​The must play game for Maritime Spatial Planners and everyone else connected to the sea.
        AvaiIable in many languages, English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese...
―  Introduction  ―
The game literally puts players around the table to experience Maritime Spatial Planning. They jointly develop an ecosystem-based maritime spatial plan, while at the same time dealing with the conflicting interests and communication challenges. The simplicity of the board game, and the possibility to play in two hours or so, has attracted much interest and to date variations have been produced tailored to the requirements of a range of MSP-related organisations including planning authorities and universities. Check out the editions and users on the community site.
Between 12 and 30 players are assigned to stakeholder or planner roles in one of three adjacent countries – Island, Bayland or Peninsuland. They share a fictional sea basin called the RICA Sea (Rivers, Islands, Coastal Areas). Players stand around the board and are introduced in a simple narrative with a few game rules: ‘Jointly develop the RICA Sea so that at the end of the game, you and others feel comfortable with the state of the RICA Sea and how you developed it’. Read the game manual and check out videos and testimonials on the community site.
​The MSP Challenge board game is played on a 2.8 x 1.6m board, printed with a map of a fictional sea, superimposed by a grid with holes drilled through the middle of each square. Many coloured squares, with various symbols for aspects of the marine environment and human activities, are designed to fit onto the grid in order to build up the picture of ecosystem services and human activities above, on and below the sea surface. Coloured threads indicate different forms of linear infrastructure and shipping lanes relating to different types of vessels. Get your own edition through the community site
―  Features & Functionalities  ―
Features:
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  • An introduction to Maritime Spatial Planning
  • For planners, stakeholders, students, researchers & the wide public
  • Hands-on workshop to show the dynamic and complex interactions between marine related activities and maritime planning
  • Interactive session to experience and discuss the meaning and implications of different maritime strategic objectives
  • Adapted and played in different ways according to the target audience, the objectives and the time available
  • Available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese and Russian
Functionalities:
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  • Large-size game board
  • A fictional narrative, stylized maps and colourful tokens
  • 2000+ tokens, representing species, ecological functions and human activities
  • A self-explanatory handbook
  • A minimum number of game rules
  • Packed in an easy to carry suitcase
Use it for:
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  • To introduce Maritime Spatial Planning
  • To shape a strategic dialogue among professionals
  • To get people thinking and talking
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Professional learning and education
  • Planning exercise
Unique selling points:
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  • Large-size educational board game, suitable for large groups: 12-30 players
  • Highly interactive hands-on workshop
  • Fun and engaging role-play
  • Safe learning environment
  • Intuitive and easy to use
  • Flexible interactive sessions: 1 hour, half a day to several days
―  Who Owns a Copy?  ―
―  Contact  ―
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