Role Playing
The game is a role-play simulation that demands an act of the imagination. It compels participants to explore the perspective of other ethnicities, nationalities, and social roles – whether it is that of a corporation trying to create wealth, of a leader of underdeveloped region struggling to make ends meet, or of the leader of a rich region in a position of great influence. This experience is not incidental to the game, but an integral part of its lessons. Therefore, it is helpful for the participants to reflect on their respective roles in the game and to understand how their strategies and viewpoints emerge from these roles.
Possible questions to ask include:
• How would you describe your experience in the game?
• Did you feel that you were successful or unsuccessful?
• Did you think the game was more difficult or less difficult for your team than for the other teams?
• What were the most severe problems your team faced? How did you try to solve these problems?
• What are advantages you feel your team had, compared to the other teams?
• Low development regions, did you find it difficult to sell your cards to other teams? Did other teams believe that your cards were valuable? What arguments did you use to persuade other teams to buy solution strategy/regional resource cards from you?
• How much wealth did your team start with compared to other teams? How do you feel about the way wealth is distributed in the world in the beginning?
• Which did you feel was more valuable? Resources or wealth?
• If you could choose, which team would you most like to be on? Why?
