The Lobster Game

Lobster Game
Rules are very simple.
Pupils live on an island which has fishing for lobsters as its main industry. There are offshore and inshore places
to do your fishing. Each boat can carry 6 pots. Offshore lobsters are better than inshore lobsters and therefore
bring in more money. These prices depend on the type of weather. Weather is randomly controlled by rolling of
a dice. Good weather allows fishing in all parts of the island. Bad weather only allows inshore pots to be fished
as the offshore pots have been washed away.
Prices
Weather
1-5 is good weather, a 6 is bad weather. If there is bad weather then the following day a 5 or a 6 gives bad
weather. 3 consecutive days of bad weather is a hurricane and pupils lose their boats and must pay 150 to
have them replaced. Weather needs to be done for Sat & Sun just in case there is a hurricane on Sat, Sun or
Mon!
If they dont want to go fishing then they can work in the hotel but only earn 15. Nobody works on Saturday or
Sunday. However they must pay 80 per week for maintenance and food etc. Its best to do this on a
Saturday.

Weather

Inshore

Offshore

Good

3 per pot

5 per pot

Bad

5 per pot

COSTS 6 per pot.

Day

Inshore Offshor
e
Mon 3
3
Tue 4
2
We 2
4
d

Weathe
r
Good
Bad
Bad

Income

Costs

24
20
10

0
12
24

Profit
(I-C)
24
8
-14

Runnin
g total
24
32
18

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Inshore

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Living Costs

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Day off!

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Living Costs

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Day off!

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Inshore

Offshor Weathe Income Costs Profi Running

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Day off!

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Offshor Weathe Income Costs Profi Running

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Day off!

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Day off!

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Day

Inshore

Offshor Weathe Income Costs Profi Running

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total
(I-C)

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

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Sat

Living Costs

Sun

Day off!

Mon

Tue

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Living Costs

Sun

Day off!