DIY Board Game designed for the communities in Assam & Orissa
Board Games designed for behaviour change and long term impact. Designed in a way to break complex technical knowledge in simpler blocks for easy understanding and repeatability. Game mechanics are designed keeping in mind the literacy level and cultural context of the farmers. All games designed as ‘print and play’ for accessibility and scalability at remote regions.
Implementation in remote regions like Assam and Odisha is always a logistical challenge. That is why all the games were designed as Print-and-Play versions.
Team- Crossed Design, Prerona Mazumder, & Kalpesh Bhavsar
Ideation on Figma
Understanding how the game pegs & dices would be printed, cut and constructed.
1. Fish Ludo:
What is the secret to making profitable aquaculture? Keep your fish well-fed and healthy with sustainable aquaculture. Sell all your fish in the market and earn maximum profit. Learn how Sustainable aquaculture is more beneficial than unsustainable aquaculture.
Board Game for Fish Ludo is accompanied with player pegs as different coloured fish & sustainable & unsustainable currency.
2. Pond Construction Site Game:
Ever wondered what are the requirements for building an aquaculture pond? Make your moves and compete with your friends to build ponds and win the game! Strategize your moves to acquire land, build infrastructure so you can build ponds. Any player who constructs 3 ponds first wins the game. Acquire land, build roads, waterlines and ponds to harvest fish. Understanding Ideal location for pond construction like road accessibility, water source, proximity to home, land, role of FPO in providing financial/ technical assistance. Social sustainability, resource sharing & conflict resolution.
3. Feed the Fish:
Your fishes are hungry and need to get to their feeding zone. Strategize your moves and make sure the hungry fishes get their food in this fast-paced board game! There are 4 fishes of different species. Each with their specific feeding zone with their feed in the pond. Your aim is to make sure each fish reaches its feeding zone. Understanding the Feeding zones & feeding habits of fish species, fish stocking composition.
Initial Game Development
4. Hatchery Card Game:
Use fun game cards cleverly to complete an entire fish hatchery system. And learn how fishes are hatched for Sustainable Aquaculture. Match the cards to build a hatchery system. First player to use all their cards wins. Understand the Process & stages of a hatchery unit.
Multiple game-playing sessions informed the game architecture & the visual design simultaneously
Game Design Construction Process
Final Game Board for Pond Construction