Board Game for Children Vodohra!: Build Your Own Water Utility.

What happens when a water expert, graphic designer, illustrator, philologist and marketing expert unite their expertise to promote SDG 6?

A vibrant mix of knowledge and fun, real-time demystification of technically complex issues. We know how to play with water and not to get wet.

Project Idea: Hanna Slobodyanyuk-Montavon
Designer: Roman Doroshenko
Illustrator: Polina Doroshenko
Copywriter: Dmytro Pasichnyk
Proof reader: Maryna Kostikova
Photos: Yevhen Tsymbaliuk

Let’s play together!

Our goal is to raise public awareness about water and wastewater infrastructure by clearly illustrating and explaining, in simple terms, the complex journey that water takes — from its source to the consumer and back to the river.

We have recreated the urban water and wastewater infrastructure of real city – Mykolaiv, Ukraine. The mechanics of the game is simple and engaging. The game turns usual water users into water leaders by giving them tools (cards) to build the network.

As a result of the successful implementation of the project, teachers from 120 public schools in Mykolaiv were trained to integrate this gamification tool into their regular lessons.

The game consists of 24 cards, each depicting one of the water infrastructure objects of Mykolaiv. Each card includes a description on the back. The main characters of the game explain how each object works and how it connects to others. Your task is to build the full cycle: from the water source to the consumer, and from the consumer to the point where treated wastewater is discharged. Each card also includes additional questions with answers.

The game can be played in teams as a speed challenge or individually by laying out the cards and reading the descriptions. In the future, the game may be expanded with additional cards.

The project was created with the support of the CIM – Centre for International Migration and Development.