{"id":35517,"date":"2022-07-15T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/ervaringen\/with-their-infectious-disease-game-two-students-take-on-ignorance\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:57:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:57:34","slug":"with-their-infectious-disease-game-two-students-take-on-ignorance","status":"publish","type":"ervaringen","link":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/ervaringen\/with-their-infectious-disease-game-two-students-take-on-ignorance\/","title":{"rendered":"With their infectious disease game, two students take on ignorance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35517\" class=\"elementor elementor-35517 elementor-35287\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ervaringen\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6851f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd6851f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccce66e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccce66e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75968a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d75968a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__byline__list__link\">The first introduction to Mr. Black and Mr. White is quite intimidating. Armed with gas masks, a lab coat and sterile gloves, they greeted their guest in the lunchroom of PLNT, a gathering place for young start-up companies in downtown Leiden.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856b443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"856b443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__byline__list__link\">But when the masks come off, two friendly young men emerge, each with a full beard and overflowing with enthusiasm. Rafael Jezior (29) and Dennis de Beeld (24) are master&#8217;s students in life science &amp; technology at Leiden University and together have developed <a href=\"https:\/\/immunowars.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the board game ImmunoWars<\/a>. Their imposing alter egos are part of the game that deals with infectious diseases and medicines against them. It came out in March, but more than two years of preparation preceded it. &#8220;The two of us spent a total of around six thousand hours on the game,&#8221; Dennis says.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87bcaa3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87bcaa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8478fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8478fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did you guys come up with the idea of making such a game?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a2e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24a2e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dennis: &#8220;In 2019, we did our bachelor&#8217;s at the university here, at the same study we are now doing the master&#8217;s from. Which is about cells, microbiology, dna and a bit of pharmacy. We both love gaming, and over a beer we figured we wanted to play a game related to the study, in which immune systems battle infectious diseases. But that didn&#8217;t exist yet, so we thought: let&#8217;s make it ourselves. In a short time we had come up with many card ideas with diseases: tuberculosis, polio, hiv. We cut paper cards and drew with pencil, and then we started testing to see if it worked.<\/p><p>&#8220;A little later, we had also created a <em>mystery virus<\/em> card, with the idea: there&#8217;s bound to be a new disease showing up somewhere. Then you already have a card that could be anything. And so a short time later, a mysterious virus really showed up in Wuhan.&#8221;<\/p><p>Rafael: &#8220;Depending on who you ask, we predicted or caused the corona pandemic. Mr. Black would prefer to infect the entire world and Mr. White wants to prevent that.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb3551 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fb3551\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a530b9d elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a530b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53797c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53797c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"We help each other with things like LinkedIn, marketing and financing. Everyone has their own expertise. You realize you're not alone.\"<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8046b37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8046b37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9553bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9553bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Has coronapandemic and monkey pox outbreak increased interest in your game?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd05e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dd05e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"869\">Rafael: &#8220;It&#8217;s very silly to say, but this has been fortunate for us. All at once, the whole world is concerned with the concept of a virus, something people almost never thought about before. So that did indeed make our story easier to tell.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f861f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53f861f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a936a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a936a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But surely there are those who want to know precisely nothing about it?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6abaeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6abaeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dennis: &#8220;Later, when we noticed with corona that there was a lot of resistance to corona measures &#8211; people didn&#8217;t understand what a virus was, what a vaccine entailed &#8211; we thought: maybe we can make a really good impact by spreading scientific information to people in a very manageable way with this game.<\/p><p>Rafael: &#8220;Yes, that distrust has been extremely on tilt in recent years, partly because of covid. One of the big reasons this can continue to breed in your mind is ignorance. That leads to fear, fear leads to distrust, and distrust leads to resistance. You can try to counter resistance with logical arguments, but then you&#8217;re really just fighting symptoms. So we decided &#8211; since we were developing the game anyway &#8211; to focus a little more on the scientific content, to be able to pull out all the ignorance at the root.<\/p><p>&#8220;We told friends of ours for years about our studies, with that going in one ear and out the other. However, we only had to play one game of ImmunoWars and suddenly they started to mention terms, they recognized cells and knew what they did.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9926ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9926ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d56f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d56f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does the game work? What is the goal?\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e2862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0e2862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dennis: &#8220;As you can see, there are cards of all kinds of dangerous infectious diseases in the box. Here, for example, you have a map of triple E, a disease few people know about. It stands for <em>eastern equine encephalitis<\/em>. The map shows how difficult it is to cure. In this case super difficult, there&#8217;s really no getting rid of this. Another little symbol indicates infectivity, here: not contagious.<\/p><p>&#8220;Where most games are all about: find the weakest link and kill it, in ImmunoWars the weakest link can have Ebola. If you get too close to that, you can get Ebola yourself. So you also have to think strategically, do I want to wet the person to make him dead?&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;ImmunoWars is meant to teach what diseases exist and what you can do about them. It also includes techniques that are actually very new, such as 3D printed personalized medicine, which has exactly the right amount of medicine in it, so you get fewer side effects.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6903a18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6903a18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e786eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e786eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you get new information?