Game of Traits – A card-game about trait-based ecology

Dive into a drop of water and experience the world of plankton! Equip yourself with traits. Fight microscopic monsters. Survive environmental challenges. Cooperate with others…but remember, there can only be one winner!

This serious game explains the concept of trait-based ecology, while also sharing our fascination for the world of plankton. It is a deck-building game where players represent different algal groups. By expanding their deck with traits, players have a better chance to survive abiotic or biotic stressors. It is a competitive game where players can help but also sabotage each other.

This page is still under construction, but we anticipate to be fully launched in September 2024 with background about the game, about trait-based ecology and plankton (lecture slides), an instruction movie, a printable version of the game, and hopefully a way through which we can distribute packages of the game.

If you are interested, stay tuned!