Comparative politics / Nationalism, institutions & belonging
Reply Across
Two turning points.
Your reply.
Your advice arrives before hindsight. Two envelopes take you to Canada in 1992 and India in 1956, when the next arrangement was still contested. In Reply Across, recommend a proposal, preserve what you expect, answer an objection and later reopen your prediction beside the historical record. Compare federal powers, internal minorities and the categories used to count people—then decide which parts of your explanation can travel. A narrative simulation for students with a basic introduction to nationalism. About 45–60 minutes, with an optional ten-minute Spain postscript comparing Catalonia and the Basque Country. Save and print your addressed reply. Created by Yoav Duman.
45–60 minutes · optional +10
Created by Yoav Duman · Version 2
Open the first envelope.
Begin after an introduction to nationalism. Advise Canada and India before hindsight, then revisit your predictions beside the record.
No student account required. Progress saves in this browser; download a JSON backup to move your work to another device. Open the game on its own
For players and instructors
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Saving, printing, pacing, optional comparisons, classroom preparation, discussion questions and a rubric for reviewing the reasoning in each record.
Classroom notes
Created by Yoav Duman. Version 2. Begin after an introduction to nationalism. Advise Canada and India before hindsight, then revisit your predictions beside the record. The player and instructor manual includes preparation, pacing, saving, printing, discussion questions and a rubric for reviewing reasoning. Completion is not an automatic learning score.
Print or save a PDF of your learning record, download a readable TXT report, or keep a JSON backup to resume later. If you began on the separate Reply Across site, download your progress there and restore that file here. Your written responses are yours; the simulation does not automatically grade them.