Unconventional Switch - Electronics Team 13

For our team's switch, we wanted to create a way to turn a light on via some sort of play feature, so we used elements of the Pokémon Trading Card Game to create a light switch which turns on when a Pokémon card is placed into the active spot of a playmat. The circuit makes use of wires attached to strips of aluminum foil which has been attached to both the playmat and backing of the Pokémon card. Once the card is placed onto the mat, the circuit is completed, allowing the light to be powered and illuminate. Removing the card will cause the circuit to break again, and the light will turn off. Ideally, this can be used to detect which positions on the playmat have been filled, and can be used in things such as mechanic displays which show how many cards are on each players' field.