Ivan Rapkinov
Harpoon Forum Moderator
just me again...
going through some old notes, I came across an old assessment I did at uni: it was a roleplay, organised and umpired by a Professor at the University of Dublin, where the tutorial class was divided into teams, then given a scenario that they had to work out to some conclusion
the assessment was done in two stages: first stage was the extended diplomatic angle - the groups had their own msg boards, and then they could send the umpire "press releases" which would be posted to the other groups.
The second stage was a sit down face to face meeting between the groups to discuss the situation to a conclusion.
Example: the scn given was in the Gaza strip, an terrorist group had seized a group of hostages, and was threatening to kill them unless the Israelis withdrew from the Occupied Territories - there were reports of children, and importantly, americans being in amongst the hostages.
the teams were..
Israel, PA, Hamas, Jordan, and the US
I was on the Israeli team as Minister of Defence (I advocated Sayaret Matkal storming the place, but the umpire wouldn't let me...) and, due to various reasons, I became the focal point of the Israeli team - which meant we were waaay in the Hawk camp
suffice to say, one of the terrs was a former Iraqi nuclear scientist (ofc), and that meant the US wasa heavy player. Curtin Uni being full of leftist commie peaceniks, everyone wanted Israel to get hammered, which made it fun doing all sorts of things: my personal faves were the IDF "shoot on sight" law I brought in in the West Bank, and the, "bulldozing new roads" attempts. Even though my team lost, it was well worth it, and considering the knowledge and maturity we have here, I thought it might work well.
but, this is a wargaming forum, and there must be War! So the scn have in mind, whilst topical, should appeal to people here.
see next post for the proposed scn...
going through some old notes, I came across an old assessment I did at uni: it was a roleplay, organised and umpired by a Professor at the University of Dublin, where the tutorial class was divided into teams, then given a scenario that they had to work out to some conclusion
the assessment was done in two stages: first stage was the extended diplomatic angle - the groups had their own msg boards, and then they could send the umpire "press releases" which would be posted to the other groups.
The second stage was a sit down face to face meeting between the groups to discuss the situation to a conclusion.
Example: the scn given was in the Gaza strip, an terrorist group had seized a group of hostages, and was threatening to kill them unless the Israelis withdrew from the Occupied Territories - there were reports of children, and importantly, americans being in amongst the hostages.
the teams were..
Israel, PA, Hamas, Jordan, and the US
I was on the Israeli team as Minister of Defence (I advocated Sayaret Matkal storming the place, but the umpire wouldn't let me...) and, due to various reasons, I became the focal point of the Israeli team - which meant we were waaay in the Hawk camp
suffice to say, one of the terrs was a former Iraqi nuclear scientist (ofc), and that meant the US wasa heavy player. Curtin Uni being full of leftist commie peaceniks, everyone wanted Israel to get hammered, which made it fun doing all sorts of things: my personal faves were the IDF "shoot on sight" law I brought in in the West Bank, and the, "bulldozing new roads" attempts. Even though my team lost, it was well worth it, and considering the knowledge and maturity we have here, I thought it might work well.
but, this is a wargaming forum, and there must be War! So the scn have in mind, whilst topical, should appeal to people here.
see next post for the proposed scn...