THE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT GAME
IN DEVELOPMENT · ALL ART IS PLACEHOLDER
If you can solve conflicts constructively, everything else in life gets easier. We think it’s success skill #1, so we’re turning it into a game.
WHY A GAME ABOUT CONFLICT?
Handled with curiosity, a conflict is just information about what two people need. Handled badly, it poisons families, teams and whole societies. We claim that curiosity, play and responsibility can solve most of our big problems, and constructive conflict is where all three meet.
STEP 1
The game trains you to spot the temperature rising, in yourself first.
STEP 2
Cool Down cards work anytime: breathe, restart the conversation, switch location.
STEP 3
Spend energy ⚡ to level a card up: together, in sync, on the road to repair.
The final art style is still being explored. Everything you see is placeholder. Shaping it is part of the fun of playtesting.
HANDOUT · PDF · ONE PAGE
Step 1 of the game is noticing the heat, which is hard when the only words to hand are “fine” and “angry”. Start at one of the six in the middle and work outwards until you hit the word that actually fits. Print it, stick it on the fridge, point at it mid‑argument.
Families, classrooms, teams: we’re looking for players. Playtesters get early print-and-play decks and a real say in how the game (and its art) turns out.
Sign up to playtestQuestions? chris@makerofgames.com