A downloadable game

CARE – Climate Action Role-playing Experience A free, educational role-playing game to engage young people in climate action. Developed as part of an Erasmus+ project involving three youth organisations from Italy, Poland and Croatia, CARE combines storytelling, strategy and collaboration to create an immersive learning experience.

Age 16 to 30
Players 9-30
Duration: 90-120 minutes
Available in English, Italian, Polish, and Croatian
Released under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 license

CARE is a non-formal educational role-playing game created to raise awareness about climate change and our deep dependence on nature. Players take on the role of forest species — mammals, fungi, insects, birds, and more — and must work together to protect the forest from human expansion, while also teaching humans the value of ecosystems.

Each group holds Natural Capital tokens, representing the services ecosystems provide (like clean air, fertile soil, biodiversity). These are spent to "satisfy" human needs while trying to avoid the destruction of the forest. Over six rounds (30 years in-game), players must balance cooperation and competition to ensure survival.

🛠️ Aknowledgements

The game and all related materials are part of the CARE project (Climate Action Role-Playing Experience), co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Programme and the Italian National Agency, Agenzia Italiana per la Gioventù.

Authors: Fabio Mennillo and Manuel Moscariello

Author of Debriefing section: Kateryna Romanenko and Michał Pietrzok

Artwork: Alberto de Vito Piscicelli

Graphics design: Chiara Mennillo

Thanks to all the participants to the playtests!

ASNU (Associazione Scienze Naturali Unite) is an Italian non-governmental organization focused on the environment in all its aspects: awareness-raising, research, field studies and, in this case, education. You can learn more about ASNU at https://asnuaps.it/links

Fundacja ANIMUS is a Polish NGO focused on education. You can learn more about them at https://animusedu.com/

Interaktiva cro is a Croatian association dedicated to youth education and empowerment. For more information about Interaktiva: https://interaktivaudruga.wixsite.com/

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