✔ Prepare the game materials: board, cards, money, dice, roles, and manual.
✔ Welcome participants and introduce the learning goals of the session.
✔ Frame the game: explain that it’s a simulation to explore financial literacy and risk management.
✔ Emphasize psychological safety – it’s okay to make mistakes and learn from them.
✔ Keep time: ensure the game flows and transitions are managed.
✔ Observe player behavior, decision patterns, and group dynamics.
✔ Avoid giving 'correct answers' – ask guiding questions instead.
✔ Facilitate debrief discussions using reflection prompts.
✔ Reinforce learning points after gameplay.
✔ Close with a recap and ask players to connect the game to their real life.
Playing this game will, hopefully, provide you with many Aha-Moments along the way. To further reinforce the learning experience, we recommend that the players do a reflection on their experience right after the game.
? What surprised you during the game?
? What kind of risks did you choose to avoid, reduce, transfer, or accept? Why?
? Did your strategy change over time? Why?
? How did your financial decisions affect the rest of the community?
? What role did community support play in your outcomes?
? How did it feel when luck (good or bad) struck? Were you prepared?
? What would you do differently if you played again?
? Can you relate this game to real financial choices in your life?