Fish ‘n’ flips

Rescue marine animals…

Short Description

Fish ‘n’ Flips is about rescuing marine animals such as dolphins and turtles from fishing nets cooperatively or in a race. Many marine animals that end up in fishing nets are bycatch and are often taken out of the sea “for free”.
Fish ‘n’ Flips is first and foremost a puzzle game with a variable difficulty level, in which you have to plan well together to discover the best rescue possibilities. The cards are laid out memory-like and you flip and swap cards to form swarms, because only together will the sea creatures manage to escape.

Educational Value

• Develop personal and professional skills – teamwork, tolerance, cooperation, communication, memorizing, and problem solving
• Knowledge about sustainability, fishing and garbage in the seas

Recommendations for use

• The game is perfect for young and old people to learn more about saving sea creatures and trash in the sea

Tips and tricks

How to adapt game for different groups, topics, occasions/needs: The game gives good opportunities for further discussions and self-reflection about suggestions how to safe marine animals and keep the seas clean 
Feedback questions
What can I learn from this activity?
What have I done so far in my everyday life to protect the sea?
Which marine animal was the easiest to save?
What competences can you develop through this game? 
What suggestions can you imagine incorporating into your everyday life?
Further discussion topics

• Overfishing
• Species protection
• Ocean Protection