The Barter Puzzle

Negotiate for pieces and complete your puzzle the fastest

Min

Max

Ideal

Scale

✯✯

Player Interaction

Many vs. Many

Round

Game

Play

Facilitate

Easy

Customize

Medium

Mechanics:

Construction, Head-to-Head, Negotiation, Observation, Puzzle, Race, Real-time, Resource Management, Simultaneous Action,

Dynamics:

Attention, Confidence, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Curiosity, Emotional Intelligence, Initiative, Integrity, Multitasking, Organization, Persuasion, Self Advocacy, Skill-building, Strategy Development, Teamwork,

HOW TO PLAY

Play Personalities

Explorer, Competitor, Director, Collector,

As a Physical Game

✯✯✯

As a Digital Game

✯

As an Opener

✯✯

As a Core Activity

✯✯✯

As a Closer

✯✯

FACILITATION TIPS

Buy / Access

N/A (jigsaw puzzles for each team)

DIY Notes:

VIEW SLIDES

Variations

> Different sized puzzles

> Constrained trading rules

Pulse Check

Q - Are people having fun — smiling, laughing, in deep thought?

Q - Does everyone seem open to keep playing? Are the disengaged able to be more engaged?

Q - Do you hear productive strategizing about how to improve process or results?

GUIDING QUESTIONS

How

Position the reflection around pathways and resources for accomplishing goals and future growth:

Q - How did the team organize itself around the rules and objectives?

Q - Did conflict or miscommunication affect the game? How might you address that for next time?

Q - Would more time, people, or resources have shifted the team's approach? How so?

Act

Position the reflection around the need to be in motion and see measurable progress:

Q - How did your team define success? What indicated you were on the right track?

Q - What game insights can you apply to better handle future times of crisis or uncertainty?

Q - Did this game give you any ideas about how to activate team skills and resources in new ways?