I WANT TO GET SOME CARDS
Is this your first time hearing about the BEM trading card game for game and gamification design? Hi, I’m Javier Velasquez, the designer of these cards and I’m so glad that you are here!
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​I want you to get started right away with a downloadable pdf with 10 print-and-play cards of basic rarity from the first wave. It is not the same as getting the actual cards, but I want you to get a feel on what you might get if you support us buying these cards.
Waves: the TCG model
I am releasing these cards in waves of 70 cards (7 is a special number in my BEM framework) and I have plans for more than 700 cards! Each pack contains 5 cards of diverse rarities, so you can trade them and build your gamification deck. I chose the TCG model because, well, I’m a gamification designer and what better way to give these cards an added value than to make them collectible items?
Currently we have released our first wave and we are designing game mechanics so you can actually play games with them that will help you get inspired. You can read more in the I have started my collection section.
How do I get a pack?
I currently don’t have the cards in stores, as we produce them and ship them ourselves. That might change in the future, as we might prepare a Kickstarter campaign soon enough to at least have them available on Amazon. For the time being, our first edition of these cards can be purchased by paying USD $5 plus shipping per pack and will make sure you get them anywhere in the world. Contact us through the instagram @f2p_bem_gamification.
I need more than a pack!
We can sell pack boxes at a discounted price of 20 packs at USD $60, so you can collect them or sell them. We actually would love to have allies helping us get these cards out in the world, and we think their value will just increase with each wave, as more and more game and gamification techniques are revealed for current or future designers. These cards are not just collectible items, I actually use them to solve complex gamification projects and build game-based projects with my clients in a fun and engaging way!
I need the whole 70 cards set
Yes you can, but only by booking for one of our wave workshops.
Each wave of cards will inspire a wave workshop given by me. Any person that takes the workshop will get the whole wave of cards in a deluxe package anywhere in the world (shipping might take some time), and a Google Sheet with the whole list of cards. In addition, they will get a handbook with tips on using some of the cards.
The workshop is a 7 two-hour session design experience where I will teach you 7 design patterns you can use in your gamification projects, using the cards of the current wave. I will go deeper into what some cards mean, which pitfalls you should avoid and what sinergies work really well in many contexts.
At the end you will have a deeper sense of what game designers have discovered about human nature so you can use these techniques in your projects or your daily life!
I want to sell or distribute this cards
We believe these cards are not just a game, but an actual project builder tool! If you believe they have market potential and think you can sell copies and manage inventories, we’d like to hear from you!
Write to javier@f2p.co with the subject “I want to be a BEM Keeper”. Try to explain what you wish to do with these cards and how could this drive business for you and we!