What is a maze? A maze is a puzzling game. A garden maze is a network, or labyrinth, of paths between high hedges. The puzzle is to find the paths that will lead most quickly to the exit, but the hedges prevent you from seeing where alternative routes lead. The aim is not to reach the exit as quickly as possible, but to solve the problem effectively. The entrance is 'the situation'. Everyone starts here, and then chooses a course of action - click on number 1 and begin ...
The chief-of-staff reports that the airport in Zatalia is just within range of your longest-range aircraft. A rescue operation would be highly dangerous but technically possible. Your army has detailed knowledge of the airport as your instructors trained the Zatalian army.
There is a sudden new development in the situation.
You have made your proposal to the cabinet. They don't want to risk sending a former minister to Zatalia. They feel that the President of Zataliais very unreliable and pro-hijacker. He might decide to hold the ex-minister as a hostage.
One member of the cabinet knows a colonel in your army who is a close friend of the Zatalian President. He suggests that this colonel should open secret phone negotiations with the President of Zatalia.The cabinet splits 50/50 on this suggestion.
What are you going to do with your casting vote?
You send a message to the hijackers. You accept an exchange of prisoners for hostages, but you demand that the exchange takes place in Corrupta. The hijackers flatly refuse. They say that the exchange can only take place in the airport of Zatalia where they are in control.
What do you do now?
6 Ask Globalia to put pressure on Zatalia to stop helping the hijackers.
The President of Zatalia makes public your threat to bomb his capital. This causes great anger in the world press. The UN Security Council meets. Globalia warns you not to go ahead. The President od Corrupta also warns you against bombing the capital of Zatalia .
You send the terrorists from you jails and those from countries A, B and C to the airport in Zatalia. The hijackers release only half of your nationals. They keep the rest as hostages snd demand a huge cash ransom for them.
You have been tricked!
You have asked Corrupta to negotiate with the hijackers. Their foreign ministry refuses. They suggest their representatives from your country and Corrupta get together to negotiate with the hijackers.
How should you react to this?
Globalia discusses the situation with the Zatalian government, but does nothing. It is clear that Globalia won't take any real action. There is a sudden new development. Find out what it is.