Project 11- Week 2

3rdworldfarmerThis game was pretty difficult to master. 3rd World Farmer deals with the hardships of hunger and poverty, and the many obstacle that get in the way of prosperity. The game gives you several options in which you must choose wisely and select items that can earn wages during that year. At the ending of the year, the game shows how much you’ve earned, also what was lost, and how you were affected by it. It throws in some natural disasters, and seasonal changes that are out of your control. These changes kill your livestock, drowns your crops, and also affects your health. The children suffer as well, because if there isn’t enough money, then you can’t send them to school and they lack education. After each year, there’s usually a show that offers to pay for the family to dance in their show. Usually its about $50.00. This can help feed your family, or help you escape your debt. I found it crazy, that they offered to sell your family member to work in the city, so that you can get money upfront. Usually the money is around $5-$10, which is not a lot of money, but can help plant crops or buy livestock in order to sell. This game is nearly impossible to win. I played it for about an hour and a half, trying to master it. The most time I survived was about 5 years. There were too many natural disasters, diseases, and sickness in the family. I tried different tactics in order to survive and each one failed. I believe this game was designed perfectly for what it was named for. It is really impossible to win that came, or to complete about 10 years into the game.

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