Because 3rd world farmers need peanuts, too.

15Feb08

OK, I admit it. 3rd World Farmer is much more serious than I made it sound yesterday. In the game, you control a 3rd World family, and you need to make revenue. You’re in control of what crops the family grows, who goes to school and who does not, who dies and who gets born, pretty much everything.

This game’s site, www.3rdworldfarmer.com, says

We think the game has the potential to be an eye-opener to people who have become accustomed to the ordinary means of communicating third world desperation.

I rather cite comments from the Digg-entry on this game.

Apparently the key to success in any third world country is to raise an army of elephants and harvest tons of peanuts. It was right under our noses the entire time!

This game fails to show the hardships that a majority 3rd world famers face. What this game has taught me is that through hard work and a diversity of crops and livestock they can all be happy, we don’t need to do anything at all to help them. I’m pretty sure that’s not what the game designers wanted…

And yeah, I agree with them. It’s really unrealistic. The game could’ve been so much realistic, it really is a pity it is not. Don’t get me wrong, the game is still fun to play, but an eye-opener?  Nah, not at all.

Play the game here.

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