{"id":16629,"date":"2026-04-08T22:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=16629"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:59:10","slug":"game-3-carbon-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=16629","title":{"rendered":"Game 3 Carbon Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Players<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2 players<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>10\u201315 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Win the most cards by playing lower carbon emission activities than your opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deck<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A single deck of Activity Cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each card includes:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Activity (e.g., Driving, Flying, Biking, Solar Power)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A carbon score (number value)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shuffle the deck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deal all cards evenly to players (face-down)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Players do not look at their cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep cards in a stack in front of you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gameplay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>1. Flip<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All players flip their top card at the same time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>2. Compare<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The card with the LOWEST carbon score wins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Reverse of traditional War)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>3. Collect<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner takes all played cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place them at the bottom of your stack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carbon Clash (Tie Rule)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If two or more players tie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each tied player places 1 card face-down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then flips 1 card face-up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare again \u2192 lowest carbon wins all cards<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before taking the cards, each tied player must say one way to reduce emissions related to their activity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If they give a valid answer \u2192 continue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If they can\u2019t \u2192 they lose 1 extra card to the winner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End of Game<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Play until one player has all the cards<br>OR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set a timer \u2192 player with the most cards wins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Rules to Remember<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lower carbon = better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always flip at the same time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only use the card deck\u2014no board, tokens, or extras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Cards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Activity<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Carbon Score<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Walking<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Biking<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Solar Power<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wind Energy<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Public Bus<\/td><td>40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Train<\/td><td>45<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players 2 players Time 10\u201315 minutes Objective Win the most cards by playing lower carbon emission activities than your opponents. Deck Setup Gameplay 1. Flip All players flip their top card at the same time 2. Compare 3. Collect Carbon Clash (Tie Rule) If two or more players tie: Learning Twist Before taking the cards, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=16629\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Game 3 Carbon Clash&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,155,90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-design-studio-2","category-rules","category-serious-game-ideas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16629"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16650,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16629\/revisions\/16650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}