Warm-Up
Survival: Simulation Games
Plane Crash
Scenario: You and your companions have just survived the crash of a small plane. Both the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash. It is mid-January, and you are in Northern Canada. The daily temperature is 25 below zero, and the night time temperature is 40 below zero. There is snow on the ground, and the countryside is wooded with several creeks criss-crossing the area. The nearest town is 20 miles away. You are all dressed in city clothes appropriate for a business meeting. Your group of survivors managed to salvage the following items:
- A ball of steel wool
- A small ax
- A loaded .45-caliber pistol
- Can of Crisco shortening
- Newspapers (one per person)
- Cigarette lighter (without fluid)
- Extra shirt and pants for each survivor
- 20 x 20 ft. piece of heavy-duty canvas
- A sectional air map made of plastic
- One quart of 100-proof whiskey
- A compass
- Family-size chocolate bars (one per person)
Your task as a group is to list the above 12 items in order of importance for your survival. List the uses for each. You MUST come to an agreement as a group.
from: http://scoutingweb.com/scoutingweb/SubPages/SurvivalGame.htm
Lost @ Sea
You have chartered a yacht with three friends, for the holiday trip of a lifetime across the Atlantic Ocean. Because none of you have any previous sailing experience, you have hired an experienced skipper and two-person crew.
Unfortunately in mid Atlantic a fierce fire breaks out in the ships galley and the skipper and crew have been lost whilst trying to fight the blaze. Much of the yacht is destroyed and is slowly sinking.
Your location is unclear because vital navigational and radio equipment have been damaged in the fire. Your best estimate is that you are many hundreds of miles from the nearest landfall.
You and your friends have managed to save 15 items, undamaged and intact after the fire. In addition, you have salvaged a four man rubber life craft and a box of matches.
Your task is to rank the 15 items in terms of their importance for you, as you wait to be rescued. Place the number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important and so forth until you have ranked all 15 items.
- A Sextant ( A sextant is a doubly reflecting navigation instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.)
- Shaving Mirror
- Mosquito Netting
- 25-Liter Container of Water
- Case of Army Rations
- Maps of the Atlantic Ocean
- Floating Seat Cushion
- 10-Liter Can of Oil/Gas Mixture
- Small Transistor Radio
- 20 Square Feet of Opaque Plastic Sheeting
- Can of Shark Repellent
- Bottle of 160-proof rum
- 15 feet of nylon rope
- 2 boxes of chocolate bars
- An Ocean Fishing Kit & Fishing Pole
From: http://insight.typepad.co.uk/lost_at_sea.pdf
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