This is a game that I developed for a small group of people. The group considers "bills" on national, local and/or family level issues that are interesting to the group. For every bill the group will elect a member as a "representative", presumably to represent group on the particular issue at some larger assembly or congress at some future date.
The game plays like this: Everybody takes turn to act as a sponsor to introduce a bill to be considered by the group. Each player will decide his/her position on the bill (or more precisely whether he/she will vote for or against the bill at the future congress if he/she get elected) without knowing other players' positions. Each player will also give vote to one group member as the representative. One cannot vote for oneself and the bill sponsor. Players will vote without knowing each other's positions or votes on the particular bill but with full knowledge of all previous positions and votes of everybody. The group member got the majority votes will serve as the representative. If need be, dice can be used to break a tie.
Obviously, the member you voted for may or may not take position on the bill the way you wanted. The group representative (which maybe the one you voted for, and maybe not) may not take the position the way you wanted. What's more, the elected representative may not take the position the majority of the group member would wanted though he got a majority of votes. Sad? maybe, at least sometimes. Realistic? you bet. After the voting, a debate will follow so players know each other's reason for or against the bill. And optionally the bill can be amended in various ways and reconsidered by the group.
more detail at:
http://turing-test-two.com/ttt/democracy101.html
