VOW! - Be the Change

Game Rules

Your community has accumulated excessive waste.

Work together to reduce landfill contributions by strategically playing resource cards.

Each properly used card earns one point.

Objective

Trade with others and handle non-recyclable waste responsibly to minimize landfill contributions.

Number of Players: 4–6 players

Target Audience: Ages 12–99+, for those who enjoy fun, learning, and creative collaboration.

 

How to Win?

  • All sustainable stations are built.
  • All resource cards have been effectively used

The game ends when all sustainable solutions (Compost, Charity Shop, Recycling Station) are built and all playable resource cards have been used effectively.
Players must collaborate to minimize waste, consciously distribute resources, and make responsible decisions to win.

After all resource cards are played, count the number of cards in the SAVED and LANDFILL piles (see "After Playing a Card").

 

Game Setup

  1. Each player selects a button and places their marker on the START space.
  2. Count out resource cards:
    • 4 players: 52 cards (ideírni, hogy mennyi, milyen) + mindegyik mellé ikonokat betenni
    • 5 players: 65 cards
    • 6 players: 78 cards
  3. Shuffle and separate each deck (Resource, Action, Quiz).
  4. Each player receives 13 Resource Cards from the counted pile.
  5. The player wearing the most natural fabrics goes first.
  6. The game is played in clockwise order.

Turn Structure

On your turn, you may: 

  1. Roll the dice and move. If you land on Action/Question, draw a card.
  2. Choose ONE of the following actions:
    • Activate an Action Card.
    • Draw an Action Card.
    • Participate in community building – start or join a project to construct a sustainable station.
    • Trade any kind of card with the other players on a 1:1 basis (so, if you give two cards, the other player must also give two). 

After Playing a Card - Cards go into one of two piles:

If the action results in a sustainable use, the card goes into the SAVED pile, otherwise it goes to the LANDFILL.

  • SAVED Pile: Contains cards given a second life (recyclable items, compostable waste, or charity donations).
  • LANDFILL Pile: Holds non-recyclable materials and incorrectly played items (e.g., eggshells in the trash). 

 

Action Cards

You can decide when to activate your action card. 

Two types of Action Cards:

  • Individual: Only affects the player who plays it. If the card requires a specific resource, you cannot use it until you have the required card. 
  • Everyone: Affects all players. Everyone must follow the instructions.

Quiz Cards

  • The player who draws a Quiz Card reads the question out loud.
  • The other players provide an answer.
  • Players who answer correctly (or closest in case of a guess) earn a reward:
    • Discard a recyclable card into the SAVED pile.
    • Discard a non-recyclable card into the LANDFILL pile.

Rules of Community Building

Players may use their turn to contribute to community building. The chosen project moves to the first space on the Community Building Construction Area, advancing one space with each contribution. The completed structure is placed on the board in an empty space.

 

  • Only one of each type can be built:
    • Composting station 
    • Charity shop
    • Recycling station 
  • Required contributions for completion:
    • 4 players: 2 actions
    • 5 players: 3 actions
    • 6 players: 4 actions
  • Multiple constructions can occur simultaneously.

Resources cards:

 

If you're unsure about something, feel free to look it up! The small icons will guide you in determining what is recyclable and what is not.

Board Spaces & Their Effects

  • Action Spaces (5): Draw an Action Card. 

 

  • Question Mark Spaces (3): Draw a Quiz Card, read the question loud, and players who answer correctly can discard a recyclable resource card.

 

  • Empty Spaces (3): Unoccupied spaces where the following can be built:
    • Compost Space (1): Built stations let players discard up to 3 organic waste cards. 
    • Charity Shop Space (1): Built stations let players discard up to 3 textile waste cards.
    • Recycling Station Space (1): Built stations let players discard up to 3 relevant recyclable waste cards items including textiles, plastics, metals, glass, and other recyclable materials.

 

Game Components

  • 1 fabric game board and 1 fabric storage bag
  • 6 colored buttons (player markers)
  • 1 dice
  • 1 Compost symbol, 1 Charity shop symbol and 1 Recycling station symbol
  • Cards: 78 Resource, 58 Action, 30 Quiz
  • 1 paper summary about the turn structure

Scoring

  • +1 point for each recyclable card in the SAVED pile.
  • -1 point for each card in the LANDFILL pile.

Score Breakdown:

Achieved Percentage

4 Players (52 cards)

5 Players (65 cards)

6 Players (78 cards)

 

 

Rating

95–100%

49–52 points

62–65 points

74–78 points

Excellent! 

90–95%

47–48 points

59–61 points

70–73 points

Great effort! 

80–90%

42–46 points

52–58 points

62–69 points

Good progress! 

70–80%

36–41 points

46–51 points

55–61 points

Needs improvement. 

60–70%

31–35 points

39–45 points

47–54 points

Keep trying! 

Below 60%

30 or fewer points

38 or fewer points

46 or fewer points

Oh no, landfill overload! 

 

🔹 Have fun, and be the change! 🔹