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d71f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d71f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dennis: &#8220;During the lectures we wrote down a lot of things, each time with the idea: we can make a card of this. And so we try to sail with the scientific sector. And of course, we also read popular science magazines like <em>New Scientist<\/em> and <em>C2W<\/em> that sometimes have very cool articles in them. And they also do it in a very accessible way.&#8221;<\/p><p>Rafael: &#8220;Most people are completely unaware of what is happening at all and what the latest developments are. Knowledge is also very inaccessible, scientific publications are unreadable for an average person. We want to offer it in a playful, dynamic way for a very large audience.<\/p><p>&#8220;We put a layer of storytelling on top of that from Mr. B. Black against Mr. White, bioweapons versus medicines. Through entertainment, we can appeal to a larger group than just scientists. That way we can connect the serious sector and the fun sector.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1519a84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1519a84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaec283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaec283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zo kunnen we de serieuze sector en de lollige sector met elkaar verbinden.\u201d<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b236ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b236ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rafael: &#8220;In the end, it did go reasonably well under the circumstances. It was spirited though, bit of bad sleep for it, but ended up being nice. Good enough.&#8221;<\/p><p>Dennis: &#8220;Yes, you sat through to the end! But the assignments in the exam were about cancer vaccines. It would be great if such a cancer vaccine comes along, then we can make a map of that. Because with our game, we want to communicate all the latest innovations, drugs, vaccines and infectious diseases.&#8221;<\/p><p>Rafael: &#8220;Yes, that&#8217;s the beauty of it. Science is running at full speed, constantly coming up with new discoveries and innovative solutions. We can then immediately <em>gamify<\/em> those.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3be71a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3be71a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b79c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4b79c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you guarantee that you give objective information?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ac438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8ac438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dennis: &#8220;Fair question. We don&#8217;t do it <em>sponsored<\/em> or <em>branded<\/em>. So suppose Pfizer has a new vaccine and wants it in play, we don&#8217;t. We just want to be educational.&#8221;<\/p><p>Rafael: &#8220;No, we are not a signboard. It&#8217;s very simple, we can only do our mission well if the audience keeps trusting us. Therefore, it&#8217;s best for everyone if we can keep that layer of authenticity in there.&#8221; <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eec3a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8eec3a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a63be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0a63be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Having such a game made is quite expensive, how did you guys do it?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827108b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"827108b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rafael: &#8220;Part of it is equity, and last summer we also ran a crowdfunding campaign. That went well; we achieved 140 percent of our intended goal. There were also some companies that liked what we were doing and ordered fifty games in advance, for example. They paid in advance, so that meant we already had some money to produce some prototypes and do some market research.&#8221;   <\/p><p>Dennis: &#8220;We also participate in a collaboration between LUMC and Rabobank and this building, PLNT. They offer small start-ups and entrepreneurial students who are nearing or have recently graduated a very soft loan. Then you have at least a little bit of liquidity, and so that allowed us to realize the first printing of the game. Therefore, we also had to set up a company, the proceeds had to be deposited somewhere, and the loan had to be in someone&#8217;s name. So yes, that can be added on top of your student debt.&#8221;    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73aaa5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a73aaa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f2545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37f2545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you earning anything from it yet?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4628681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4628681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rafael: &#8220;Well, we haven&#8217;t made a profit yet. Profits from passion, though. But financially it&#8217;s quite a pounding. We go to a lot of networking events and conferences, for example, during the Museum Night Leiden we had a stall at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave. We are already doing it full time but now we have to make sure it expands to the point where we can pay ourselves some wages. It&#8217;s a matter of having a long breath.&#8221;     <\/p><p>Dennis: &#8220;Yes, I also have a six-month-old baby, so it is very hard work. Now we have a part-time job on the side, sixteen hours a week, so there is still bread on the table and we can buy an egg, haha. But we hope it can eventually become a full time job for us.&#8221;  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f5dfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8f5dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9c766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f9c766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board game complicated and versatile<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9361ae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9361ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nrc.nl\/B1o4x6irENrLwVT88BN0Klcpoys=\/1920x\/filters:no_upscale():format(webp)\/s3\/static.nrc.nl\/images\/gn4\/stripped\/data88224730-739f69.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba212fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba212fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8220;Fuck you!&#8221; is a power term that is sure to fly across the table<\/strong> while playing <em>ImmunoWars<\/em>. With a playing card, this is how you give your opponent an infection with <em>Vibrio cholerae<\/em>. The cholera bacteria continues to plague the opponent for four turns with vomiting, diarrhea and severe dehydration. Such an infection costs him life points, and when they are completely depleted, the opponent dies permanently.   <\/p><p><strong>ImmunoWars is a board game for gaming veterans.<\/strong> Those playing it for the first time should read the manual carefully, as the many rules, sub-rules and exceptions make it quite complicated. But that complexity also adds quite a bit to the joy of the game, so the player who is almost certainly going to die of rabies within two turns suddenly gets another chance by drawing a special healing card. While playing, you learn a lot about infectious diseases, the immune system, preventatives and healing options. <\/p><p><strong>The ample amount of 108 unique playing cards keeps it surprising and versatile.<\/strong>  The game is even expandable with a separately available set of 18-plus cards, the STI booster pack, in which all kinds of venereal diseases threaten the players&#8217; health.<\/p><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.nl\/nieuws\/2022\/07\/15\/met-hun-infectieziektenspel-nemen-twee-studenten-het-op-tegen-onwetendheid-a4136519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This article is a publication of NRC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Jezior and Dennis de Beeld: students and game makers. 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