A course on game preparation attended by students from different disciplines involved an exposure to various types of games, leading up to individual and group development of games. Two of the games developed, Senate and Disarmament, described in the article, exemplify the benefit in hard deductive reasoning required by game preparation. (JH)

One portion reprinted from "Simulation Games for the Social Studies Classroom (Foreign Policy Association, 1968), pp. 49-52.

Microeconomic theory encompasses two basic theoretical concepts. First is the theory of general competitive equilibrium in a market economy, which holds that the actions of any one agent cannot affect prices or quantities for the system as a whole. The second is that when the conditions of competitive equilibrium do not apply, theories of games…

These 16 papers presented at the 1979 conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association focus on new simulation and gaming models and research findings, with an additional emphasis on the use of simulation and gaming techniques for analytical as well as communicative purposes. Specific topics covered include (1) the state of…

The Hemophilia Health Education Planning Project was designed to (1) create a set of tools useful in hemophilia planning and education, and (2) create a planning model for other diseases with similar factors. The project used the game-simulations technique which was felt to be particularly applicable to hemophilia health problems, since as a…

Discusses some theorems and properties of figures produced when circles are tangent to one another. (GA)

The general management simulation game, Tempomatic IV is used in a comparison of ranking and relational performance evaluation procedures. Results indicate that the relational approach has clear advantages over ranking approaches, especially in generating more useful information. Also, reliance on mechanically generated scores can lead to…

The author presents three methods for dealing with the problem of the number of tosses of a fair coin needed to obtain two consecutive heads. (MN)

Suggests ways to evaluate learning achieved through simulation games. Presents assumptions in learning theory, examines their relationship to gaming, and discusses research findings on simulation as a learning experience. Analyzes one game as a practical illustration for the type of evaluation criteria advocated. (Author)

Discusses application of systems analysis to social and behavioral science as well as machine and non-machine systems. Presents rationale, principles, techniques, and advantages and disadvantages. (CJ)

The author examines the principle findings of several coalition game studies designed to test Caplow's theory of coalitions. Alternative theoretical explanations of these findings are noted. A means by which the research findings in this field may be integrated into a more comprehensive theory of coalition choice behavior is suggested. (SM)