Against All Odds is an online game created to increase players’ awareness and knowledge about refugee situations by putting players in the position of a refugee. The game was created by the UNHCR, A United Nations Refugee Agency and is accessible to players in multiple languages.

The game starts out informing you that you are living in danger and must flee your country to survive, immediately submerging the player into the experience of being a refuge.

Next you go through three stages,

1. War and Conflict: This section contains information about the rights that all people, including refugees, have.
   
   In the first scene you are subject to interrogation. Depending on your response you may suffer some severe consequences. After each response you have the option to continue with interrogation or gather “Webfacts” which is more information about the content of the interrogation question. All along the way you are required to make difficult decisions.
   
   
2. Borderland: This section contains information about who is considered a refugee and descriptions of the different options they have for finding a safe haven.
3. A New Life: This section contains information on how refugees try to transition to their new life in a new country.

Throughout each stage players will encounter several obstacles. Along the way players can read profiles of real people who left their homes to escape political persecution, profiles of people who are trying to find new homes, and read stories and watch personal narratives of individuals describing the refugee experience. This game is very engaging and interesting to play and while it is designed for school age children, adults can also benefit from the experience.

To learn more about the UNHR click here
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home

To play click here
http://www.playagainstallodds.com/