RAFTS!
Create the bacterium of your dreams
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a genetic engineer? Now’s your chance to find out! Rafts! is a card game in which your aim is to design a bacterium while trying to overcome the challenges of research work.
If you are a researcher, look no further – Rafts! enables you to finally share your academic struggles with those friends who don’t have a clue of what you do!
RAFTS!
Create the bacterium of your dreams
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a genetic engineer? Now’s your chance to find out! Rafts! is a card game in which your aim is to design a bacterium while trying to overcome the challenges of research work.
If you are a researcher, look no further – Rafts! enables you to finally share your academic struggles with those friends who don’t have a clue of what you do!
THE GAME
In Rafts! you race to become the first scientist to create a bacterium that can do incredible things: cleaning an oil spill, detecting toxic compounds, producing blood for donations… Sounds like science fiction? More like a regular day at the lab!
But don’t get carried away – nobody said conducting research was easy! Hard work alone isn’t enough if you don’t have the right genetic instructions as well as a combination of money, time as well as food for your bacterium. You’ll have to collect all of these resources to finish the masterpiece that is your bacterium.
In this laboratory people play dirty, so don’t forget to keep an eye on your colleagues – they are all trying to achieve their objectives, and sometimes you will compete for the same resources. Don’t hesitate to strike back!
THE GAME
In Rafts! you race to become the first scientist to create a bacterium that can do incredible things: cleaning an oil spill, detecting toxic compounds, producing blood for donations… Sounds like science fiction? More like a regular day at the lab!
But don’t get carried away – nobody said conducting research was easy! Hard work alone isn’t enough if you don’t have the right genetic instructions as well as a combination of money, time as well as food for your bacterium. You’ll have to collect all of these resources to finish the masterpiece that is your bacterium.
In this laboratory people play dirty, so don’t forget to keep an eye on your colleagues – they are all trying to achieve their objectives, and sometimes you will compete for the same resources. Don’t hesitate to strike back!
THE CARDS
There are three types of cards in Rafts!: action cards help you gather the resource cards that you will need to achieve the goal in your objective card. Bring your mouse on top of a card to know what it can do!
THE CARDS
There are three types of cards in Rafts!: action cards help you gather the resource cards that you will need to achieve the goal in your objective card. Bring your mouse on top of a card to know what it can do!
Tap the cards to see the reverse side
HOW TO PLAY
- Place the different card types in separate decks on the table. Deal each player 4 resource cards, 2 action cards and 1 objective card.
- Start designing your bacterium! Play as many cards as you want – or none – during your turn. Watch out as other researchers can snitch your resources!
- Time for a lunch break! When you finish your turn, discard or draw cards to make sure you have six cards in your hand. Playing continues clockwise.
- Collaboration is overrated! While your colleagues play, it’s your chance to steal their resources.
- Got the needed resources for your bacterium? Claim victory!
HOW TO PLAY
1. Place the different card types in separate decks on the table. Deal
each player 4 resource cards, 2 action cards and 1 objective card.
2. Start designing your bacterium! Play as many cards as you want – or none – during your turn. Watch out as other researchers can snitch your resources!
3. Time for a lunch break! When you finish your turn, discard or draw cards to make sure you have six cards in your hand. Playing continues clockwise.
4. Collaboration is overrated! While your colleagues play, it’s your chance to steal their resources.
5. Got the needed resources for your bacterium? Claim victory!
GET YOURS
Ready to become the biotech wizard you’ve always wanted to be? You’re just a click away from building the bacterium of a lifetime!
Download Rafts! for free and print it yourself – or let your local print shop do it for you:
Order a ready-made Rafts! deck to your doorsteps – by clicking on the link we direct you to the card shop where you can finish your order:
GET YOURS
Ready to become the biotech wizard you’ve always wanted to be? You’re just a click away from building the bacterium of a lifetime!
Download Rafts! for free and print it yourself – or let your local print shop do it for you:
Order a ready-made Rafts! deck to your doorsteps– by clicking on the link we direct you to the card shop where you can finish your order:
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
@TheRaftsGame
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
@TheRaftsGame
