Play Ocracy
Ocracy is completely free to play! Follow the steps below to build your own copy and play Ocracy at home!
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Print Out Cards
Print out all the cards needed to play Ocracy, including 60 Institution Cards, 7 Event Cards, 14 Structure Cards, and 12 Reference Cards by following this link. The cards are semi-designed, all are one-sided. To save paper, laminate your cards or print them out using cardstock so you can reuse them!
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Gather Components
Besides cards, Ocracy requires three types of markers to note point totals and the amount of times a card has been used. In my demo version, I purchased three colors of base ten blocks --- in the rulebook, I refer to them as Red, Blue, and Yellow Cubes. If you don't have access to cubes, any household items could work: Multicolored marbles, m&ms, thumb tacks (instead of using colors, use different objects). Players can also print and cut out this file, which has the appropriate number of colored squares. Dry erase markers may work on laminated cards.
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Play!
Ocracy in the Classroom
Ocracy teachers players about how governments are structured and about institutions outside of the U.S., making it a great tool for teachers! Beyond playing the game, educators can use Ocracy materials for fun civics projects. Have students build their own government on the merits of an institution (as opposed to a card ability) and justify it. Have students make their own Ocracy cards or redo the points on existing cards based on course content. Ocracy is meant to build enthusiasm for government --- the classroom is the best place to do that!