model a system

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In the group Simulation.

The board works like a real system, such as how water moves between a village's wells and fields, so a move has the effect it would have in real life.

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model a system + roll and move drafted not checked yet
You roll to move through a board that copies a real system, so where you land shows how that system behaves.
model a system + drafting drafted not checked yet
You pick from cards that stand for parts of a real system, and what you take changes the system for everyone.
model a system + bidding drafted not checked yet
Players bid for parts of a real system, and prices show how scarce each part has become.
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You keep pushing a real system for more, and the board shows when it starts to break.
model a system + area control drafted not checked yet
Players hold parts of a map that works like a real system, so taking one area changes others.
model a system + worker placement drafted not checked yet
Each action space is a real job or process, and placing workers runs the system.
model a system + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Players build patterns that stand for how parts of a real system connect.
model a system + hand management drafted not checked yet
Cards in your hand are actions in a real system, and when you play them matters.
model a system + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
Each trick stands for a contest inside a real system, such as buyers and sellers.
model a system + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Players make deals inside a model of a real system, and the board shows what each deal changes.
model a system + set collection drafted not checked yet
Players collect sets that stand for parts of a real system working together.
model a system + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Players place tiles to build a map of a real system, such as fields, wells and roads.
model a system + race to finish drafted not checked yet
Players race to reach a goal inside a model of a real system.
model a system + most points drafted not checked yet
Points measure how well each player does inside a model of a real system.
model a system + last standing drafted not checked yet
Players drop out as a model of a real system squeezes them, until one is left.
model a system + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet
The team tries to keep a model of a real system from collapsing.
model a system + shared objective drafted not checked yet
The group works together to reach a target inside a model of a real system.
model a system + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet
Each player secretly wants something different from the same real system.
model a system + narrative completion drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system unfolds as a story until it reaches its end.
model a system + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player runs their own copy of a real system side by side.
model a system + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Players clash inside a model of a real system, and the system shows the cost of each fight.
model a system + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Players share a model of a real system, so one player's choices change what others can do.
model a system + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
The whole team runs a model of a real system together.
model a system + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players share a model of a real system, helping it but also wanting their own gains.
model a system + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Two teams work inside the same model of a real system, competing for it.
model a system + traitor drafted not checked yet
The team runs a model of a real system while one player secretly harms it.
model a system + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Random events drive a model of a real system, like weather or prices.
model a system + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
Random events hit a model of a real system, but players can prepare for them.
model a system + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Careful choices drive a model of a real system, with some random events.
model a system + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system responds only to players' choices.
model a system + full information drafted not checked yet
Everyone can see the whole model of the real system at once.
model a system + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players hold secret information about a model of a real system.
model a system + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Players act inside a model of a real system while secretly on hidden sides.
model a system + deduction drafted not checked yet
Players work out how a hidden system works from what they see it do.
model a system + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players can mislead each other about the state of a shared system.
model a system + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Each player plays a real group inside a model of the system those groups share.
model a system + shared resource drafted not checked yet
The model shows one shared resource and how everyone's use changes it.
model a system + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
The model shows how choices now change the system later.
model a system + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Players change a rule of the model and watch how the system responds.
model a system + debrief drafted not checked yet
After playing in the model, players compare it with the real system.
call and response + model a system drafted not checked yet
Each player's move answers the last change in a model of a real system.
playing in silence + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players act in a model of a real system without speaking, as people often do in real life.
change the rules + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules of a model of a real system, such as a tax rule, and watch the effects.
no objective + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players run a model of a real system with no winner, watching what happens.
set your own goal + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players run a model of a real system, and each decides what outcome they care about, such as fairness or growth.
one loser + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players act in a model of a real system, and the one left with the least loses, as can happen in real systems.
playing by letter + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players act in a model of a real system by post, as decisions are made slowly in real life.
absent player + model a system drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system includes someone who cannot speak for themselves, such as a future generation.
chance read as a sign + model a system drafted not checked yet
Random events in a model of a real system, such as a drought, are read for what they say about the system.
attunement + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players act in a model of a real system and try to keep in step, as people do in a crowd.
rules you discover + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players act in a model of a real system whose rules they do not know at first, as newcomers to a real system often do.
one knows, cannot say + model a system drafted not checked yet
One player knows how a real system works and can only hint, as experts sometimes can.
irreversible change + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players change a model of a real system permanently, as real choices cannot be undone.
real-time span + model a system drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system runs over weeks, as real systems change slowly.
role-play + model a system drafted not checked yet
Characters live inside a model of a real system, such as a town's water supply.
dexterity + model a system drafted not checked yet
A balancing structure stands for a real system, such as a fragile supply chain.
drawing the map + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players draw a real place, such as their neighbourhood, and mark how things flow through it.
keep the game going + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players keep a model of a real system running, such as a forest that has to last.
cannot be won + model a system drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system shows a problem no single player can solve.
game master + model a system drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a model of a real system, such as a city's water, and players act within it.
public game + model a system drafted not checked yet
A public game models a real system of the place, such as how a market's stalls share space.
dice tell the story + model a system drafted not checked yet
Rolls stand for the chance events of a real system, such as a monsoon's strength.
map revealed as you go + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players explore a real system bit by bit, such as the hidden costs of a product.
rules make an argument + model a system drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system makes its point through how its parts behave.
stakes outside the game + model a system drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system the players are part of, such as their own college.
points stand for values + model a system drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system scores things the way a real institution does, such as marks or ratings.
rehearse a future + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players try a new version of a real system, such as a different way of sharing water.
excited · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling excited.
clever · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system supports the feeling clever.
silly · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling silly.
tense · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling tense.
together · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system supports the feeling in charge.
surprised · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system supports the feeling thoughtful.
fast · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · model a system drafted not checked yet
model a system neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.