The document describes a board game called "World of Communities" that is used to simulate cooperation and decision making in local communities. The game was created by Mykhailo Voitovych and Taras Tymchuk to replace boring approaches to community development with an engaging simulation. It targets students, volunteers, politicians, and entrepreneurs to help them develop skills like leadership, social awareness, and group decision making. Players work through scenarios around democracy, local business, infrastructure, and strategic planning. Facilitators guide the 3-6 hour game and subsequent reflection to potentially reveal new community leaders and more inclusive decision making. Over 100 Ukrainian communities have played, and surveys found increased motivation to engage civically.

1. Role Simulation
Cooperative Strategy
BOARDGAME

2. Creators of the game
Mykhailo Voitovych
Game Designer
Researcher & Consultant for
the development of complex
solutions
Taras Tymchuk
Facilitator
Independent consultant
Contributor & Facilitator of
Open Space Works

3. "Are local
communities
passive, inert,
incompetent?"
Or they just lack efficient
tools of active
participation and real
inclusivity?

4. Our
solution –
Gamification
and
Simulation
Games
WHY?
are the most productive ways to
quickly change human behavior.
could replace ordinary boring
approaches to community
development and the
implementation of reforms.
respond to society's demand for
modernization.
Games

5. Target audience
student youth
want to acquire relevant skills-
need an instrument to develop
leadership, entrepreneurship
skills and be social aware
volunteers from any
public organizations
want to attract newcomers -
need a tool to show benefits
politicians and
chairmen of local
councils
have limited time - need
effective solutions
entrepreneurs
want to be more efficient -
need an instrument to build a
close-knit team and model
group decision making
active citizens
want to develop communities -
need a tool to engage
community members

6. Learn What You
Can't Google!
THE AIM OF THE GAME
WHATFOR?
How to take
responsibility for their
lives and communities
How the mechanisms
behind healthy and
prosperous societies
work in practice

7. Tasks
Create an alternative to the non-
efficient lections
Show how to include different
social groups to community
development
Model community development
scenarios
Develop financial, fiscal and tax
literacy

8. Expected results
after several game iterations
revealed leaders
who are ready to take the
responsibility for setting of and
moving to strategic goals.
including different
social groups
to decision making
more professional work
of specialists in community
development, local deputies
and officials
LOCALECONOMYBLOOM

9. Process
TECHNICALMOMENTS
number of players
4-5 players (optimal)
several iterations
are possible to
reach desired effect
game duration
3 to 6 hours
(depends on the
scenario)

10. Thematic content
Democracy process
mayor elections
Practical tools of
community
development
Importance of human
capital

11. Thematic content
Impact of local
business
Tax system
The role of
infrastructure objects
in community
development
Strategic planning

12. Game facilitators
QUALIFICTIONDEMANDS
o Interest and experience in community
development
o Availability of the game box
o Perfect knowledge of the rules
o Knowledge of the context and the background
of the players
o Ability to feel the mood and keep up group
dynamic
o Ability to create a legend and atmosphere
according to the aim of every game iteration
o Ability to hold a reflection and make proper
accents during the game process and
reflection time

13. Main results*
Personal
professional
development
A deeper
understanding of
the context
Engagement
(in the life of their
community)
Leadership
development
SKILLSDEVELOPMENT
* From customers feedback survey

14. TODAY 102
COMMUNITIES
IN UKRAINE PLAY
THIS GAME

15. IMPACTOFTHEPROGRAMON
THEDEVELOPMENTOFTHE
TARGETGROUP*
are inspired to cooperate with
other community members to
solve common problems
63,5%
feel motivation to participate in
life of their community
55,3%
realized possibilities to make
influence on local politics
45,8%
improved their learning skills
50,6%
*According to the survey results (85 game facilitators from 20 regions of Ukraine)

16. Problems during realization/
how to overcome
Different speed in
understanding rules of
different players
encourage players to help
each other
Long duration
create for players as comfortable
conditions as possible
Making real impact on
target audiene
game master should be an
expert in the topic chosen (to
make proper accents and make
desired impact on the target
group)

17. Development&
Multiplication
Expand the network of the game
utilization (in Ukraine and abroad)
+ new games customizing
English and Russian language
versions
Each buyer receives a voucher for
certification in online course "Master of the
game “World of Communities"
regular support of the community of the game creators
and facilitators
Scaling
Game is flexible according to the demands
of the concret target group

18. Implementing
HOWTO...?
o Buy a game box and learn the rules
o Don't be afraid to talk about complicated
things in simple way (with the assistance of the
game)
o Be perfect in the rules knowledge and be
attentive to the players group dynamic
o Adapt the game legend to the concrete
situations and group demand
o Added value – after the game reflection
(highlights sharing)
o Masters of the game should cooperate with
each other (network)
o Make a research about your target audience
before the game, collect feedbacks

19. Let's
surf!
Mail Address
1 Havryluka Str., Lutsk,
Ukraine, 43000
Phone Number
+38 (099) 7765551
Email Address
info@worldofcommunities.org
OFFICIAL SITE, ENGLISH VERSION
OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE GAME, UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE
VIDEO, LETSPLAY FORMAT, UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE