The game is designed around the World Model - its circular shape represents an intuitive holism that contains the 12 nodes (critical life areas for a healthy human-planet system) and they form a web of interconnection. There are 66 connections in total and thousands of patterns of systemic effects that can be explored in different ways through workshopping with the game.

This first iteration of the game was designed with the initial aim of placing a specific bioregion (in this case the Isle of Man, a self-governing UK Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea with a population of approximately 84,000) at the centre of focus. Around the outside of the board are 12 ‘nodes’, each represented by a different coloured circle

To create true change, the interdependent and whole nature of the human/ecological system must be taken into account, and in light of this, the 12 nodes each represent a different aspect of this greater system and help players to cultivate a holistic perspective in which nothing significant is left out. Keep moving through this carousel to find out more about the 12 nodes.

Imagination is a powerful tool. When you frame problem solving in the context of playing a game, we naturally open up to creativity and collaboration. What if we were able to create a collective vision of the future that was so inspiring, imaginative and wonderful, we were willing to do whatever it takes to get there?

As players connect with the board and are encouraged to interact with it in different ways, conversations start, initially between facilitators and players, but also take on a life of their own as players start to interact with each other, and meaningful conversations, connections and collaborations begin to form. Players may even decide to create their own rules to the game!

Node 1 is all about wellbeing. This includes topics around population health (physical & mental), sense of security, happiness and creative expression.

Node 2 is all about food. This includes topics around Agriculture and horticulture, food quality, nutritional balance, food security and equitable distribution.

Node 3 is all about trade. This includes topics around transportation of goods, free/fair trade, markets and agreements and regional economies.

Node 4 is all about energy. This includes topics around energy security, types of energy (fossil sources, renewable resources etc) energy efficiency and distribution.

Node 5 is all about Climate. This includes topics around weather patterns, greenhouse gas emissions, temperature rise, ice melt and sea level and mitigation activity.

Node 6 is all about biosphere. This includes topics around species extinction, wilderness, pollution, exploitation and degradation, conservation and restoration.

Node 7 is all about water. This includes topics around rainfall and ice-melt, rivers and lakes, irrigation & industrial demands, purity, distribution, scarcity & contamination.

Node 8 is all about habitat. This includes topics around settlements, infrastructure and utilities, design quality, degradation and restoration, urban ecological footprints.

Node 9 is all about wealth. This includes topics around finance, economy, values and life-style, work and reward, equity and distribution, freedom & regulation.

Node 10 is all about governance. This inludes topics around political systems, civic participation, local, national & international policies and regulation.

Node 11 is all about community. This includes topics around living arrangements, life span education, civic capacity, social capital, resilience.

Node 12 is all about worldview. This includes topics around dominant belief systems, tolerance & fundamentalism, values & outlooks, ideologies & utopias, fixed or dynamic attitudes.