Bark Beetle Outbreak Game

 

Game Objective:

To model the plight of pine trees because of mountain pine beetle outbreaks

 

Procedures and Rules of the Game:

 

 

 


Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Beetle lands on tree and decides to stay
Action: Place one beetle on one tree

Climate Change allows population to double
Action: Add double the amount of beetles to all trees. If a tree does not have a beetle, then add only one to that tree

Climate Change allows population to double
Action: Add double the amount of beetles to all trees. If a tree does not have a beetle, then add only one to that tree

Beetle lands on tree and flies away
Action: Remove one beetle from one tree

Beetle lands on tree and flies away
Action: Remove one beetle from one tree

Beetle lands on tree and flies away
Action: Remove one beetle from one tree

Beetle lands on tree and flies away
Action: Remove one beetle from one tree

Beetle lands on tree and flies away
Action: Remove one beetle from one tree

Surviving beetle creates a pheromone and attracts other beetles to the tree
Action: Add 4 beetles to a tree

Surviving beetle eggs hatch, larvae grow, and attack another tree
Action: Add 10 beetles to the forest, scattered throughout the trees

Surviving beetle eggs hatch, larvae grow, and attack another tree
Action: Add 10 beetles to the forest, scattered throughout the trees

Surviving beetle eggs hatch, larvae grow, and attack another tree
Action: 5 more trees infested with 1 beetle each

Surviving beetle eggs hatch, larvae grow, and attack another tree
Action: 5 more trees infested with 1 beetle each

Surviving beetle eggs hatch, larvae grow, and attack another tree
Action: 5 more trees infested with 1 beetle each

Scientists develop a way to prevent beetles from producing pheromones
Action: Remove beetles from 10 trees

Scientists develop a way to prevent beetles from producing pheromones
Action: Remove beetles from 10 trees

Pine tree reacts against burrowing beetle
Action: Remove beetles from any tree with one beetle

Pine tree reacts against burrowing beetle
Action: Remove beetles from any tree with one beetle

Pine tree reacts against burrowing beetle
Action: Remove beetles from any tree with one beetle

Pine tree reacts against burrowing beetle
Action: Remove beetles from any tree with one beetle

Pine tree reacts against burrowing beetle
Action: Remove beetles from any tree with one beetle

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