Become one of life's ultimate insiders! In PARASITES UNLEASHED! you control a wily parasite, racing to complete your life cycle, mate, and lay eggs before your opponents. Do all the entertainingly gross things real parasites do -- bore into vital organs, hide inside a blood cell, hitch a ride inside a mosquito, even take over your host's brain! But beware, because your enemies can add stages to your life cycle or zap you with medicine! This fast-paced card game for 2-4 players ages 8 and up is simple enough for young players, but also has subtle strategies for older gamers.

Design by James L. Cambias and Diane A. Kelly; Illustrated by Fred Zinn

ISBN 0-9770419-2-1

selected as one of Scientific American’s Top Educational Products 2012

In BONE WARS, players take the role of paleontologists during the great "Dinosaur Rush" of the late 19th Century. Out in the field, fossil hunters must survive natural disasters and attempts by other players to steal and destroy dinosaur bones. Back at the museum, the conflict continues when the scientists carry their battle to the newspapers and scientific journals as they race to achieve scientific immortality!

BONE WARS is a multi-round card game for 2 to 4 players ages 10 and up

Design by James L. Cambias and Diane A. Kelly; Illustrated by Bryant Paul Johnson

ISBN 0-9770419-0-5

About us: Zygote Games is on a mission to produce high-quality, fun-to-play games that also teach players about science. 

We were inspired to design our first science game more than 20 years ago, when a study by a trio of British zoologists in the journal Science reported that kids in developed countries recognize more Pokemon animals than real ones by the time they turn 8. We wanted to change that, and create games which are fun, challenging, and incorporate scientific principles into their rules. 

Our first game, BONE WARS, simulates the process of creating a scientific hypothesis and testing it against new data. Our second game, PARASITES UNLEASHED, uses color-matching to simulate the complex life cycles of parasitic animals. Both games also involve engaging take-that gameplay.