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GAME OBJECTIVES
I was introduced to “Petals Around the Rose” by Dr. Richard Duke at the University of Michigan . Dr. Duke used to begin each of his gaming/simulation courses with this exercise. While some students would solve the problem right away, others would struggle all semester. It had taken Dr. Duke well over a year himself, and he would always explain that the smarter you were, the longer it took to figure it out.

The game is quite simple. Only a basic understanding of math is required and an open and creative mind. The game can be used as an example of how different people look at the world differently, and how these different ways of looking can yield different answers. In “Petals Around the Rose” there is always one correct answer. The problem is how we define the problem.

GAME INSTRUCTIONS

Press the “Roll” button to get started.
Enter how many petals you think are around the rose.
Press the “Check” button to check your answer.
Repeat steps 1-3 until you can get it right every time!

Once you have figured it out, don’t spoil the fun for others…let them figure it out for themselves!

“When you complain about how big your problems are, try to put them in the right perspective”
Bruno Medicina

“The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.” Anonymous

“To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.”
James P. Carse, Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

“Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You are not human beings; you are mere cogs in a machine. You suffer patiently, submitting to the cruelties of environment, when you, individually, have the possibilities of changing them.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti