SOAPBOX
INTRODUCTION
Game of Oration.
Players pretend to be USA presidential candidates.
PLAYER ROLES
There are 3 types of Player Roles:
1. Candidates At least 2 players
2. Judge One player only
3. Citizens All remaining Players
SETUP
Players decide what roles they want to be.
Determine how much time is available to play.
The Judge picks which issues he wants to cover in the allotted time.
SEQUENCE OF PLAY
The Judge picks one issue.
Each candidate gets 2-5 minutes to address the issue.
The Judge determines speaking order, rules of conduct, and watches the clock.
Candidates should explain how they as president of the USA would solve the problem.
After all candidates speak on an issue, the Judge and the citizens vote to see
which of the candidates they most agree with on that particular issue.
The candidate that gets the most votes for that issue gets an “Electoral Vote”.
If the Issue vote is a tie, neither candidate gets an Electoral Vote.
At the end of the gaming session, the player with the most Electoral Votes
wins the presidential election.
SAMPLE ISSUE LIST
1. Global Warming
2. Over Population
3. Stem Cell Research
4. Middle East Peace Process
5. Racism
6. Abortion Controversy
7. Domestic Economy
8. Election Reform
9. Term Limits
10. Campaign Fundraising
11. Star Wars Missile Defense
12. Iraq
13. Education
14. Energy Development
15. Space Exploration
16. Immigration Policy
17. War on Drugs
18. Foreign Relations with China
19. Health Care
20. AIDS