Background. Board games are a promising, yet rarely used arena for learning about environmental issues. Existing research suggests that they are highly innovative communication tools that make complex sustainability problems more salient and easily understandable. To date, little to no research exists where several environment-themed board games have been compared in a single study. Method. 17 respondents were invited to board game nights where they were tasked to play an environmental board game of their choosing. The respondents were then invited to participate in subsequent focus group interviews about their gameplay experience and learning outcomes. Results. 5 focus group interviews were transcribed and subjected to a qualitative thematic analysis, revealing 2 main themes; the first revolving around board games as simplified environmental simulations and the second revolving around the players’ perceptions of their own impact on the game board. Conclusion. Our results suggest that board games can be highly effective tools in some aspects of environmental communication. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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全面绿色：棋盘游戏作为对话和简化环境交流的工具

背景。棋盘游戏是一个很有前途但很少使用的学习环境问题的领域。现有研究表明，它们是高度创新的沟通工具，可以使复杂的可持续性问题更加突出和易于理解。迄今为止，几乎没有在一项研究中比较几种以环境为主题的棋盘游戏的研究。方法。17 名受访者被邀请参加棋盘游戏之夜，他们的任务是玩他们选择的环境棋盘游戏。然后，受访者被邀请参加随后的焦点小组访谈，了解他们的游戏体验和学习成果。结果。转录了 5 个焦点小组访谈并进行了定性主题分析，揭示了 2 个主要主题；第一个围绕棋盘游戏作为简化的环境模拟，第二个围绕玩家对自己对游戏棋盘影响的看法。结论。我们的结果表明，棋盘游戏可以成为环境交流某些方面的高效工具。讨论了研究的局限性和对未来研究的建议。