I agree with Lyndee on the fact that natural disasters seem to be a major event that effects most countries at one poin in time and causes them to have to work together to overcome such a tragedy. I really think this would be a good addition to the game which would give us a chance to learn how the countries interact when an event interrupts the "everyday life".
An idea that I had and this could be not good at all but I thought about how we could add some sort of authority figure to each country. In today's world most if not all countries have some sort of power and control run by a specific person. If it be a President, King, Emperor, or whatever this person as well as those close/ under him/her have the authority and control to decide such laws or how the country should work. If we added/elected a person to "preside over an organized body of persons" then we can see first hand the difficulties and struggles of ruling a country and what goes into it... what laws or rules are in effect, how to change laws, or even dictates large decidsions about this when, where, and how to conquer.
mwesch wrote:
> Hi class,
> Post your world simulation ideas here. Read Wallerstein, Lappe & Collins, and the first 2 pages of Wolf. Using the ideas you gather there, re-write the rules and post them here.