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Helica Gold Project is a simulation game set in the imaginary country of the Republic of Helica. It has recently emerged from a civil war and has held democratic elections but has relatively high levels of corruption and weak governance. Tensions remain high between the different, tribally-differentiated regions of the country. There are tensions too between the traditional power structures and lines of authority of the long-established tribes and the more recently established structure of local government. The federal government is promoting greater national independence and self-sufficiency. The game revolves around the discovery and proposed development of major gold reserves by a London-headquartered gold mining company which is listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges; Beaumont Gold. In order to meet legal permitting requirements to continue into the next stage of development, Beaumont …