The bank has developed a board game called Euro fit, which is designed to get businessmen into shape for European monetary union and promises to replace stress balls and miniature basketball sets as the executive toy of the future.
Four participants work their way around three boards in order to "put themselves in a position to construct a prognosis of what effects Emu will have on their businesses". Aiding them in their quest is a moderator, whose responsibilities include making sure that all the players know each other and are seated in the right position to read the board. There is even a diagram in the instruction booklet advising the moderator of the optimal seating plan.
The first board serves as an introduction to how Emu will work and, most important, to convince the participants "that Emu is not simply a plan which is about to begin but a project which started in 1990 and is now moving into the decisive phase". The second informs them of how monetary union will affect their businesses, while the third allows them to work out a business agenda. And all within the space of two hours.
To enable the players to get to grips with Emu, Deutsche has collated a selection of utterings, which include Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer's statement that a two-speed Europe would prevent the slowest ship in the convoy holding back the rest.