| Duration: 15-45 min Players: 4-30 Materials: Card Set Links: https://www.wendepunkte-spiel.de/ |
Act out the possibilities after reunification…
Short Description
With WENDEPUNKTE you can act out a possible life in the GDR and after reunification. You experience the constraints of the system, the contradictions of a possible biography and you make decisions for whose consequences you later have to answer. In a playful way, you experience the political turning point that turned the lives of millions of people upside down in 1989. WENDEPUNKTE is a simple, fast and captivating card game that is always fun to play and conveys a piece of German-German history in a tangible way.
Educational Value
- Develop personal and professional skills – communication, problem solving, Finding an opinion, teamwork
- Knowledge about German political system and history
Recommendations for use
- For students
- can be used as a support in a teaching unit with a focus on the German political system and history
Tips and tricks
How to adapt game for different groups, topics, occasions/needs: The game can be used as an icebreaker for a discussion about living in different political systems
Feedback questions
What can I learn from this activity?
Which strategy worked best?
What competences can you develop through this game?
What do I know about representation in democracies?
Did you experience the power of communication?
Further discussion topics
- Democracy
- Elections
- Representation
