COLLECTION GAME ROLES

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06714444
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2017-01240
• Publication Date: February 1, 2017

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POLITICAL ANALYST
Your role: You assess the domestic politics and international relations of foreign
governments and entities, examining their goals and motivations, ideologies,
resources and capabilities, decision making processes, and the impact of those
elements on US interests.
On your turn you may take two actions in any combination of the following:
� Move to a different collector in the same scenario, OR to the same collector in
different scenario
� Engage by placing one blue (political) gem your current location
� Roll a number of dice equal to the number of blue gems on your location to get
reporting to either place in the reports circle or reduce the crisis
At the end of your turn, draw a Collection Card and resolve it as instructed.
Collaboration Bonus: You are highly effective at building networks among collectors
who work political issues, and can leverage that network to help your colleagues.
Players who are collocated with you can roll one additional die when rolling for
reporting if there are any blue gems on the Collector Space.
MILITARY ANALYST
Your role: You evaluate the strategic capabilities, intentions, and decision making of
foreign national security establishments and non-state actors such as terrorist and
insurgency groups, and examine political-military issues such as civil-military relations,
regional security arrangements, military diplomacy, and peacekeeping operations.
On your turn you may take two actions in any combination of the following:
� Move to a different collector in the same scenario, OR to the same collector in
different scenario
� Engage by placing one red (military) gem your current location
� Roll a number of dice equal to the number of red gems on your location to get
reporting to either place in the reports circle or reduce the crisis
At the ,end of your turn, draw a Collection Card and resolve it as instructed.
Collaboration Bonus: You are highly effective at building networks among collectors
who work military issues, and can leverage that network to help your colleagues.
Players who are collocated with you can roll one additional die when rolling for
reporting if there are any red gems on your current location.
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THE COLLECTORS
DH (Defense HUMINT): Disseminates information gathered by US military
personnel, including military attaches and representatives overseas.
OSE (Open Source Enterprise): Collects, translates and disseminates open
source material from around the world, including foreign newspapers, journals,
radio and television stations.
DO (CIA Directorate of Operations): Clandestinely collects foreign intelligence
from human sources.
NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency): Collects and analyzes imagery
from many sources, including satellites and airborne vehicles.
NSA (National Security Agency): Collects and analyzes intelligence from the
interception and decryption of data transmissions.
STATE (State Department): Not technically a collector; disseminates insights
gathered by US diplomatic personnel overseas.
THE COLLECTORS
DH (Defense HUMINT): Disseminates information gathered by US military
personnel, including military attaches and representatives overseas.
OSE (Open Source Enterprise): Collects, translates and disseminates open
source material from around the world, including foreign newspapers, journals,
radio and television stations.
DO (CIA Directorate of Operations): Clandestinely collects foreign intelligence
from human sources.
NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency): Collects and analyzes imagery
from many sources, including satellites and airborne vehicles.
NSA (National Security Agency): Collects and analyzes intelligence from the
interception and decryption of data transmissions.
STATE (State Department): Not technically a collector; disseminates insights
gathered by US diplomatic personnel overseas.
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ECONOMIC ANALYST
Your role: You assess economic, trade, and financial issues that affect US security
interests. You might look broadly at the macroeconomic and microeconomic issues
facing foreign countries, or delve deeply into illicit financial activities, including terrorist
and criminal networks, money laundering, or foreign corruption.
On your turn you may take two actions in any combination of the following:
� Move to a different collector in the same scenario, OR to the same collector in
different scenario
� Engage by placing one green (economic) gem your current location
� Roll a number of dice equal to the number of green gems on your location to
get reporting to either place in the reports circle or reduce the crisis
At the end of your turn, draw a Collection Card and resolve it as instructed.
Collaboration Bonus: You are highly effective at building networks among collectors
who work economic issues, and can leverage that network to help your colleagues.
Players who are collocated with you can roll one additional die when rolling for
reporting if there are any green gems on your current location.
cOLLECTION ANALYST
Your role: You apply your expertise on US intelligence collection systems,
capabilities, processes, and policies to examine collection developments, their effect
on analysis, and develop strategies to overcome collection challenges.
On your turn you may take two actions in any combination of the following:
� Move to a different collector in the same scenario, OR to the same collector in
different scenario
o� Engage by placing one of any color gem your current location
� Roll a number of dice equal to half the number (rounded up) of any one color
of gem on your space to get a report of that color for the reports circle. You
cannot use reporting to reduce the crisis level.
At the end of your turn, draw a Collection Card and resolve it as instructed.
Collaboration Bonus: Your understanding of collection capabilities can help make
all collectors more responses to analysts' needs. Players colocated with you benefit
from a temporary +1 to any collectors level on the Response Ladder when rolling for
reporting.
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THE COLLECTORS
DH (Defense HUMINT): Disseminates information gathered by US military
personnel, including military attaches and representatives overseas.
OSE (Open Source Enterprise): Collects, translates and disseminates open
source material from around the world, including foreign newspapers, journals,
radio and television stations.
DO (CIA Directorate of Operations): Clandestinely collects foreign intelligence
from human sources.
NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency): Collects and analyzes imagery
from many sources, including satellites and airborne vehicles.
NSA (National Security Agency): Collects and analyzes intelligence from the
interception and decryption of data transmissions.
