Stake Holders

Britannia's Mining Game

Imagine yourself living in a community being asked whether or not it supports a large mine being constructed nearby. What could be concerns if you were an environmentalist? What could be concerns if you were a politician? What could be concerns if you were a shareholder in the mining company? What could be your concerns if you were responsible for running the mining company?

In Stakeholders, players take on the role of mining companies as they address real-world based challenges faced in the mining industry today and in doing so discover mining is about far more than simply digging a resource out of the ground.

The game is offered in three versions, as described below.

The Board Game

Recommended for Grades 5+

Central to the board game is the stakeholder support card which provides players with a quantitative measure of support from shareholders, politicians, environmentalists, and local communities. The game play cards present players with a limited number of options for each challenge along with the support gains and losses attributable to each decision.

The Board Game

The Card Game

Recommended for Grades 7+

The Card Game presents fewer, more detailed challenges to its players. With open ended questions, players are required to develop and defend their own solutions.

The Card Game

Game Builders

Recommended for Grades 7+

Have your students research issues facing mining companies today and distil the issues into the game cards. If developing cards for ‘The Board Game’, have your students use the Extended Game Deck (pdf) as a guide for assigning stakeholder support gains and losses.

Play the game with your student’s cards or use them solely as a basis for discussion on the issues.

Extended Card Deck