Phase 10 has been a family favorite for decades; every year during holiday break my siblings, cousins, and aunts gather to play. We often find ourselves sitting down for hours just to finish off one game, each of us determined to get the upper hand on the other. When I introduce the game to my friends I often describe it as UNO but way more competitive, but to me it’s much more. This deck works to represent my values of family and competition.The entire process of learning and playing this game has worked as a bonding process for my family strengthening our relationships with each other as we collectively sit down to play for hours. When I was first learning how to play, no matter how time consuming or frustrating my family didn't give up on teaching me. The more often I played with them I was able to observe their strategic approaches to the game and develop strategies of my own. This highlights the way in which our values can work to make us more open to learning new things and acquiring new knowledge. Initially it was the family aspect that made me open to learning a new game, but the strategies I learned alongside the value of competition that was instilled in me by playing was something that I could apply to acquiring other forms of knowledge. It’s taught me to be observant, take risks, and collaborate with others when needed to meet my goal. Our values can motivate us to learn new things, but learning new things can also inspire new values. 

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