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Datopolis – the open data board game

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Setting up

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Set up the dashboard

Example data

Open data(Anyone can reuse)

Closed data(Only owner can use,

can be opened)

Private data(Only owner can use,

cannot be opened)

Data types

Transport(Purple)

Geospatial(Green)

Democratic(Yellow)

Health(Red)

Product(Pink)

Weather(Blue)

Setting up the data infrastructure

Each player selects a set of coloured counters

One player picks 1 data tile & places it as open data

Each player randomly pick 2 data tiles each

Pick 1 tile to play as closed data next to middle tile

Put one of your counters on your data tile

Example set up

data tile

counter

Roles

Each player randomly pick a role cardDon’t show other playersThis determines how you play and how you win

Reverse side of the role card - Todo list for each turn

Each player is dealt 3 tool cards to start Playing the game is about using data to build tools!

Tools

Example tool building

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Playing the game

Release and reuse data

Take a data tile at random (no peaking)Try to build tools by releasing and reusing data setsTrade tools and data tiles or “do deals” to open dataYou can reuse open data to build your toolsYou cannot reuse other players closed or private data

Events

Each turn an event occurs impacting environment, society or the economy (changes the dashboard)After building tools, player draws 1 event card and follows the instructionsIf any item on the dashboard reaches -4 you’re in a crisis! Work together to avoid it!

Crisis!

CRISIS!!!

CRISIS! Emergency response

Player begins turn with -4 dashboard need to respond to the crisis!Work with everyone to trade and make deals that result in tools being built to restore the dashboard above -4Any tools built are worth 2 impact pointsAfter a third crisis, the game ends, everyone loses!

Get some more tools

End of your turn you can optionally discard any of your tool cards for anotherPick up tool cards to keep 3 in your hand at the end of your turn

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Ending the game

Ending the game

The game ends when someone reaches 10 points - that person is a winner

If your Role’s dashboard score is highest when the game wins, you are also a winner!

If everyone’s dashboard score is +4 at the end of the game, then everyone wins

If the dashboard reaches a crisis a third time, then everyone loses!

Data types

Transport(Purple)

Geospatial(Green)

Democratic(Yellow)

Health(Red)

Product(Pink)

Weather(Blue)