WHY OPEN THE RULES?
Created by Yoav Duman
Public teaching edition - November 2026

START HERE
Open Why_Open_the_Rules.html in a browser to play offline.
Open Guides/student.html for student instructions, or Guides/instructor.html to teach the activity.
The complete printable packet is Guides/Teaching_Packet.pdf.

Five historical cases: South Korea, Poland, South Africa, Ghana and Taiwan.
The final Republic of Orvessa is invented. Branch reactions are simplified modeled possibilities, not historical evidence.

THREE MODES
Explore: choose countries freely, with optional writing and claim checks.
Practice: writing is optional; claim checks provide feedback and retries.
Class: use the instructor's assigned countries (at least two; all five selected by default), add name/class and complete the existing in-game writing and final tasks.

The printable Assignment is an alternative/reference for the same tasks. It does not add required writing. Students normally type in the game, save a readable report, and submit it through Canvas or the course method.

SAVE AND RESUME
The game saves on the current browser/device when storage is available.
Backup downloads an editable JSON record; Restore opens it.
Print / PDF and Text create readable reports, including partial work. These are different from a progress backup. Downloading does not submit anything.
Saves do not move automatically between websites, browsers, online/offline copies or devices. Download a Backup before changing, then Restore in the matching game.

WHAT IS IN THIS PACK
The complete offline game; instructor/student guides; printable assignment; editable Word documents; source notes in PDF/HTML/text/JSON; a combined printable packet; optimized cover art and creation notes.
The historical source appendix and instructor guide contain later historical reveals and discussion cues. Use them at the point appropriate for your lesson. All facts required to play are supplied in the game; opening external sources is optional and requires internet.
High-resolution cover originals and the five country illustrations are available separately in Artwork_Archive.zip on each activity page.

ONLINE
https://possiblestates.com/simulations/why-open-the-rules
https://yoavduman.com/lab/why-open-the-rules

CREDIT AND USE
Keep the creator and source credits. Teaching documents may be used/adapted for educational use with credit. The supplied unmodified offline HTML may be privately provided to learners under the site's offline-file permission. Software, artwork, branding and third-party materials have separate terms; see https://possiblestates.com/reuse .

This edition provides guided reasoning, not automatic grades or evidence of measured learning gains. Timing and learning outcomes need classroom observation.
