BactoBattle

BactoBattle turns the hardest part of medical microbiology — matching the right antibiotic to the right bug — into a fast, friendly card duel. Play a bacterium, treat it with an antibiotic, and watch the rules of real infectious-disease medicine decide the outcome. The Gram stain decides what your drugs can even touch. Resistance genes shrug off whole antibiotic classes. Reach for a last-resort drug too early and good stewardship punishes you. It’s a game first — but every card is true to the microbiology you’re learning. WHO IT’S FOR • Medical, nursing, pharmacy, and PA students studying microbiology or pharmacology • Teachers looking for a classroom-friendly review activity • Anyone curious how antibiotics, bacteria, and drug resistance actually work WHAT’S INSIDE • 60 cards — 20 real pathogens, 21 antibiotics across 9 classes, and 19 resistance and support conditions • Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and atypical / intracellular bugs, each drawn to its true shape • Real mechanisms: β-lactamases, MRSA (mecA), VRE (vanA), ESBLs, efflux pumps, ribosomal and DNA-gyrase mutations • Antibiotic spectrum, first-line choices, and antimicrobial stewardship built right into the scoring PLAY YOUR WAY • Six computer opponents, from first-year student to senior extern • “Mirror” mode — an opponent that learns to play like you • Pass-and-play against a friend on one device LEARN AS YOU PLAY • Personal coaching reviews your own games and teaches the microbiology behind your choices — spectrum, resistance, first-line agents, and stewardship • A built-in rulebook and browsable card database PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline • No ads, no accounts, no tracking — your progress stays on your device Created by the team behind the BactoBattle tabletop game.