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Note: This game, while based in fact, involves a measure of speculation.
The advisers are fictional.
It is December 1969, and you have drawn a low draft number in the U.S. government's draft lottery. Since you are not eligible for any deferments, this means you will soon be drafted to report for induction. You support the U.S. forces in Vietnam, yet believe the war itself is a mistake. And you don't want to be a victim of that mistake. Let's face it: You're afraid to die. You are torn between patriotism, principal and self-preservation. Social pressure is another part of your predicament: If you try to avoid service, many friends and family will think you're a coward. On the other hand, anti-war activists claim it takes courage to resist the war. You believe you have four basic choices: You could wait to be drafted, then report for duty; you could volunteer to your choice of the armed forces before you're drafted, hoping for a non-combat assignment; you could file for conscientious objector status; or you could evade the draft by fleeing to Canada. What do you do?
Father
Mother
Campus Radical
Click on an adviser for guidance.
Wait to be drafted
Volunteer
Conscientious objection
Flee to Canada
