Course Debriefing Questions

1.  What are the three most and three least realistic aspects about the game as it relates to the real world? 

2.  How much do you think playing Civilization has helped relate to and understand real world events, particularly the decision-making processes and limitations leaders face?

3.  What is the most important thing you learned from playing this game while considering the main issues we covered (the state; conflict, cooperation, & security; economics, environment, & int'l law)?

4.   In the games you played, did you find yourself tending more toward isolationism or fostering relations with others?  How effective was one over the other?

5.  Which of the following best describes the game play?

• A very state (country)-centric situation where it’s every state for itself
• A situation where cooperation can be beneficial to most of the players
• An environment where the wealthy control the less wealthy and wealth/accumulation of resources drives play