SAR (Search and reacue)

Type of the game:  Simulation game

Aim of the game: 

• To see how people act in critical situations

• To evolve teamwork

Participants gain: 

• Teamwork skills

• Communication skills

• Knowledge about helping the others

• Accepting other ideas

• Learn when and how to take responsibility

Game description and intriduction: 

So...imagine that there has been a really terrible catastrophie in this house and there has been a really bad cave-in in the next room. So the room is not the same as it was and as you rememeber. Something can fall or broke and so on.. But also there are 3 victims in the next room and your mission is to help them and save them because you are the closest people to them and you are here right now.  The victims over there are still alive but they can’t talk or move, so they can not  help you at all. They are just laying somewhere and you have to find them and save them. You have to bring them here. 

To save them, you have one blanket, one helmet and one sleepingbag. So if you have found the victim you have to put on a helmet, them put the victim into sleepingbag and then put him/her on the blanket and bring him/her out from there.  But remember.. you have only one helmet,one blanket and one sleepingbag but you have 3 victims. So you have to use these things wisely and you can’t lose them after you have saved one victim. 

And to make it more interesting and harder...you can not see, talk or stand up because it is too dangerous. You have to crawl or walk like dog (hands and knees on the floor). If you break the rules it can happen that yourself is the next victim. So there will be 4 victims..not 3 anymore.. so be sure that you don’t break the rules! 

So the game starts when I say start! And it ends when all the victims are outside and also when all the room is empty (it includes the victims and all af you). 

Rememeber – you cannot talk or see while you are trying to rescue the victims. Now I give you 15minutes to figure out your strategy how to do that. Start talking! 

15mins later: Okay , your time is up and stop talking! I will close your eyes now and I help you to the door. Then I will say start when you are allowed to begin. 

Reflection: 

After the game there will be 3-steps feedback:  

1) Firstly – to explain your emotions. Just say with only one word how are you feeling right now/ what is your emotion.  (then we are trying to talk about these words or figure out why somebody said ’’funny’’ or whatever else)

2) Secondly – watching the video. If somebody wants to ask/comment/say something yo have to sau STOP! And then you can talk.  (What are you thinking right now?/  What are you doing there? / What was your purpose?/ How did you feel?/ Why did you act like this?)

3) And for the last thing we will try to find out what did you learn and can you take something with you. Or was there something what you can use in your future life? Why/How?  

Extra notes: 

When you are taking video about the players, YOU CANNOT SAY THAT YOU ARE FILMING!!! It must be a surprise for players later. Otherwise the game loses its point! 

To play this game, you need at least  5-6 persons in gameleading/ prepareing group and 10-30 persons to play the game. 

In details: 1 person for taking a video

     3 persons to be victims

     1 person to talk with the players, introduce the game and rules (gameleader)

(1 person to watch after the players that they won’t hit their head or injure        themselves)

Equipment you need: One blanket, one sleepingbag and one helmet.  Also one videocamera and three blankets or yogamats for the victims (for not being cold on the floor).