Genius Games Peptide: A Protein Building Game | A Strategy Card Game with Accurate Science for Gamers and Teachers | Teaches Amino Acids, mRNA, Organelles

I really love this game to help my children learn about cell processes! They have been studying about cells and organelles and this game helped them talk about and practice what organelles do. They already learned about DNA transcription and translation and loved building the peptides. It really helped them consolidate their knowledge and we had a lot of good discussions about why the methods within the game play and why it was designed that way. Not only was the game super easy to learn, but also really fun! Right after playing it - they already wanted to play another round. The game is small and doesn't take up a lot of space - so we were able to take it with us and play it in a hotel. I love all the Genius Games and have played them with 10-12 year olds, as well as with other adults - and the games are consistently a hit! Thank you! Huge fan!

As a game it’s got some really fun strategy and is still pretty quick and light! It’s sort of like a worker placement style, but no actual workers - you take available cards instead. It didn’t take too long to figure out either - especially if you’re familiar with card games.But the best part about this game is that it’s incredibly accurate to the process of how proteins are made. Wish they had this game in Biology class because that class would have made a lot more sense!!! I also think it's GREAT that the organelle cards have NO icons on them, just the organelle art and name. I love this because in only 5 mins, you’ve remembered the main function of each organelle in the process. And there's a great player-aid card anyway in case you are having trouble remembering.HIGHLY recommend this game for gamers who want to “geek out” on a game with an accurate science themes, for teacher to use in a biology class, or family game nights!

I am not a biology major, but I have taken enough college level biology to have a major, so I feel pretty comfortable with the ideas of transcription and translation. I wanted to introduce this important aspect of cell biology to my cousin who is 12 years old.I have played the game only once and I did notice many missed opportunities. For example, the nucleotides really should have their actual structures on the cards. That would NOT be hard to do. I also kept tripping up because the mechanics of the game made me think the card was a tRNA, but it was an amino acid...and from the mechanics, it does not make sense why a ribosome comes around and reveals an amino acid and also fixes it. The game play made it feel like the RNA was floating around, when it's actually the amino acid. And I think if they are individual bases, it should be a nucleotide not a piece of RNA, which in this game is actually mRNA. So I had to consciously repeat RNA to myself because my brain kept yelling nucleotide.From the kid's standpoint...at least he understood that energy is like money that lets you do things. He also learned the value of managing money/ATP. I think he did not really know what to do, so he kept going for the nucleus which would let him get "RNA" and he kept stocking up on that that it became apparent to me and my husband that we might run out of "RNA" and not be able to build our protein...So we had to encourage him to use the weird looking enzyme so he would replenish the "RNA" deck. You don't get negative points for having excess "RNA" so unknowingly, I think my cousin had developed a devious gameplay strategy. It's actually the same strategy the AI uses in Ticket to Ride.Also, the game mechanic to replenish the organelles or "RNA" does not really make sense in terms of theme...but I guess having a certain number of organelles randomly coming out does not make sense.Um, nice try for an educational game...but not super for board gamers.

Bought several copies to use in a class. Students either didn't really read rules ahead of time, or they weren't as clear as i thought. Once students got into the game it was great as an introduction in biology class to some basics of protein synthesis. Some details modified or left out to make it easier to design the game, but mostly accurate.

I have bought this twice before I now how enough for everyone in my classroom to play. Good value fun to play. It says ages ten and up but I use it in a college class, portable, it make learning easier.

Great game! Overall quality of the product and the thoughtfulness of the gameplay is done wonderfully. I would agree with some reviewers that the instructions take a little time to digest and could possibly use some rewriting but I would definitely still recommend this game.

My husband and I have played this game a few times and have taught our game night guests. It’s fairly simple to understand because the phases are repetitive. I can’t wait to play it in my classroom with my college and level biology students! It’s close enough to what truly happens in the cell that it does make it a valuable learning tool.

Most of these reviews are for other games not Peptide. The instructions for Peptide do not make sense. An example is the photo attached where in the section, ATP actions, it says, for more details see the ATP actions section!