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A Green Games set – an educational game on self-discovery and sustainability
The Green Games set includes four educational games that explore sustainability, ecology, and social responsibility through storytelling, strategy, and role-play—engaging players in reflection, critical thinking, and eco-conscious decision-making.
Aims of the tool
The aim is to raise awareness of environmental challenges and promote sustainability through interactive learning.
Supporting youth workers and educators in using game-based methods for environmental education.
Encourage critical thinking about ecological issues, personal responsibility and collective action.
Foster empathy, cooperation and dialogue through storytelling, strategy and role-play.
We provide accessible, engaging tools that make complex environmental topics easier to understand and explore.
Description of the tool
A Green Games set including four games:
- Unveiled (CC4U, Netherlands): Caring about life and nature starts with your own internal ecology and balance. This reflective storytelling game will guide you on a journey of self-discovery to help you find your place in nature and life. This reflective storytelling game guides players through symbolic inner realms to help them begin their self-discovery journey.
- CO2poly (FMDE, Poland) - This eco-economic game requires players to discover how to achieve balanced growth and public favour while navigating tough decisions and concealing environmental damage caused by game operations. The game focuses on sustainable entrepreneurship, enabling players to analyse the ecological impact of business strategies.
- Alpacalypse (TEIS, Hungary)- In this game, players are immersed in a futuristic apocalyptic world caused by irresponsible behaviour and failed decisions. This imaginative storytelling role-playing game takes participants on a journey through a world of decisions and unexpected twists. This sustainability-focused role-playing board game helps players to explore challenges related to eco-responsible behaviours and collective action.
- EcoBluff (KURO, Czech Republic) is a fast and simple game that engages participants of all ages in conversations about sustainability, renewable energy, recycling, waste and other green issues. It encourages players to reflect on their daily environmental decisions.
Direct link to download game set (120mb): http://informal.study/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Green-Games-Set.pdf
Short link: https://shorturl.at/pWFee
Download the games separately.
Game 1: Unveiled (CC4U, Netherlands) https://shorturl.at/E1CHI
Game 2: CO2poly (FMDE, Poland) https://shorturl.at/WPcq7
Game 3: Alpacalypse (TEIS, Hungary) https://shorturl.at/aoT7r
Game 4: EcoBluff (KURO, Czech Republic) https://shorturl.at/hPwQl
Available downloads:
Disclaimer
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/4967
This tool is for
Youth workers, facilitators, trainers, educators, eco-activists, sustainable workers, creative young people, and young activists.
and addresses
Personal Development, Youth Participation, Environment
It is recommended for use in:
Youth Exchanges
Transnational Youth Initiatives
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
organisations: CC4U, FMDE, TEIS, KURO
in the context of
All of the games were developed in the frame of the project Green Games. (#2023-1-NL02-KA210-YOU-000155401)
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Oganyan Eduard (on 3 July 2025)
and last modified
23 June 2025
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