Games, rules, women (on boards)

Rules for the game

Now comes the hard part...setting the rules for the game.

Objects of the game

The object of the game is to become a director before the other players. The player succeeds by achieving:

• notoriety
• authority
• power. 

These are achieved withies described in various stages as described in various posts:

• pre career
• early career
• mid career
• senior. 

This may be doe in various careers:

• law
• science
• financial services
• mining
• agriculture, fishing, forestry
• IT
• media
• politics
• pubic service

Each player chooses a career path, which I often fraught with barriers and challenges as well as offering unique opportunities. The success formula is left to the discretion of each player. So, there is an element of strategy and an understanding of risk. 

Equipment

The equipment for the game consists of a folding board, a pack of opportunity cards, a pack of barrier cards, 6 playing pieces, 2 dice, and a box of Kleenex (just joking). 

Paths

On the playing board there are paths to success based o one's education, the opportunities presented by a career, whether they get a mentor or later a sponsor. As in life, players will be diverted ono side loops sometimes as a consequence of their own poor strategic choices and sometimes for reasons out of their control. Some careers have more opportunities for earning notoriety, authority and power than others. 

Next: success formula.