Litter Patrol: A Social Impact Board Game
Game Overview
An asymmetric board game where environmental defenders (Civilian and Officer) compete against a Litterer to protect community spaces. Features balanced gameplay with meaningful environmental messaging.
Components
- Hexagonal tile game board representing a community
- Character pieces: Civilian, Officer, and Litterer
- Various tokens: Litter, Education, Enforcement, Reward, etc.
- Card decks: Environmental Impact, Community Action, Litterer Strategy, Scenario
Core Gameplay
Basic Actions
- Litterer: Move up to 4 spaces and place litter tokens
- Civilian: Move up to 4 spaces, remove litter, or place education tokens
- Officer: Move up to 3 spaces, remove litter, or place enforcement tokens
Key Mechanics
- Environmental health tracker monitors game state
- Scenario cards create dynamic situations and choices
- Each role has unique abilities and restrictions
Scenario System
When players land on scenario locations, they face environmental choices:
Example Scenarios:
- Ice Cream Outing
- Litterer: Drop wrapper (gain litter tokens)
- Civilian: Properly dispose waste (gain civic points)
- Officer: Set good example (place protection tokens)
- Fast Food Drive-Thru
- Litterer: Toss trash (place multiple tokens)
- Civilian: Report littering (force Litterer to skip a turn)
- Officer: Monitor area (create no-litter zone)
- Public Event
- Litterer: Take advantage of crowds (place multiple tokens)
- Civilian: Organize cleanup crew (place volunteer tokens)
- Officer: Establish disposal stations (create clean zones)
Special Abilities
- Litterer: “Blend In”, “Sneak Littering”, “Distraction” tokens
- Civilian: Education campaigns, volunteer coordination
- Officer: Enforcement, citations, strategic positioning
Winning Conditions
- Defenders Win: Maintain environmental health above 40% for 12 rounds or restore to 90%
- Litterer Wins: Drop environmental health below 20% or below 30% for 3 consecutive rounds