{"id":16782,"date":"2026-04-17T09:49:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=16782"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:49:46","slug":"carbon-clash-revised-rules-pa-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=16782","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Clash Revised Rules: PA Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Objective: Have the lowest total carbon footprint (fewest cards) when the main deck runs out.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. The &#8220;Clash&#8221; (The Win\/Loss Flip)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On your turn, choose one card from the top of your pile to play into the center.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All players reveal their chosen card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The player with the HIGHEST carbon footprint (highest score) must collect all cards played in that round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These cards go into your Secondary Pile (your &#8220;Carbon Debt&#8221;).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. The Debate (Tie Rule)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If two players play cards with similar emissions (e.g., a <em>Hybrid Car<\/em> vs. <em>Carpooling<\/em>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players enter a Debate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each player has 15 seconds to argue why their activity is worse for the environment, specifically (e.g., &#8220;PA has a high-density bus network in Philly, making it more efficient than a single Hybrid, therefore, a hybrid has worse emissions&#8221;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The other players vote. The winner of the debate takes the cards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Pennsylvania &#8220;Learning Twist.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you play a &#8220;High Impact&#8221; card (score 200+), you may discard it instead of giving it to the winner if you can name one specific PA-based initiative or fact (ex, &#8220;The state\u2019s transition toward natural gas over coal&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>End of Game &amp; Scoring<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The game ends immediately when any player\u2019s Primary Stack (the cards they were dealt at the start) runs out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Determining the Winner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Count the cards in your Secondary Pile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The player with the FEWEST cards wins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Tie-breaker:<\/em> If card counts are equal, sum the carbon scores. The lowest total score wins.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective: Have the lowest total carbon footprint (fewest cards) when the main deck runs out. 1. The &#8220;Clash&#8221; (The Win\/Loss Flip) 2. The Debate (Tie Rule) If two players play cards with similar emissions (e.g., a Hybrid Car vs. Carpooling): 3. Pennsylvania &#8220;Learning Twist.&#8221; If you play a &#8220;High Impact&#8221; card (score 200+), you may &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?p=16782\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Carbon Clash Revised Rules: PA Edition&#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":[156,89,155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-documentation","category-game-design-studio-2","category-rules"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16782","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=16782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16783,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16782\/revisions\/16783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}