## Description

_Ilha do Empreendedor_ (Portuguese for Entrepreneur’s Island) is an
educational business Simulator, focused in the five steps to open new
companies: Opportunity analysis, Planning, Gathering resources, Investment and
Opening. Three players play against each other trying to be the most
successful business manager in an in a card-game / board-game play style.

Before the game starts, players can customize their characters. The game is
turn based, with each turn representing a trimester. At the start of each
turn, players can select between an “idea card” or an “event card”. Ideas are
used to develop new business projects, and they vary from one to four of
profit level and can be used at any chosen time. Events can be positive or
negative and will affect players business immediately after drawn. The
experience ends with full reports on the player’s performances and strategies
that can be analyzed by a teacher / facilitator.

During each turn players can access the bank to loan money, check their
business details, acquire new resources, open new business and check the map.
To open a new business, players have to select a placement for it in the
island, which is given by the idea used (which can be commercial, industrial
or residential). They also have to spend four “resources cards” and invest
some money. Resources can be bought in the market, where eight resources per
turn are auctioned.

Ilha do Empreendedor