Word: inland
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...there was still some hope. Inland was just the puppet of larger, more powerful states. If they chose peace, all might yet be safe...
...then came Transania. I no longer had any doubt of what the outcome would be, and yet a stray glimmer of hope still remained. But it was to be immediately snuffed out, as Transania, New Zenith's equivalent in strength and prestige, affirmed her alliance with Hamil and Inland...
Gordon then explained how the historical perspective restricts the possible outcomes of the game: "The situation must be analyzed with respect to what kinds of actions the real countries involved were reasonably open to take. Transania stood for Russia, New Zenith for the U.S., Nordo for India, Inland for North Korea, Outland for South Korea, and Hamil was Red China. Even though there were six teams, each with four policy choices, there actually were only ten or twelve separate possible outcomes...
...team members were volunteers. Members of New Zenith were Negro students, Outland was the League of Women Voters, Nordo was foreign students; the members of Hamil were ministers of various denominations, and Inland players were students...
...simulation games end in war all too often. A member of Inland said, "We all found war a more entertaining solution." Of course, as in a card game for matchsticks, the players had nothing to lose