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What if: A Game About The Future & Its Consequences

This board game evolved from the first phase of my Futuring Workshop for the Saudi Municipality. It was inspired by the dynamics of Carrom, a traditional board game played in Saudi Arabia, and the Futures Wheel, a Futures Thinking tool used to predict outcomes and side effects of trends and decisions.

Goal & Audience

While it was initially designed as a tool for policy maker and corporate decision taking, it has evolved to become engaging and playful tool for any sort of situation that needs critical thinking and a cautious approach. It enables multiple “stakeholders” to be present in the form of role play, and takes social cultural political environmental and economic aspects of any trend / decision into account.

This is the third iteration of this game, its an on-going prototype but is currently under use in multiple contexts. It is currently being developed for use in middle school and high school education, as a way to encourage critical thinking methodologies.

Below is the current booklet clarifying the games rules and dynamics, including a glimpse at the game play and setup, and the roleplaying cards.