SciArena · First print run
ATP Racing
A strategy card game powered by real cell biology. Build metabolic pathways, generate ATP, and race your opponents — while learning how cells actually work.
A strategy card game powered by real cell biology. Build metabolic pathways, generate ATP, and race your opponents — while learning how cells actually work.
Hand-drawn organelles with big personalities — every illustration checked for biological accuracy first.
Colour-coded by card type: green for cell types, gold for reactions, teal for organelles.
Lv.1 to Lv.3 — the deck-building cost. Stronger cards cost more ATP to play.
Real biology, playable. Every mechanic maps to an actual cellular process.
Four card types, one living cell. Every card is biologically checked before it's printed.
From "what is ATP" to thinking in process chains — glycolysis → Krebs → ETC — to planning energy routes like a strategist.
Manage organelles, reactions and resources. Every turn is a real metabolic decision.
Break the ice at game night. 1–6 players, 30–60 minutes of beautiful chaos.
Animal, plant or prokaryote — each plays differently. Draft organelles from the shared pool.
Glycolysis → Krebs cycle → electron transport chain. Bank NADH, then cash it in for an ATP burst.
Three ways to win: first to 200 ATP, richest cell after 20 rounds, or last cell alive. Sabotage their mitochondria.
Glucose → 2 ATP + NADH
NADH + FADH₂ in the mitochondria
Cash in NADH for an ATP burst
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Watch the Kickstarter pitch — the game in 2 minutes.
English rulebook · Chinese–English digital version included with every tin
Everything in Base, plus physical game accessories:
Base is the complete game — the free online ATP counter covers everything the physical counters do, so nothing is missing.
Educators: 6× Base + teaching video — $199. Contact us for classroom sets.
Cell Arena turns abstract metabolism into something students can hold, trade and strategize with. Built around the cell biology concepts tested in middle school, high school and AP Biology.
Cellular respiration · Photosynthesis · ATP & energy · Organelles · Cell types · Metabolism
Middle school biology · High school biology · AP Biology intro & review
6× Base decks · Teaching guide · Printable worksheet · Lesson plan · Teaching video. Contact us for classroom sets.
The Base tin plays with our free online ATP counter. Track ATP for up to 6 players — no account, no download, works on any phone or PC.
⚡ Open ATP Counter
The full field guide — every card, every reaction, every rule. English with Chinese translations.
Cell Arena: ATP Racing fuses science education, strategy battles and visual art into one card game. It plays out the ATP reaction chain — from molecules to the whole cell — so kids and teens get cell biology instead of memorizing it. Built around the cell metabolism concepts in AP Biology, for every level of learner.
Co-founder & Game Designer
Co-founder & Game Designer
Hank and Eric kept watching classmates struggle with cell and molecular biology — so they built the game they wished existed: visual, strategic, genuinely fun. It started as a science-fair side project — a rough A4-paper prototype, playtested into a real game. "Oooooooo, SciArena, victory is ours!"
"My students learned the Krebs cycle without opening a textbook. I still can't believe it."
— High school biology teacher, playtester"The ETC combo turn feels like pulling off an ultimate. Then you remember it's real science."
— Board game playtester"Taught my 11-year-old in ten minutes. She now corrects me on mitochondria."
— Parent of an 11-year-old playtesterCell Arena began as an extracurricular science project — two students wondering why cell biology had to be boring.
One summer weekend, Hank and Eric turned ATP metabolism into a hand-cut deck. Rough, but playable.
Card ratios were tuned, mechanics simplified and cell types repeatedly rebalanced through playtesting — every rule polished for flow, fairness and biological accuracy.
Tested with students and families. Every rule earned its place at the table.
Refining cards, tin and rules now. Shipping June 2027.
No. The $1 only locks your spot. We email you before shipping and you pay the remaining balance then — nothing is charged automatically.
North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania from our Hangzhou factory. Shipping + taxes are calculated by region after the campaign.
Estimated June 2027 for Base and Deluxe tiers.
English card names with Chinese translations. The paper rulebook is English; a Chinese–English digital rulebook is included.
The Base tin plays with our free online ATP counter (works on phone and PC). The Deluxe tin includes physical counters — no device needed.
$1 locks yours from the first print run — fully refundable until shipping. Pay the rest when it ships: Base game $29 (early bird $25) · Deluxe $49.
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