Matbhedમતભેદ · मतभेद

A board game about Article 25 of the Constitution of India, the freedom of religion. Free to print and change.

The Matbhed board: a square maze with red, yellow and green boxes, its name in Gujarati, Hindi and English on four sides
Red card 9: A boy is stopped from buying a coconut for his religious prayers, can he claim protection under Article 25 of the Constitution? Yellow card 1, in Gujarati Green card 6: In a Court Room, a lawyer argued, Freedom of religion does not cover non-religious people. Can you think of a counterargument? Hint: Read Article 25. Red card 17: Has religion done more harm than good? Red card 6, in Gujarati Green card 9, in Gujarati Red card 1: God appeared in your dreams, and asked you to demolish a temple of a different religion. Can you demolish the temple as per your rights under Article 25 of the Constitution? Yellow card 12, on a man who preaches that working women must be stoned, asking whether Article 25 protects him
Article 25 2 to 16 players 53 cards · English · ગુજરાતી CC BY 4.0 a Judge scores 1 to 7 1 2 3 a maze, one die Conflictorium · Ahmedabad · 2023 ages 15 and over Prayas Abhinav & Jaskaran Singh
Yellow card 3: At a Free Speech Conference, a woman burned a holy book to demonstrate the freedom of expression in the country. A criminal complaint was filed against the woman. Roll the dice again; on an even number you are her defence lawyer, on an odd number the prosecution counsel. Green card 11, on a young man murdered by the family of the girl who loved him, asking what lay behind it and how such killings can be prevented print · cut · play 1

How to play

Players
2 to 16
Points to exit
25 by default, up to 100
Age
15 and over
You need
the board, the cards, three objection tokens each, a six-sided die and a counter for each player

The board is a maze. You win by sharing what you know and by discussion: find the exit and escape with the points you need.

Moving. Roll the die to move. When you land on a coloured box, take a card of the matching colour, read it out and give your response. You can move in any direction, but you cannot change direction during a turn unless a wall is in front of you.

Points. A Judge scores each answer from 1 to 7. The Judge can be one person or a group, and all the players can act as the Judge together. Every answer earns at least 1 point; you earn more by convincing the Judge with your legal thoroughness and awareness.

Objections. Any player can object to another player's response, and with a valid objection or a better answer can take that player's points. If the objection is not valid, or the new answer is not suitable, the objector loses points. The Judge decides.

Winning. The game ends when every player has left the maze. The player who gains the points needed to exit, and then reaches the exit, wins.

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Designed by Prayas Abhinav and Jaskaran Singh in 2023 for Conflictorium's Re-Art25 project, Ahmedabad. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: print it, translate it, change it, and name the two of us. Source on GitHub. More of my games and design work at prayasabhinav.net.