Gazillionaire- Business Simulation Game

BUSINESS SIMULATION GAME-
GAZILLIONAIRE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
 This study highlighted the strategies that have been
used in the business simulation game.
 Gazillionaire is a popular business simulation game
which can help the players to develop business
strategies.
 They can also understand the way the business
strategies can be executed in real businesses.
 The effectiveness of the strategies have been also
discussed in this study.
 Lastly, a self-reflection about the learning outcomes
from the game has been provided.

INTRODUCTION..
 Gazillionaire is a business simulation game which
was released in the year 1994 ("Save 25% on
Gazillionaire on Steam", 2020).
 This game has the option of playing as single player
or can be played in a group ("Gazillionaire - Business
Simulation Games Best Money Financial Sims",
2020).
 The strategy is to increase the business profits by
managing and selling the properties on the planets.
 The player who will be able to achieve the top
position in the marketplace will be the winner.

GAME OUTLINE
 This game requires selecting a spaceship which
would take the players to the planets.
 Then, each player wait for their turn after the
completion of the activity of the other player.
 In this way, the focus is to buy and sell the
properties effectively.
 Through this game, players become aware of the
techniques of trading with the dealers which are the
aliens in this game.
 This game also helps the players to be aware of the
process of gaining competitive advantage.

STRATEGIES TO BE USED..
 The first strategy is to buy a cost-effective and
efficient spaceship to reach the planets.
 Then, the next strategy will be to identify the
suitable properties which can be brought
 The properties need to be selected as per their
demand in the market of the planets.
 Then, the focus needs to be on managing the
properties effectively.
 This would help in selling the properties to the alient
at higher price than competitors.

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRATEGIES:
 These strategies can help the players to understand
the factors which can help in gaining competitive
advantage.
 These strategies can also help in understanding the
processes by which profits can be increased (Lin, Wen
& Wang, 2018).
 This would help them to increase their position in the
marketplace.
 It would be possible to manage the profits along with
repaying the loans
 The factors behind difference in the pricing can be
identified.

THE COMPETITORS…
 There are total 6 competitors
 The competitors of this simulation game are:
1. Gizzy shipping
2. Puffer Inc.
3. Trading Corp. IV
4. Roke Transport
5. Vandergriff Ltd
6. Hoff Meister

STRATEGIES THAT HAVE BEEN USED..
 A spaceship was bought which could accommodate 8
players.
 Then, after reaching the planet, each player waited
for their turn after the completion of the activity of
the other player.
 Loans were taken in order to buy properties in the
other planets.
 Strategies were made to fill up the stocks so that the
properties could be maintained effectively
 Insurance agents were selected in accordance with
the available stock amounts.

DETAILS OF THE OPERATION…
 Design-specific approach has been implemented
 A reasonable approach has been developed
 The focus has been to increase the capital amount
 The attributes of profits and losses have been
identified as well.
 The dimensions of business relationship have been
analyzed and applied.
 This helped in completing the process of trading
successfully.

SELF-REFLECTION
 From this game, it has been possible to identify the
techniques of effective trading successfully.
 This game has helped me realize the importance of
resource management and demand based profit
making interventions.
 The standard qualities of business management
have been identified through this game.
 A practical knowledge about business management
has been gained through this game.

CONCLUSIONS..
 This business simulation game has been extremely
effective on learning about business management.
 Some important strategies have been developed
regarding the process of playing the game.
 The strategies have been based on the methods of
trading with the aliens.
 The strategies on competitive advantages in this
game have been also developed.

REFERENCES..
 Gazillionaire - Business Simulation Games Best
Money Financial Sims. (2020). Retrieved 19 January
2020, from http://www.gazillionaire.com/index.php
 Lin, H. H., Yen, W. C., & Wang, Y. S. (2018).
Investigating the effect of learning method and
motivation on learning performance in a business
simulation system context: An experimental
study. Computers & Education, 127, 30-40.
 Save 25% on Gazillionaire on Steam. (2020).
Retrieved 19 January 2020, from
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1169100/Gazilli
onaire/