Machiacelli

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Machiacelli

MachiaCelli is a round-based card game for four players or groups of players. The task of the players is to build a cell with four approved cell parts. At the beginning of each round, players choose a different role with different benefits, such as a scientists (can build cell parts) or a policy maker (can approve or remove these cell parts). By doing so, players experience a different perspective on the engineering phase in biotechnology. A player wins if they finish their cell with all parts approved.

The game has been developed within the T-TRIPP project, which aims for the development of tools to contribute to a better translation between scientists and policy makersin the field of biotechnology. MachiaCelli has been played by experts in the field and will function as a connector in the future as well.

But there’s more! MachiaCelli comes in a box in two different versions. The original version, MachiaCelli Switch, is a competitive game for 4 players. The second version is called MachiaCelli Teams and pitches two teams of 2 players against each other, but is way more focused on cooperation and communication between policy makers and scientists.

People

Maria Freese

Simon Tiemersma

Alexander Verbraeck

Resy Aarts

Partners

NWO

Rathenau instituut

LIS Consult

TU Delft TNW

General

Subject: Biotechnology

2019-2021