Kishwaukee Community College is offering a world of fun for anyone interested in learning about international relations and global problem solving.

The school will host World Game on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the college’s gymnasium at Route 38 and Malta Road. The gym floor will serve as a game board. A large world map will be spread across the floor.

Medard Gabel, World Game Institute director, said the game was created by R. Buckminster Fuller in 1974 to teach people about global problems and limitations.

The World Game Institute has loaned and set up games for colleges, high schools and corporations across the United States, Gable said.

Cori Shawel, a sophomore biology major at Kishwaukee, said she is participating because she wants to help the environment. She said “just watching would be respected” because it will be a “unique learning experience.”

The event, originally scheduled for Earth Day, has made Kishwaukee students more interested in environmental issues, said Jan Grainger, Kishwaukee biology instuctor and world game organizer.

Nancey Partch, Community Education and Services coordinator for Kishwaukee, said the map can accommodate 100 players and there is room for an additional 100 students to observe and interact off the map.

People participating in the simulation will learn about the world’s resources, geology, destructive capabilities and food distribution, Partch said.

Grainger said the game allows participants to make decision and interact to solve problems. “It is going to be a important learning experience,” she said.