European Codeweek 2025 : A Cross-Continental Trade Card Game Design Playshop for Youth

During this year’s European Codeweek, we’ll facilitate a Trade Card Game (TCG) Design Playshop for young people aged 12+ in partnership with the Youth Development department, City of Hessisch-Lichtenau, Germany.

Participants will learn to design their own trading cards using Krita, the free, open-source alternative to Photoshop. Their cards will follow the format of their favorite TCGs—like Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, or Magic—and they can even upcycle existing card sleeves and collector albums, as they are compatible.

Participants in Germany will also design cards for Busano, Uganda, as part of our international, educational, regenerative food systems & Sustainable Development Goals Trade Card Game: “re:gen fsys.”

Before our Autumn Holiday Playshop, participants and partners in the village of Nawanyago, Uganda, will conceptualize relevant “Quests”—real-world actions for regenerative food systems, tailored to their local context. Since the village currently lacks stable electricity, internet, and public/school computers, our German participants will connect and step in (until we can cooperatively provide the same access to tools to people in Nawanyago).

We’re looking forward to a creative, joyful, and playful time with card design, bridging Europe and Africa 🎨✨