Group decision on the moving of chess pawns is a useful way to demonstrate to students in a management development situation how ineffectively they use the resources available in a work situation. (MF)

How this technique was successfully used in one Minnesota high school's basic business courses is described. (MU)

A discussion of winning strategies in the game of NIM" is generalized to (positional) games in which the total number of moves is (bounded). (MM)

A collection of the following original games, adapted from traditional sports: frisbee baseball, rollerboard hockey, bell ball, throw and go netball, boardless basketball, crosseball, flag football, french dodgeball, korfbal, german bat ball, and flag football. (AP)

Discusses the use of simulation-gaming in teaching business communications courses. (JOW)

Over 600 talented elementary students in Massachusetts participated in a challenge program in which students were to devise a game format integrating math concepts into the theme "Futures: Fact or Fantasy." The challenge model can be used in other subjects to provide differentiated learning experiences for talented students. (CL)

A critic of science identifies the ground from which emanate toys, games, and inventive play. The knowledge and other prerequisites characterizing the inventor of pastimes are examined, touching on the correspondence existing between the biological/physical sciences and games/inventions. (Author/JN)

The rapid evolution of today's video games now fills arcades, snack bars, and homes with an array of highly interactive, graphically vivid technical devices. This electronic environment is creating a worldwide communication network. Developments in this area will be beneficial provided that appropriate media policies can be framed. (Author/JN)