or mobile phone recording of events, screenings, concerts or other programs by audience members is allowed without permission.
• There is no smoking permitted on PRS grounds.
• We strongly encourage guests to wear masks to PRS events to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
• PRS allows Service Animals into the facility under ADA and state guidelines. For further details please visit www.ADA.gov. No animals permitted whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support, under ADA guidelines and CA Health Code.
• Please do not bring outside food or drink into PRS events.
• Weapons are strictly prohibited at PRS events.