New Commons Game, The

Subgroup Size

Large Group

Duration

20 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Powers, R. B. (2013, Oct. 3). How I become addicted to simulations and game. Simulation & Gaming, XX(X), 1-18. Retrieved from http://www.unice.fr/sg/authors/bios/Powers,%202013,%201046878113501834.pdf

 

This is an updated version of the Commons Game, based on the theoretical ideas of Garrett Hardin and the simulation by Julian Edney.

 

The original Commons Game was created by Christina A. Hope and Ronald G. Stover.

Hope, C. A., & Stover, R. G. (1982). The commons game: An exercise in resource allocation. Teaching Sociology, 9(4), 383-399. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/1316890

 

Tags:

  1. simulation
  2. teamwork

This activity can be discussed in a variety of ways including what's best for the individual vs. the group, financial and economic principals, and environmental issues, such as climate change and limited environmental resources. 

More information on the New Commons Game can be found in: Powers, R. B. (1992). New commons game. In D. Crookall & K. Arai (Eds.), The global interdependence: Simulation and gaming perspectives (pp. 184-191). Tokyo, Japan: Springer-Verlag.