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Financial Castle Keeps: A WorldGAMES Training Game (PDF)

Item #: WGAFCK
Teams make the most cost effective medieval castle out of paper, straws and tape while dealing with changes in design specifications and economic conditions. Teams account to the King�s treasury for resources used as they build. A challenging, fun, team action game with construction activity and role plays which encourage participants to think about financial consequences of their actions
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    Use to get participants into team action and demonstrate financial principles in action when reviewing the effectiveness of a project.

    This game has the potential to

    1. get participants into action
    2. challenge assumptions
    3. show the power of shared team vision
    4. encourage creative orientation
    5. broaden thinking and choice
    6. illustrate key financial principles
    7. show importance of being in action
    8. encourage lateral thinking
    9. display differing aspects of leadership
    10. demonstrate financial implications of resource usage

    Participants: From 6 upwards – in teams of 3-8 (ideal team size 6 participants)
    Time to play: 30 minutes
    Time to debrief: 15-20 minutes

    WorldGames booklets include game instructions, usage suggestions, facilitator scripts, participant handouts (if appropriate) and debriefing instructions.
    WorldGAMES is the collector, creator and designer of over 800 fun and engaging training games, exercises, simulations, tools and experiential programs. Everything you need for effective action learning. Discover for yourself the magic of the most natural learning process in the world: the power of games as metaphors that relate directly to the workplace.

    These games are fun, mostly competitive, have rules and winners. They have the power to:
    • change behaviour in a safe context
    • make data heavy programs come alive and interesting
    • maximise the retention of what your people learn
    • make learning fun
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    This product is a PDF downloadable booklet containing game instructions, debrief instructions and any handouts needed by participants. Your purchase entitles you to freely utilize the game materials in workshops, training sessions, courses, meetings and other group settings. You are further authorized to make copies of relevant participant pages from the booklet for dissemination to game participants.

    Please do not copy or distribute this booklet to other facilitators or training providers who have not purchased a copy. To do so is a violation of the copyright.