# Budget trade-off game

> Department heads share one limited budget and a list of competing projects. To win, the group has to agree priorities rather than defend territory. Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes. Group size: 8–60 people. Setting: Indoor. Price from €3,600 per group. Popular locations include Istanbul, Antalya & Belek, Sapanca & Kartepe.

URL: https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/budget-trade-off-game
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Publisher: BravoDays (https://bravodays.com)

## Key facts

- **Duration:** 3 hours 30 minutes
- **Group size:** 8–60 people
- **Setting:** Indoor
- **Physical intensity:** Low intensity
- **Price from:** €3,600 per group
- **Available in:** Istanbul, Antalya & Belek, Sapanca & Kartepe

## Overview

Department heads share one limited budget and a list of competing projects. To win, the group has to agree priorities rather than defend territory.

Each participant represents a department with its own projects, targets and private information. The group shares a single budget that covers well under half of the requests. Over several rounds, participants negotiate, form alliances and make funding decisions, while events change the value of some projects.

Scoring rewards both departmental results and overall company performance, so participants feel the tension between "my area" and "our company". Information that would help the whole group is often held by one person, and the game shows how much depends on sharing it.

The debrief focuses on how priorities were set: which criteria were used, which voices dominated, and what a fair, transparent prioritisation process would look like for your real budget or roadmap.

## What your team will practise

- Agreeing criteria before arguing for projects
- Sharing information that helps the whole group
- Balancing team interests with company priorities
- Saying no to good projects in a transparent way

## Included

- Facilitator and assistant
- Role briefs, project cards and scoring sheets
- Adaptation of projects to your business on request
- Debrief and a draft prioritisation framework

## Not included

- Venue and catering unless booked with us

## Available in

- [Istanbul](https://bravodays.com/en/locations/istanbul)
- [Antalya & Belek](https://bravodays.com/en/locations/antalya-belek)
- [Sapanca & Kartepe](https://bravodays.com/en/locations/sapanca-kartepe)

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