HELP Logistics collaborated with Business on the Move and Save The Children International to create a logistics board game for the humanitarian sector to introduce players to the various factors and operational challenges that impact the effective delivery of humanitarian aid and assistance.
Players run a humanitarian logistics team delivering humanitarian aid from one side of the world to the other. Each player or team must try to optimise the movement of their emergency aid items around the world by air, land, and sea — speed and efficiency are the goals! They will face challenges: how to deal with unexpected disruptions and reduce their carbon footprint. Players will also face choices about when to collaborate with other players to support their humanitarian mission.
Simply choose the game you wish to set up and play from the menu below to find the:
The use of the Spreadsheet is optional for the Express and Standard games, but, with so many KPIs to track, the spreadsheet is essential to rank performance in the Advanced game.
Getting Ready for the Express Humanitarian Game (level one)
| Cards & Cash (in wallets ready to start playing) | |
| For Each Player | For Resources |
| Single colour Display card 1 of 4 provided |
Resources card Display by box |
| Rules card Players follow the 4 steps on this card every turn |
Rules card Resources monitors the 4 steps – see pages 4 & 5 of Guide |
| Express Priority Pallets card | Express Priority Pallets card See page 5 of Guide |
| $100,000 cash 3 x $20,000, 3 x $10,000, 1 x $5,000 and 5 x $1,000 |
Event cards Use cards 1-48 only |
| Insurance Card | Carbon Reduction Fund card Place $5,000 underneath it |
| Templates for Printing (available in game box and also downloadable) | |
| For Each Player | For Resources |
| Introductory Quiz pdf Answers on page 3 of Guide |
Overspend Record pdf Records loans to players |
| Dashboard Express pdf Logs progress |
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| Spreadsheet for Resources | |
| Dashboard Express compares deliveries at end of game and demonstrates more sophisticated data for future games. | |
Getting Ready for the Standard Humanitarian Game (level two)
| Cards & Cash (in wallets ready to start playing) | |
| For Each Player | For Resources |
| Single colour Display card 1 of 4 provided |
Resources card Display by box |
| Rules card Players follow the 4 steps on this card every turn |
Rules card Resources monitors the 4 steps – see pages 6 – 8 of Guide |
| One set of 8 Programme cards All 8 featuring the same symbol – see pages 6 & 25 of Guide |
Event cards Use cards 1-90 only – see page 6 of Guide |
| $100,000 cash 3 x $20,000, 3 x $10,000, 1 x $5,000 and 5 x $1,000 |
Carbon Reduction Fund card Place $5,000 underneath it |
| Insurance Card | |
| Templates for Printing (available in game box and also downloadable) | |
| For Each Player | For Resources |
| Dashboard Standard pdf Enables players to track own decisions & performance |
Overspend Record pdf Records loans to players |
| Turn Counter pdf Records how many turns have been played |
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| Optional Spreadsheet for Resources | |
| Dashboard Standard provides a tab to compare KPIs at the end of game. Only track progress ‘live’ during the game if 2 people are available to support Resources. | |
Getting Ready for the Advanced Humanitarian Game (level three)
| Cards & Cash (in wallets ready to start playing) | |
| For Each Player | For Resources |
| Single colour Display card 1 of 4 provided |
Resources card Display by box |
| Rules card Players follow the 4 steps on this card every turn |
Rules card Resources monitors the 4 steps – see pages 9-10 of Guide |
| One set of 3 Programme cards All 3 featuring the same symbol – see page 9 of the Guide |
Remaining pack of Programme cards Withdraw cards 31, 32, 63 and 64 until introduce Hidden Valley Village ref pages 12-13 of Guide. Place 2 random cards face-up – see page 10 |
| $40,000 cash 1 x $20,000, 1 x $10,000, 1 x $5,000 and 5 x $1,000 |
Event cards Start with cards 1-90, introducing cards 91-96 when the ‘Sustainability Index’ is announced ref pages 11-12 of Guide |
| Insurance Card | Carbon Reduction Fund card Place $5,000 underneath it |
| Templates for Printing (available in game box and also downloadable) | |
| For Each Player | For Resources |
| Dashboard Advanced pdf Enables players to track own decisions & performance |
Overspend Record pdf Records loans to players |
| KPI (Advanced Report) pdf Players complete the Resources – see page 15 of Guide |
Turn Counter pdf Records how many turns have been played |
| Spreadsheet for Resources | |
| Dashboard Advanced Players’ manual recording of their data through their own Dashboard is now backed up by reporting their KPIs to Resources for inputting into ‘Live Results’. This tab then compares and ranks players’ ongoing performance with the final graph highlighting the ‘overall winner’. The operation of this spreadsheet does rely on 2 people running Resources to be fully effective. A tab of ‘Example Results’ shows how the spreadsheet works. |
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