A friend of mine, Stef Kuypers, made a board game called ‘Road to Civilization’. Players manage a mini-society. In different rounds, different financial systems are imposed. You can find the game rules here, if you want to read more.
I found it to be very illustrative and confronting. I was somewhat aware of the meaning of debt and money before playing (thanks D.Graeber), but now I feel I much more profoundly understand the impact our finance system has on my and everyone’s behavior. Also, playing it is good fun.
Do you want to try playing this game together in Brussels? Stef will come over and facilitate.
Sometime in December of January?
Let me know
*Yes this is actually a Crusty the Clown reference. Glad you wasted part of the '90s watching tv, too.
If we were playing together, than I might acquire a license to build a farm and you might acquire a licence to build a research facility. More or less like in the real world, there are limited amounts of licenses for farms and research facilities, so we need to think strategically about were we invest our (or the bank’s) money.
Aha, OK. Let’s focus on December then. @kiravde, @winnieponcelet, can you find a date in the week 17-21 December that works for you both? For now, I am free for the whole week.
