A new game from the UN's Refugee Agency (UNHCR) - Against All Odds - lets you play a political dissident who must escape his country and seek refuge elsewhere. Besides teaching the prospective refugee to turn against his friends and neighbors, the agency also points out the only place to seek refuge in the unnamed country: the local church.
The hardest part of the game? Matching inventions to their country of origin. Apparently it was important for the UNHCR to point out that Americans did not invent everything. I'm sure that's useful to refugees.Update: In this segment of the game, the refugee already crossed over to a neighboring country and needs to find shelter for the night. Besides the welcoming church he meets racists, thugs and people who are afraid to help.
