
2 player game
duration: +- 30 minuts
INTRODUCTION
This game is an attempt to simulate the juggling act of a life dealing with bipolar disorder. The highs and lows, the manic and depressed episodes.
In this game you take up the role of a bipolar person. You will face certain real-life triggers that will lead you to several bipolarity symptoms.
By gathering experience you learn to write journals, visit locations and acquire the right help to deal with these symptoms.
Towards the end of the game you will even be able to overcome crisis situations.
GOAL
The Main goal is to explain the bipolar disorder, through triggers and symptoms, make it debatable and to break taboos.
COMPONENTS: 108 CARDS

14 start cards

16 trigger cards

16 symptom cards

14 journal cards

18 therapy cards

8 helper cards

8 location cards

14 accomplishment cards
TESTIMONIALS
Bipolar is a unique experience that helps the player better understand the frustrations and hardships of living a life dealing with Bipolar disorder. The deckbuilding mechanic helps highlight some of these frustrations because you are starting the game with a hand full of triggers that, if left unchecked, could lead to greater problems. Knowing that there were things I wanted to do in the game but was unable to achieve until I had worked on my problems was a great simulation of feeling burdened and unable to control my situation. Bipolar is a great simulation and education on what somebody with Bipolar disorder might experience and a theme I haven’t seen represented better in any other game.
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I had the honor to be on the podcast of board gaming with education with Dustin Staats And we talked about Bipolar the card game. Listen here.
Bipolar the Card Game feat. Mike De Greef - 113 - Board Gaming with Education
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Episode Overview Episode Topics BGE Updates – 0:21 Who is Mike De Greef? 00:53 Learning through Games: Magic: the Gathering and English Language Learning – 4:30 A Career Shift to the Mental Health Field and Game Design – 6:28 Bipolar the Card Game – 9:11 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Rou...3 months ago ·
This time an article about "Bipolar the card game" in the latest edition of Plus Minus magazine. The largest association in the Netherlands for people with bipolarity. Bipolar the card game is going across borders!
5 months ago ·
There is a nice article (in Dutch) about "Bipolar" in the latest edition of Ups & downs magazine. Ups & Downs is the largest association in Belgium for people with bipolarity.
9 months ago ·