Sju!

Welcome to Sju!

Sju! is a chaotic and fun card game of questionable science and alien ecosystem restoration. You and your fellow exobiology students are thrown into the final exam of a lifetime: race to restore the natural diversity of the galaxy’s least impressive planet, Sandbox-Delta. Expect wild reversals, unpredictable twists, and a healthy dose of dry, self-aware humour as you compete for scientific glory (and the only working coffee machine).

Designed for 2–9 players, Sju! is perfect for gaming on the go. No table? No problem! You can play on the bus, sprawled on the grass, or wherever your next planetary assignment takes you. The rules are simple and easy to learn, the action is frantic, and the jokes are as sharp as the Academy’s budget cuts.

Sju! is free to download, print, and play-just grab the files, print them out, cut up the cards, and start your restoration mission. The cards are color-blind friendly, so you can play in color or black and white.

Ready to outwit, outplay, and outlast your fellow students? Scroll down for your Mission Briefing and prepare to yell “Sju!” when you win (it’s tradition, don’t question it).

Mission Briefing
It’s the year 2187. The Galactic Academy of Exobiology (GAE) has sent its least-funded, most-caffeinated students to Sandbox-Delta-a planet described in brochures as “a vibrant biodiversity hotspot,” but actually a barren sandbox with more error messages than lifeforms.

Your assignment: restore a functioning natural environment using your Life Initiator Device (LID) and the mysterious Bio-Sync Cubes (BiSies) found all over Sandbox-Delta. Arrange exactly five BiSies of the same type in your LID to jumpstart new ecosystems and, ideally, avoid causing a planetary implosion.

In the ancient traditions of the Academy, students had to arrange seven BiSies to complete a proper restoration. But thanks to budget cuts and a coffee machine uprising, the number was reduced to five. However, the tradition remains: when completing their task, students yell “Sju!”-the word for “seven” in an ancient, mostly forgotten language the Academy insists on teaching for “historical reasons.” Some traditions are too fun (or too bureaucratic) to die.

The first student to fill their LID with five BiSies of the same type achieves harmonious bio-integration, triggering the rebirth of a crucial ecosystem on Sandbox-Delta (and winning a special prize, see “How to Win”). Everyone else gets a “participation grade” and a lifetime of existential dread.

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Download the game for free here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1St5ONPF27pcIHlivsUNubuGaZnH1sjzq?usp=sha...