NERHD The Game is an expansion on the National Emergency Response HazMat Drills book series by The HazMat Guys. Bring a little  gamification to even the most boring of training curriculums with over 1 Million potential scenarios to keep your skills sharp.

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$39.99

CREATE OVER 1 MILLION UNIQUE HAZMAT SCENARIOS

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Each NERHD Game comes with 75 unique cards:

Material Cards (x 25): Chemical names, UN IDs, etc.

Quantity Cards (x 10): Container sizes or release amounts

Location Cards (x 15): Settings where the incident occurs

Variable Cards (x 25): Outside influences that shift response priorities

HOW TO PLAY

Play as a team or an individual! See additional instructions under GAME MODES. Deal 5 cards to the player/team:

( 1 ) Material Card

( 1 ) Quantity Card

( 1 ) Location Card

( 2 ) Variable Cards

 

GAME MODES

SOLO PLAY

Playing with yourself? We’re ok with it this time. Deal your 5 cards and build the scene.

Think through:

  • The best and worst case scenarios
  • Each sector’s role and recommendations
  • What you’d need to solve the problem

GROUP PLAY

Designate one player as the Game Master. The Game Master’s role is to:

  • Use imagination to bring the scenario to life
  • Role-play as needed (e.g., 911 caller, facility staff, angry neighbor)

Divide remaining players into sector roles. One or more per player depending on group size.

Once roles are assigned:

  1. Deal the cards
  2. Build the scenario
  3. Have each sector develop their piece of a response plan
  4. Finish with a “Hazmat Huddle” where all sectors present their plans

Afterwards, debrief:

  • What went well?
  • What would you change?
  • Can you defend your decisions?

EXAMPLE SCENARIO

HOW TO WIN

Articulate a full plan of action in order to assess, identify, and resolve the hazmat scenario at hand. Other players/teams must agree on your proposed response plan.

HOW TO LOSE

If you misidentify a material, exclude a variable, or if another player/team is able to argue against your plan of action, consider yourself the loser. Keep playing.

BECOME A NERHD AMBASSADOR

Get your NERHD The Game for FREE in exchange for showing how you use it in training. We want hands-on responders, trainers, and hazmat nerds who will create honest, useful social posts that help others run better tabletop and crew drills.

NERHD The Game was created to make tabletop training fast, repeatable, and real. Nobody knows whether a training tool actually works more than the crews who use it. We are picking a small group of ambassadors to get the game in the wild, show how it works in real training, and share honest, practical examples with the rest of the community.

Fill out the short form and tell us how you’ll use the game with your crew to enter to win.