I chose to play the McDonalds game for Exercise 2.2. It was an interesting game considering the options that were given to improve sales. It allowed you to add hormones and animal parts to the feed, genetically enhance the soy, bribe different people and organizations, and a few other options. It took me a few times to learn the game and to figure out the process and what my goal was but overall it was a fun and addictive game.
The prices definitely determined what I would buy and how much. Because everything came at a cost, whether it was buying land to grow soy or firing employees, there were a lot of areas that you had to pay attention to. Not only were you responsible for the selling of the burgers but also how much soy you would produce, how many cattle to raise, what hormones would be added, who to pay off in order to keep organizations happy, and which marketing schemes were to be used. When I was making lots of money it really felt good and I felt like my hard work as a manager was paying off but when I lost the game by going bankrupt after decades of being in business it was sort of sad that I failed.
Overall I think after getting a feel for the game it was fun and I enjoyed seeing how my classmates did as well.
Hi Nicole, I can relate to how you felt during the game. It was quite hectic, wasn't it? And I also felt the pain of failing after decades of work there at the beginning. At times I was glad it was only a game. For now anyways... :)
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