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Introducing Extreme Event Game
Extreme Event game is just the ticket to give your group a taste of what it takes to build community resilience in the face of disaster. Players work together to make decisions and solve problems during an engaging, fast-paced disaster simulation.
You just need 1 hour, 12-48 players (age 14+), and some game materials that you download online totally FREE. There are three disaster scenarios available and it’s a great activity for teambuilding, ice-breaking, and learning something in the process!
See Extreme-Event.org for details and downloads.
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