14 year-old makes card game to showcase chemical properties
Wired magazine is reporting on a 14 year-old’s invention of a card game called Elementeo, in which students use chemical properties on their cards to win out over their opponents:
The game is based on a 121-card deck of chemical elements, compounds and catalysts. Every card has an explanation of the element or compound’s uses and chemical properties. For example, the Oxygen card can rust neighboring metal cards and the Copper Conductor card can shock any metals. The oxidation state of an element is used as its attack power, and its physical state determines its movement on the board. The goal of the game is to reduce the opponents electrons to zero through strategic use of each card’s chemical properties.
What a cool way to synthesize learning! Check out the sample card for Rubbing Alcohol that accompanies the article!