"Our children
have to know where they come from in order to know where they
are going" and 'zer gara gu, nor gara gu', a Basque culture card
game, will help them with that." ~Ana de Castro,
Councillor for the Promotion of the Basque Language at the City
Council of Bilbao
Onlike
link:
www.eitb.com
"Zer gara gu,
nor gara gu" is a question and answer card game about Basque
culture that covers a wide range of subjects including
geography, gastronomy, sports, traditions, music and literature.
It is the only
board game that deals with ALL BASQUE CULTURE in the Basque
Language. The goal is ONLY TO LEARN while playing that Bernardo
Atxaga is a Basque writer, Txindoki is a Basque mountain, Urumea
is a Basque river, Mikel Laboa was a Basque singer, Baigorri is
a Basque town...
"Zer
gara gu, nor gara gu", which means "What are we, who are we?,"
is a question and answer card game about Basque culture that
aims to fill a gap in the market of Basque children's games. It
targets children, adolescents and Basque language-learners and
covers a wide range of subjects including geography, gastronomy,
sports, traditions, painting, music and literature.
The creator of the game, Gotzon Barrueta, could not understand
why his son and daughter knew who Messi and Kun Aguero were but
had never heard of Bernardo Atxaga (a Basque writer whose books
have been translated into 20 languages). He decided to look in
the shops for a question and answer game that would help his
twins to learn about Basque culture by playing and having fun,
which was also in the Basque language. When he failed to find a
game that fit his requirements he did the next best thing--he
invented his own. He also hopes it will reach the Diaspora,
especially third or fourth generation Basques with an interest
in the Basque Country and its culture.
Each
card (200 in all) has a great photos from Euskal Herria--the
Basque Country--of scenes and persons. There are also two
playing modes. One of them, the traditional, with tabs and
a big board (with the Euskal Herria map ) in which one must
answer questions and be lucky to reach the finish first.
The other way is to play with one pack of cards ( there are four
different sets in the game box ) to make the game more portable.
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< These are the game creator's kids Gorka & Nerea
An important difference with other
similar question-answer board games is that the
questions are usually are difficult or the answers are
so similar that the players are unsure and might leave
the game.
Non dago Loiolako Santutegia?
Azpeitian ala Bergaran? That means: Where is the
Sanctuary of Loiola: in Azpeitia or in Bergara ( This
question is not easy )
In this game, the question is: Non
dago Loiolako Santutegia? Azpeitian ala Australian?
That means: Where is the Sanctuary of Loiola? In
Azpeitia or in Australia? This way the answer is
clear making it easier to remember.
TO
PURCHASE
The game
costs 29.90euros and it can be purchased
via the web at
Elkar.com
To contact the creator
Gotzon Barrueta, you can do it via email:
barrueta@eitb.com
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