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This is not mine I nicked the list from the net, then changed and added names etc. This has been around for a few decades and some older people here may have seen and done it before. I am hoping there will be enough people who have not seen or heard of this idea in its various scenarios, or would like to play with it and will have a go at it. I have added more characters to make it interesting and modernise it a tad and I have made up a new scenario (please don’t get picky with the scenario, it’s just the way it is).
Let’s say there has been a pandemic. Most people have died, but some have survived because either they have caught the disease and lived through it, or they are immune, or they have not been in contact with the disease, whichever you like. There are 23 people in this particular group. There is an island that has remained unaffected and the disease has not and cannot reach there. The island is known to have fresh water, food and forests. This is where these 23 people wish to go. However, the only means of transport to the island is a boat. There is only enough fuel for a one-way trip to the island and then the survivors will be on their own. Only 12 people and some goods can fit in the boat, the others are doomed to remain amongst the dead and dying. No way around it. Aside from the clothes on their backs, each person can bring one item with them, something that reflects their expertise/interests.
You have to pick 12 people from the list, rank them in order of priority, justify your choices and say what each person brought with them, why they chose that item if you wish. You may also decide on a system of government, currency and anything else you can think of.
Dr. Dane: 37 yrs., white, American, no religious affilitation, PhD in history, college professor, good health, married, one child (Bobby), active, enjoys politics.
Mrs. Dane: 38 yrs., white, Israeli/Jewish, B.A. & Masters Psychology, counsellor in mental health, good health, married, one child (Bobby), active in the community.
Bobby Dane: 10 yrs., white, American Jewish, special education classes for 4 yrs., mentally disabled, I.Q. under 70, good health, enjoys pets.
Mrs. Garcia: 33 yrs., Spanish American, Catholic, Year 9 education, cocktail waitress, ex- prostitute, good health, abandoned as a child, foster home as a youth, attacked by foster father at 12 yrs., ran away from home, returned to reformatory, stayed until 16 yrs., married at 17, divorced at 18 yrs., one child three weeks old (Jean).
Jean Garcia: 3 weeks old, Spanish American, good health, still nursing.
Adele Beaulieu: 18 yrs., white, French, Protestant, good health, high school education. Artist.
Mr. Newton: 25 yrs., black, Canadian, athletic, starting last year of medical school, homosexual, good health, seems bitter concerning racial problems.
Mrs. Clark: 28yrs. black, American, Protestant, college graduate, electronics engineer, married, no children, good health, enjoys sport, grew up in ghetto.
Mr. Blake: 51 yrs., white, American, Morman, B.Sc. in mechanics, very handy, 4 children, good health, enjoys outdoors and working in his shop.
Father Francis: 37 yrs., white, Irish, Catholic, college plus seminary, priest, active in civil rights, criticised for his liberal views, good health, former university athlete.
Dr. Gonzales: 66 years, Spanish American, Catholic, doctor in general practice, 2 heart attacks in past five years, but continues to practice.
Jack Davis: 23 yrs., white, Australian, Protestant, soldier trained in bush survival tactics, fit, healthy, high school education.
Rachael Jones: 24 yrs., white, British, wiccan, in good health, environmentalist, peace activist, degree in marine biology.
Lee Chin: Female, 58 yrs., Chinese Australian, atheist, divorced, diabetic, astronomer, keen gardener.
Mohammed Alouni: 34 yrs., male, Arab-American, Muslim, journalist, good health, married, no children.
Mrs. Abeer Alouni: 32 yrs., female, Egyptian, Muslim, lawyer, good health, active in the community, no children.
Mr. Abasi Adoyo: 28 yrs., black, male, Kenyan, Degree in Engineering, good health, single, one child.
Jomo Adoyo: 10 yrs., black, male, Kenyan, healthy, IQ 165, interested in science and maths.
Miss Svetlana Anosov: 19 yrs., female, Russian on holidays, atheist, to start university when she returns to Russia majoring in mathematics, suffers from epilepsy, single, no children.
Miss Akari Tanaka: 15 yrs., female, Japanese, healthy, high school education, only speaks Japanese.
Ms Ilse Engel: 27 yrs., female, German, lesbian feminist, degree in politics, speaks 4 languages, healthy, interested in History.
Daniel Ben-Tikvah: 35 yrs., male, Israeli/Jewish, trained soldier, healthy, interested in politics, widower, no children. Interested in horticulture, owns and operates a small farm.
