Educational simulation game and method for playing

Abstract

An educational simulation game is provided, comprising: a quantity of game money for use during play of the game; a game map comprising multiple adjoining game tiles representing elements of a country, comprising wilderness tiles, residence tiles, and business tiles, wherein each tile may be acquired by a player of the game, and wherein each tile represents at least a benefit or a cost to an acquiring player; a constitution comprising principles for governing collective game play by multiple players; and a plurality of hidden agendas, comprising one or more objectives, wherein each player is assigned a hidden agenda.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELA TED APPLICA TIONS [0001] This application claims priority benefit of commonly owned U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 718,032 filed Sep. 16, 2005, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD [0002] The present invention relates to games, and more particularly to educational simulation games. BACKGROUND [0003] Examples of educational games are known in the art for the purpose of teaching a particular concept or skill to a student through playing a game. Educational board games are known which are directed towards teaching specific skills such as reading or arithmetic. Similarly, educational games for use in a classroom setting are known in the art, and may typically allow for multiple students to play at once in order to learn a particular topic or skill taught by the game. [0004] Examples of simulation games are also known in the art, many of which are directed towards entertainment purposes. Some known simulation games allow gam...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] An educational simulation game is provided in one embodiment of the present invention, comprising: a quantity of game money for use during play of the game; a game map comprising multiple adjoining game tiles representing elements of a country, comprising wilderness tiles, residence tiles, and business tiles, wherein each tile may be acquired by a player of the game, and wherein each tile represents at least a benefit o

Problems solved by technology

However, many such simulation games are limited in the degree to which they may be applied in an educational setting.

In addition, many educational and simulation games known in the art are unable to provide a

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