Frequently Asked Questions

Three people can play the Big Timer game. This setup facilitates faster gameplay and provides clearer insight into your friends’ thought processes and decision-making skills.

A game can be played in 30 minutes with three players per deck of cards. It’s quick to learn and even quicker to play. However, playing the game isn’t the end goal. The game creates opportunities for the facilitator to engage players in a post-session discussion. That’s where the real learning begins!

Nic Sim of Redbox Studio is the creator of this game. He had a brainwave in 2014, recognizing that many business owners didn’t pay attention to core business fundamentals thereby failing to achieve their desired results. This game translates strategic thinking, resource management and decision-making into a visual format, enabling business owners to learn how to unlock profit potential in their businesses. The game has undergone beta-testing with a variety of groups from teenagers to adults, from employees to entrepreneurs. We’ve run our game workshops in Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching and Singapore since 2016. It has also been used within multinational companies to teach entrepreneurship thinking among employees. 

The Big Timer is a strategy game designed for leaders and entrepreneurs to make strategic decisions, manage resources effectively, and elevate their business in a fun and wholesome way. 

Unlike other games that prioritize money as a vital resource, the Big Timer emphasizes time. Time is a more critical resource than money, given that everyone has an equal amount each day. However, the way we use our time can differ significantly. Some people waste time on trivial business activities, while others optimize their time to achieve substantial results.

This game mirrors the decision-making processes in our real lives, highlighting the importance of focus. The right focus can drive your business forward, whereas misplaced focus can result in stagnation.

The game also encourages us to question our strategic assumptions, as the strategy that led to current success may not necessarily lead to future growth.

As a coach, trainer, or facilitator, you can utilize the Big Timer game as an educational tool to foster post-game discussions about strategy, time prioritization, goal setting, customers, marketing, and business systems. Please reach out to us for more information.

At present, the Big Timer game is not available for purchase as it necessitates facilitation to optimize gameplay and enrich participants’ experience. We collaborate with coaches, trainers, and facilitators to make this game accessible to you.

When Big Timer game workshops are available, they’re listed on this website. To stay updated and informed, join our mailing list. Or follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn. 

We will be conducting our trainers’ workshop in the final quarter of this year (2025) where you can be trained to use our Big Timer game. Register HERE and we will keep you updated about the Big Timer trainers’ workshop.