Chicago Quant’em

Published: January 20, 2023

Lead Inventor: Nancy Kawalek

Chicago Quant’em is an experiential card game that immerses players, beginner and advanced, in a world of quantum physics and qubits. The goal of the game is to use quantum concepts to collect, change, and arrange the cards into a winning hand to ultimately win the pot.
Unique from other card games, quantum physics is built into the game mechanics to create a captivating learning and play experience. Understanding of superposition, entanglement, operations, and measurement is necessary to win. Learning these concepts are easy as quantum concepts are embedded into the rules of gameplay.
Play is tailored for two levels, beginner and advanced, allowing a broad range of players to pick up the game and hone their skills. The concepts in Chicago Quant’em are used to further understanding of processing power in quantum computing as more entanglement among cards creates a stronger hand just as more entanglement creates more quantum computational power.
Chicago Quant’em is a novel way to teach complex quantum physics concepts in a fun representative way utilizing colors and cards. This gameplay increases accessibility of quantum physics principles and encourages education toward an innovative and relevant industry.

Welcoming to beginner and advanced players
Quantum physics built into the game mechanics encourages deep learning through experience and fun
Increased accessibility of quantum education through use of simple cards and colors