Games in Education Magazine
March 2002
David Millans
USA

Subjects: Problem Solving, Reading, Social Skills, Strategy
Age Range: 8 and up
Time: 30 Minutes

While ostensibly a game of survival on a desert island, the core of this game is bidding for control of various resources or comforts, including food, shelter, water and companionship. The bid process requires real planning, calculation, and a strict poker face. The game does address the question of what is necessary for survival and happiness, though young people mostly enjoy the competition for, and accumulation of, Resource Cards.

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