Emblitz wins Rep. Michael Turner’s 2022 Congressional App Challenge in Ohio’s 10th District

When asked what inspired the creation of Emblitz, the students said, ”After spending an afternoon playing strategy-based board games, we came to enjoy the strategic and collaborative nature of it. Playing board games gives players the chance to connect with others, work together, and accomplish shared goals. We wanted to introduce these aspects to a virtual game that can be taken anywhere one might go. As a result, we sought to design a thought-provoking, multiplayer strategy game that can be enjoyed with both friends and with people around the world. Our goal was to create a strategy game that can be easily played and shared with people around you, regardless of what you’re doing. The fast-paced, multiplayer matches help achieve this by encouraging quick gameplay driven by teamwork and coordination. We also wanted to include competitive and additional reward elements to incentivize players to compete against each other and remain active and engaged users. Furthermore, we wanted the game to be as accessible as possible, so we decided to create a web-based game that can be run on any device. This is why we created Emblitz, and we hope that the nature of the game will encourage people to form new connections with those around them as they compete in a casual, friendly environment in a board-game-inspired strategy game.”