In Enders Game by Orson Scott Card What is this game they always talk about?

Question

What is it? and how is it played or whatever? please be detailed and thank you

Answer 1

Well, there are a few games that they play.

The first game that is played is the Fantasy Game played by Ender and the other Launchies when they first arrive. The children play out different events the computer sets before them, the computer then observes the children's reactions and how they solve the problem. The computer then sends this information to the teachers, thus allowing the teachers to get to know the children's psychology and determine how they will react to situations in the Battle Room and with the other children.

There is also a Game Room at Battle School the allows the children to play strategy games and to compete with eachother.

Another game that the children of Battle School play is is the Battle Room games. The children are put into 'armies' of 41 that contain a commander, toon leaders, and soldiers. Two armies battle eachother in the null gravity battle room; they each have guns that 'freeze'  the opponent they shoot at. The commanders come up with strategies to defeat the other army, the commander then gives the orders to the toon leaders who then direct the soldiers accordingly. The goal is to disable or freeze all of the other army's children, then four children of the winning army press their helmets to the four corners of the enemies gate while a fifth passes through the gate, ending the game.

Another game that is played in Ender's Game is the Simulation Games played at Command school by Ender and various other children from Battle School. It is very simillar to the Battle Room games, except their is no other army to fight against, just simulations of fighting Buggar ships. Ender is the Commander while the other Battle School students act as Ender's Toon Leaders; they all work together to command their ships to detroy the simualted Buggar ships.

The last game that is played in this book is not an official game, but is the Game the inspires the title Ender's Game. The teachers are always pushing Ender as hard as they can and Ender is always pushing back, they ignore the rules and make it difficult for Ender to succeed. So in a way it is like a Game that Ender plays with the teachers, and the other children of Battle school realize this, that it is not about them, but that it is Ender's Game.

Well I hope this helps!

Answer 2

The game was that the ideas that Ender and his team came up with were real battle strategies against the buggers, an insect-like race that was threatening humans.

Answer 3

What game are you talking about?

The room where the toons duel? The games where he's fighting buggers? Or the games he plays on his desk?

Be specific please.

Edit: Read the book, it's not that bad.