Gnomes On The Road: Current and Voltage

As the gnomes travel in their adventures, they encounter many ancient artifacts in the Grove, possessing abilities given to them by the magic energy which flows through it. 

Rolling the dice moves the gnomes around the path of the grove. The higher the number rolled, the faster the gnomes move, and the lower the number, the slower. This speed is called current. Current, or how fast electricity is flowing in a circuit, is measured by scientists in a unit called amperes (am-peers). The more amperes of current, the faster the electricity is flowing. In the grove, different parts of the path, or the circuit, have different amounts of current determined by how fast each adventurer moves; for example, rolling a six on the dice means you more faster along the circuit, and have more amperes of current (in this case, the gnomes represent electrical energy). Some circuits, usually parallel circuits, can have different amounts of current in different places on the circuit, but some circuits have the same amount of current over the entire path. 

After moving around the path, you have to draw a Voltage Card. Voltage is the amount of energy it takes to move a unit of charge between two points. Think of voltage like a cost that has to be paid in order to move; after travelling a certain distance on the path, you need to draw a Voltage Card, because it takes energy to move around. Voltage is measured in the unit of volts.

On the Voltage Cards, there are many “artifacts,” which the gnomes encounter on their journey. These artifacts all exist in the real world, using electricity instead of magic to function. To learn more about what each component (artifact) does, consult The Artifact Compendium, created by the gnomes to detail their findings in the Grove.