Month: May 2012

I recently read about Lloyd’s of London’s (no relation) contingency planning in case of a full Euro collapse and realized social game companies should be doing the same. There is a real possibility that by the end of June Greece will leave the Euro and bring back the drachma, I would peg this scenario at greater than 50 percent, but as I believe few of you have significant Greek exposure the greater risk is that a Greek withdrawal of the Euro either brings down the entire currency or forces other at-risk economies (Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland) also out of the Euro. If it happened, and economists peg the possibility at between 10 and 25 percent, it would happen quite quickly, possibly over a weekend, leaving game companies little time to react. Rather than reacting to what happens in Brussels and potentially losing key revenue for weeks, it is better to plan now. There are several key issues you should consider. Continue reading “Planning for a Euro breakdown”