Emperor's Pot

Subgroup Size

Large Group

Duration

2 hours and 10 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Batchelder, D. ( 1996). The Emperor’s Pot. In H. N. Seelye (Ed.), Experiential activities for intercultural learning (pp. 85-96). Boston: Intercultural Press. 

A version of this activity can be accessed online using the link provided for this tool. On page 9, the activity is called: "Simulation Game-'Eastern and Western' Europe." The original title is "The Emperor's Pot."

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