FATE BULLETINS:  STAGE I

Chance enters your life in this simulation with the following fates. Each project workday your teacher will allow your country to draw a number from an envelope. You will check the number drawn and read its corresponding FATE BULLETIN below. Then you will either add or subtract points from your country’s RUNNING TOTAL SHEET.

1 Hurricane! A violent hurricane and resulting tidal wave have hit your country. Subtract 75 points. (Receive 25 points from any country with whom you have a disaster aid alliance.)

2  Weather conditions have been most agreeable for you this year. You have more food than you know what to do with. Add 100 points.

3 Inflation has reached a serious point in your country. Prices are soaring. Subtract 125 points.

4  Your latest harvest has produced a wheat surplus. You sell your much-needed wheat to other countries. Each country will subtract 25 points from its running total and add it to your total.

5  A serious flood has caused your major river to overflow, causing extensive damage. Subtract 100 points. (Receive 50 points from any country with whom you have a disaster aid alliance.)

6 You have an enormous boom in tourism this year. Travelers have come far and wide to see the world's largest heap of dung.  Add 200 points.

7 Crippling strikes have left your nation’s industries and transportation systems at a standstill. Subtract 175 points.

8 Your fish harvests have been exceptionally abundant this year. Add 100 points.

9 A tragic earthquake has left areas of your country in virtual ruin. Rebuilding will be costly and long. Subtract 125 points. (Receive 50 points from any country with whom you have a disaster aid alliance.)

10 You have just constructed a series of new mills and small factories. Add 150 points.

11 Recurring cases of racial unrest have caused severe riots in your cities. Subtract 75 points.  Add 25 points if you have a fort.

12 You have just secured a temporary economic alliance with the countries in your world. Your nation will oversee its operations. Receive 75 points from each country.

13 A government scandal has caused your current system to be totally revamped. Subtract 50 points.

14 A great scientist has discovered a cure for a deadly disease. Receive 50 points from each country.

15 Tornado!  A destructive tornado has ravished your population. Subtract 100 points. (Receive 50 points from any country with whom you have a disaster aid alliance.)

16 You have signed a new weapons minimization agreement with you at the helm. Add 125 points.

17 Your country has been attacked by a group of radicals attempting to overthrow your government. Subtract 100 points.

18 Your government has passed an equal rights law allowing men and women to have equal rights in all cases. Add 150 points.

19 A severe energy crisis has hit your country due to the failure of rains to bring river water levels up. Your mills are not working at peak efficiency. Give 25 points to each country to buy needed resources to produce alternate power.

20 A new road system has been established in your country causing easier movement from one area to another. Add 100 points.

21 A massive crop failure has forced you to seek other food markets. Give 50 points to each country to buy food.

22 Citizens in your country have just completed a magnificent national monument. Add 200 points.

23 Student unrest has caused severe cultural disorders in your society. The split between young and old will take many months to heal. Subtract 125 points.

24 Scientists and engineers have developed a superior-hulled ship capable of sailing to other continents in a matter of days. Add 200 points.

25 Forest fires have seriously depleted your lumber industry. Wood is essential to your economy. Subtract 200 points.