(Posted by: Admin on Jul 16, 2006)
Type: Political and Social 

3rd World Farmer

3rd World Farmer, a 2005 student project from the IT University of Copenhagen, challenges players to keep themselves and their families alive while managing a farm in poverty and conflict-stricken Africa. Make every dollar count as you plant your crops for the year and hope for a good harvest. If fortune smiles upon you, maybe you'll have earned enough money to buy a shovel but don't get too cocky, since the word "stability" isn't even in the dictionary where you live. Droughts can destroy your crops, disease can kill your livestock, civil wars can expose your farm to plundering from both sides, and falling market prices can render your goods worthless.

Monetary opportunities do occasionally present themselves. For instance, a Western chemical company may offer you a nice sum to lease a few of your acres to store a couple of their 'harmless" barrels. Take the offer and a family member might die from exposure to toxic materials. Refuse and they might die from starvation because you couldn't afford food that year.

URL: 3rd World Farmer