James Band: 40 yrs., male, white, British, member of an ultra-right-wing white supremacist group, makes no secret of his racism, construction engineer, very fit ex-boxer, Protestant.
Let’s say there has been a pandemic. Most people have died, but some have survived because either they have caught the disease and lived through it, or they are immune, or they have not been in contact with the disease, whichever you like. There are 23 people in this particular group. There is an island that has remained unaffected and the disease has not and cannot reach there. The island is known to have fresh water, food and forests. This is where these 23 people wish to go. However, the only means of transport to the island is a boat. There is only enough fuel for a one-way trip to the island and then the survivors will be on their own. Only 12 people and some goods can fit in the boat, the others are doomed to remain amongst the dead and dying. No way around it. Aside from the clothes on their backs, each person can bring one item with them, something that reflects their expertise/interests.
You have to pick 12 people from the list, rank them in order of priority, justify your choices and say what each person brought with them, why they chose that item if you wish. You may also decide on a system of government, currency and anything else you can think of.
Dr. Dane: 37 yrs., white, American, no religious affilitation, PhD in history, college professor, good health, married, one child (Bobby), active, enjoys politics.
Mrs. Dane: 38 yrs., white, Israeli/Jewish, B.A. & Masters Psychology, counsellor in mental health, good health, married, one child (Bobby), active in the community.
Bobby Dane: 10 yrs., white, American Jewish, special education classes for 4 yrs., mentally disabled, I.Q. under 70, good health, enjoys pets.
Mrs. Garcia: 33 yrs., Spanish American, Catholic, Year 9 education, cocktail waitress, ex- prostitute, good health, abandoned as a child, foster home as a youth, attacked by foster father at 12 yrs., ran away from home, returned to reformatory, stayed until 16 yrs., married at 17, divorced at 18 yrs., one child three weeks old (Jean).
Jean Garcia: 3 weeks old, Spanish American, good health, still nursing.
Adele Beaulieu: 18 yrs., white, French, Protestant, good health, high school education. Artist.
Mr. Newton: 25 yrs., black, Canadian, athletic, starting last year of medical school, homosexual, good health, seems bitter concerning racial problems.
Mrs. Clark: 28yrs. black, American, Protestant, college graduate, electronics engineer, married, no children, good health, enjoys sport, grew up in ghetto.
Mr. Blake: 51 yrs., white, American, Morman, B.Sc. in mechanics, very handy, 4 children, good health, enjoys outdoors and working in his shop.
Father Francis: 37 yrs., white, Irish, Catholic, college plus seminary, priest, active in civil rights, criticised for his liberal views, good health, former university athlete.
Dr. Gonzales: 66 years, Spanish American, Catholic, doctor in general practice, 2 heart attacks in past five years, but continues to practice.
Jack Davis: 23 yrs., white, Australian, Protestant, soldier trained in bush survival tactics, fit, healthy, high school education.
Rachael Jones: 24 yrs., white, British, wiccan, in good health, environmentalist, peace activist, degree in marine biology.
Lee Chin: Female, 58 yrs., Chinese Australian, atheist, divorced, diabetic, astronomer, keen gardener.
Mohammed Alouni: 34 yrs., male, Arab-American, Muslim, journalist, good health, married, no children.
Mrs. Abeer Alouni: 32 yrs., female, Egyptian, Muslim, lawyer, good health, active in the community, no children.
Mr. Abasi Adoyo: 28 yrs., black, male, Kenyan, Degree in Engineering, good health, single, one child.
Jomo Adoyo: 10 yrs., black, male, Kenyan, healthy, IQ 165, interested in science and maths.
Miss Svetlana Anosov: 19 yrs., female, Russian on holidays, atheist, to start university when she returns to Russia majoring in mathematics, suffers from epilepsy, single, no children.
Miss Akari Tanaka: 15 yrs., female, Japanese, healthy, high school education, only speaks Japanese.
Ms Ilse Engel: 27 yrs., female, German, lesbian feminist, degree in politics, speaks 4 languages, healthy, interested in History.
Daniel Ben-Tikvah: 35 yrs., male, Israeli/Jewish, trained soldier, healthy, interested in politics, widower, no children. Interested in horticulture, owns and operates a small farm.
James Band: 40 yrs., male, white, British, member of an ultra-right-wing white supremacist group, makes no secret of his racism, construction engineer, very fit ex-boxer, Protestant.