Even the most playful game has serious thinking under the hood. In the Poetry Networking game, several mechanics worked together:

• Collecting – motivates people to seek out others.

• Creativity – assembling a poem sparks imagination.

• Light competition – awards give an extra nudge without making it cutthroat.

• Low entry barrier – no poetry skills needed, just a willingness to swap cards.

• Group momentum – the more people play, the easier it is for others to join in.

By the end of the day, over 100 poems were submitted. The cards had done their job — breaking the ice, sparking laughs, and turning quick chats into real connections.

“The whole purpose of gamification is to create a comfortable and engaging environment where the client’s objectives, the event’s purpose, or the desired outcome of a process can be achieved more effectively,” summarized Péter Kalmár, founder of [eureka].

And because poetry deserves the last word, here’s one of our favorite submissions from the day:

Life in Capital Letters
Once again I’ll be home late, what will the kids say?
If I don’t get rest tonight, I’ll break down the next day.
Skip the snacks from the buffet, I’ll cook my own way.
My net salary’s too low – I need to watch what I pay.

 If you’d like to see how gamification could turn your next event into something people still talk about weeks later — let’s explore it together.