STATE (State Department): Not technically a collector; disseminates insights
gathered by US diplomatic personnel overseas.
THE COLLECTORS
DH (Defense HUMINT): Disseminates information gathered by US military
personnel, including military attaches and representatives overseas.
OSE (Open Source Enterprise): Collects, translates and disseminates open
source material from around the world, including foreign newspapers, journals,
radio and television stations.
DO (CIA Directorate of Operations): Clandestinely collects foreign intelligence
from human sources.
NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency): Collects and analyzes imagery
from many sources, including satellites and airborne vehicles.
NSA (National Security Agency): Collects and analyzes intelligence from the
interception and decryption of data transmissions.
STATE (State Department): Not technically a collector; disseminates insights
gathered by US diplomatic personnel overseas.
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LEADERSHIP ANALYST
Your role: You seek to understand the intent and activities of foreign decision-
makers, providing the insights that US policymakers need to anticipate the motivations
and activities of their foreign counterparts, or to understand the actions of key non-
state actors around the globe.
On your turn you may take two actions in any combination of the following:
� Move to a different collector in the same scenario, OR to the same collector in
different scenario
� Engage by placing one blue (political) gem your current location
� Roll a number of dice equal to the number of blue gems on your location to get
reporting to either place in the reports circle or reduce the crisis
At the end of your turn, draw a Collection Card and resolve it as instructed.
Collaboration Bonus: Your support to State Department policymakers and use of
open source reporting has built relationships and knowledge you can leverage on
behalf of colleagues. Players collocated with you benefit from a temporary +1 to
OSE's or STATE's level on the Response Ladder when rolling for reporting.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & WEAPONS ANALYST
Your role: You analyze challenging national security issues including foreign
weapons development, weapons proliferation, cyber warfare, and emerging
technologies, applying your scientific and technical knowledge to solve complex
intelligence problems.
On your turn you may take two actions in any combination of the following:
� Move to a different collector in the same scenario, OR to the same collector in
different scenario
� Engage by placing one red (military) gem your current location
� Roll a number of dice equal to the number of red gems on your location to get
reporting to either place in the reports circle or reduce the crisis
At the end of your turn, draw a Collection Card and resolve it as instructed.
Collaboration Bonus: Your in-depth technical knowledge has built bridges to
technical collectors you can leverage on behalf of colleagues. Players collocated with
you benefit from a temporary +1 to NGA's or NSA's level on the Response Ladder
when rolling for reporting.
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THE COLLECTORS
DH (Defense HUMINT): Disseminates information gathered by US military
personnel, including military attaches and representatives overseas.
OSE (Open Source Enterprise): Collects, translates and disseminates open
source material from around the world, including foreign newspapers, journals,
radio and television stations.
DO (CIA Directorate of Operations): Clandestinely collects foreign intelligence
from human sources.
NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency): Collects and analyzes imagery
from many sources, including satellites and airborne vehicles.
NSA (National Security Agency): Collects and analyzes intelligence from the
interception and decryption of data transmissions.
STATE (State Department): Not technically a collector; disseminates insights
gathered by US diplomatic personnel overseas.
THE COLLECTORS
DH (Defense HUMINT): Disseminates information gathered by US military
personnel, including military attaches and representatives overseas.
OSE (Open Source Enterprise): Collects, translates and disseminates open
source material from around the world, including foreign newspapers, journals,
radio and television stations.
DO (CIA Directorate of Operations): Clandestinely collects foreign intelligence
from human sources.
NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency): Collects and analyzes imagery
from many sources, including satellites and airborne vehicles.
NSA (National Security Agency): Collects and analyzes intelligence from the
interception and decryption of data transmissions.
STATE (State Department): Not technically a collector; disseminates insights
gathered by US diplomatic personnel overseas.
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TARGETING ANALYST
Your role: You bring analysis and operations together, unique datasets and network
analysis to identify key figures and organizations who pose a threat to the US, and
evaluate the risks and benefits of proposed operations to disrupt their activities.
On your turn you may take two actions in any combination of the following:
� Move to a different collector in the same scenario, OR to the same collector in
different scenario
� Engage by placing one of any color gem your current location
� Roll a number of dice equal to half the number (rounded up) of any one color
gem on your location to get a report of that color to either place in the reports
circle or reduce the crisis level.
At the end of your turn, draw a Collection Card and resolve it as instructed.
Collaboration Bonus: Your support to collection operations helps certain collectors
more effectively use the resources they have at hand to find useful sources. Players
collocated with you benefit from a temporary +1 to DH's, DO's, or NSA's level on the
Response Ladder when rolling for reporting.
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THE COLLECTORS
DH (Defense HUMINT): Disseminates information gathered by US military
personnel, including military attaches and representatives overseas.
OSE (Open Source Enterprise): Collects, translates and disseminates open
source material from around the world, including foreign newspapers, journals,
radio and television stations.
DO (CIA Directorate of Operations): Clandestinely collects foreign intelligence
from human sources.
NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency): Collects and analyzes imagery
from many sources, including satellites and airborne vehicles.
NSA (National Security Agency): Collects and analyzes intelligence from the
interception and decryption of data transmissions.
STATE (State Department): Not technically a collector; disseminates insights
gathered by US diplomatic personnel overseas.
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