the first game requires strategic,logical thinking and forecasting action - reaction decision making. Secret diplomacy, regular talks with other players, and the ability to cooperate is important. It is typical realpolitic game. Those are mental traits, that u don't need, to play
. Overall rules you have on the page + images of case studying, but they are simple. The most intresting point, is that you are playing with humans, thus they can make unrational decions...just like humans do.
This game was one of my lecturers. Same rules, same states. I remeber, while the training round was on, in a same group was guy with his gf. The game was on, he decided to make rational decision to survive in game. He attacked state that his gf was in lead of. The girls after two rounds rushed from the room crying out loudly