Green Games Guide Information

We are publishers, designers, manufacturers, and players. Card and board games are the center of our professional lives and our personal passion. We love games. And we want to make them even better for the whole planet. Let’s state the obvious: the climate and environmental crisis is an urgent planetary threat - the greatest challenge in human history. A problem this immense requires all of us, working in every possible sector, to radically change the way we think about our work and daily life. Right now. From the materials that make up a game to box size and packaging, there are far too many ways that our industry contributes to environmental destruction and wasteful consumerism. The Green Games Guide is our attempt to harness the skills, creativity and passion in the tabletop industry so that we can move from being part of the problem to being part of the solution. It contains concrete actionable steps that all of us can take - manufacturers, publishers, retailers, designers, players, and everyone else in the world of tabletop games. The suggestions in the Green Games Guide are based on science and best current practices in environmentally responsible product design. In the pages that follow, you will find practical recommendations for designing, manufacturing, and distributing games more sustainably. You will also find case studies of games that have implemented many of these recommendations. There is so much more to do. But this is a good place to start. Sustainability begins by understanding the harm we are causing, so we can take action and do better. And that’s why we made the Green Games Guide. We see it as part of a larger movement in games - a movement that recognizes the severity of the environmental crisis – and takes real steps to make the games we all love even better. We’d love to have you on board.