“…To simulate intercultural interactions in a training environment, we used a well‐known game named “Barnga,” which was specifically designed for this purpose (Thiagarajan & Steinwachs, ). Barnga is often recommended as a tool for group‐based intercultural training (Dalsky & Landis, ) and has been used previously in (quasi‐) experimental studies on interpersonal interaction (e.g., Ushida, Hattori, & Takdama, ). It fits the tradition of Experiential Learning Theory (ELT: Kolb, Boyatzis, & Mainemelis, ), which emphasises learning‐by‐doing , and the role of affect (over cognition) in learning processes.…”