Eco Enigma
As mentioned before, even you can make a difference. If everyone does their part, small and every-day contributions can change the world. To encourage learning more about sustainability in a fun way, and sharing it with friends, I have created a game! The game is called "Eco Enigma". Enigma is a word that means something mysterious or difficult to understand. Sustainability is not an easy term, and learning more words connecting to this will get you and your friends more informed! Share the game on social media using #ecoenigma!
Instructions
Eco Emigma is a descritption game using cards that feature sustainability words. It can be played with a minimum of 2 players, and no maximum limit. The printed cards should be folded in half, put in a bowl and shuffled around. The point of the game is for one person to explain the word without saying it, and others will guess it as fast as possible.
The players should be divided into teams of 2 or more players. Each team takes their turn describing and guessing the words. If a word is guessed correctly, the person explaining can draw another one. Each round lasts for 30 seconds, when the time is over, the next team takes their turn.
Each word guessed within the 30 seconds, gives the team 1 point. Whomever has the most points where there are no cards left, wins the game.
*When playing with only 2-3 people, everyone plays together as one team, and you can decide amongst yourselves if you would like there to be a way to win or not.
Equipment
- The printable cards at the bottom of this page
- A bowl or container to hold the folded cards
- A form of countdown timer; an hourglass, stopwatch or phone
Wordlist
Here you can find all the words included in the game. If you are unsure what some of them mean, hover over it to learn more about it! As a part of the game, you can add more of your own words to explain. There is no limit for the ammount of words there can be in one game. Challenge yourself and your friends to come up with some tricky sustainability words, add them to the already excisting cards and play!
Biodegradable
Something made of a substance capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organism and thereby avoiding pollution.
Biofuel
Fuel made from natural materials. It can be in the form of gas, liquid or solid.
Carbon Footprint
The amount of carbon emitted as a result of someone or somethings activities.
Carbon Neutral
Having net zero carbon footprint. Maintaining balance between what it emitted and is given back.
Composting
Decomposing organic matter, turning it into dirt.
Deforestation
The clearance of woodland, commonly rainforest.
Ecosystem
Organisms living together and co-existing with their environment, linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Fairtrade
Certification given to companies that ensure there are decent working conditions and fairer deals for farmers and workers in developing countries.
Fast Fashion
Inexpensive clothing that is mass-produced. As clothes can be produced so cheaply some people wear items just once before throwing it away.
Free Range
Livestock kept in natural conditions, with freedom of movement.
Fossil Fuel
Formed over millions of years from organic matter such as plants and other life forms. Fossil fuels include coal, natural gas, oil and petroleum.
Greenmasking
When companies claim, either explicitly or by clever marketing, that their product is environmentally friendly when it actually isn’t.
Microplastics
Fragments of plastic debris smaller than 5mm in length.
Organic
The production of food or farming methods that don't use chemicals.
Recycling
Converting waste materials into new materials and objects.
Reforestation
Planting new trees in areas where forests have been removed.
Renewable Energy
Energy which is collected from renewable resources like the sun, wind, waves and geothermal heat.
Sustainable
Not depleting natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.