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Abstract Nursing students often experience anxiety when independently demonstrating competence with new skills. To decrease student anxiety, one baccalaureate college of nursing's faculty implemented an innovative learning strategy in the advanced skills curriculum. Using a form of educational gaming called the "Wheel of Skills," students self-selected their advanced skill for demonstration during "Skills Observation Simulation." This innovative gaming strategy using self-selection of skill can reduce student anxiety during simulation, engage generational students, and appeal to various learning styles. This article will describe the development and implementation of the "Wheel of Skills" for use as a learning strategy in nursing simulation.