GUT

GUT is a board game created to teach the basics of the relationship between exercise and gut microbes. Players begin with a randomized hand and pick up different bacteria throughout the game. Each turn represents a bout of exercise and changes the gut environment. At the end of the game, players with the healthiest guts win! Watch out for Y. Pestis: the black plague. Gameplay is modeled after Veggie Garden by Kelly North Adams.

Bacteria reference tiles provide players with a quick reference to the various actions in the game and current research

Bacteria reference tiles provide players with a quick reference to the various actions in the game and current research

Not all bacteria is healthy in the gut microbiome

Not all bacteria is healthy in the gut microbiome

The game board is intended to look like the human gut. Players manipulate the bacteria in the large intestine by “exercising”.

The game board is intended to look like the human gut. Players manipulate the bacteria in the large intestine by “exercising”.

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