Waimiri is a game about the aluminum trade in Brazil and was nominated for the Germaning Learning Prize 2006. The game concept: In the Brazilian rainforest, bauxite was found in the ancestral home of the Waimiri-Atroari (called the Waimiri in the game) - bauxite being the main aluminum ore. An international conglomerate has obtained a license from the Brazilian government to mine the ore. In this game, the Brazilian government, the mining company and the Waimiri negotiate the particulars and determine the consequences. Through construction of roads, factories and power plants the Waimiri lose their homeland.
Waimiri is a communications game for 3 groups, each of 3-10 players 14 and up, and is especially well suited for high schoolers from grades 9 to 12 learning about industry and the environment.
