Enquirer: UC students develop card game to encourage correct spelling of Cincinnati
Cincer is a point-based card game where the ultimate goal is to correctly spell Cincinnati
Cincinnati is one of the most commonly misspelled proper nouns in the world, but a new game designed by three University of Cincinnati students aims to change that.
The game, Cincer, has caught the attention of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Winston Setiawan, Brendan Margolies and James Cosgrove are students in a business startup entrepreneurship class instructed by Ronald Meyers in the Lindner College of Business, where students pitch an idea, create the product, sell it in real time and find ways to turn a profit," wrote Enquirer reporter Luann Gibbs. "They won't be keeping the proceeds, though."
Instead, all proceeds will go toward funding UC scholarships.
Cincer, a card game that helps players learn to properly spell Cincinnati. Photo/Provided
Cincer is a game for three to four players played with a deck of 48 playing cards, each of which is marked with one of the five letters used to spell Cincinnati. The game is one of strategic decision-making.
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