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Play together.Skills for life.
An intergenerational educational game to practise decisions that protect money, information and independence.
Good to have
someone close.An intergenerational educational game to practise decisions that protect money, information and independence.
Good to have
someone close.An urgent call, a request for a transfer, a promise of profit. Pressure and trust in the caller can make it harder to pause and check.
“I’m calling from your bank. You need to move your money now.”

Tarcza creates a safe space to learn through fictional stories. Choose a response, read the explanation and try again.

Open the game and choose a story: a message, a conversation or an offer.
Answer on your own. When playing together, discuss your choices too.
Read the explanation and learn what to check in a similar situation.

A fake bank employee.

An urgent request “from a friend”.

A delivery fee for a parcel.

A voice or face imitated with AI.

The promise of risk-free profit.

Company data in a personal AI chat.
Different experiences help us notice more. Playing together starts a conversation and makes room for mutual support.
Pause before you react under pressure.
Ask a question. Compare information.
Keep your own judgement and ask for help.
On your own phone, at your own pace. With room to try again.
2–4 people. Separate phones, a joining code and a shared conversation about decisions.
A group and a facilitator. In a library, community centre or another local institution.
We invite institutions to discuss pilot workshops. We want to develop Tarcza together with the people who use it.
Play, discuss decisions and share experiences.
Explore which exercises help people notice warning signs and verify information.

We build Tarcza as volunteers in our own time, bringing together design, communication and cybersecurity knowledge.
Cybersecurity consultations.
Art direction and graphic design.
IT infrastructure.
We are looking for patrons, sponsors and institutions to help us develop free financial and digital education.
Help cover infrastructure costs or fund the team’s time to keep developing the game.
Let’s discuss a pilot workshop for your group.
