Bergnein is a card game for 2–6 players in English, based on the door system and entry requirements for the Berghain nightclub in Berlin, and released in late 2017.
[2] Bergnein achieved a degree of attention and notoriety both before and after its launch, thanks to a cancelled Kickstarter campaign which was covered extensively in the international press,[3][4][5] and a series of threats and legal action on behalf of Berghain and its head doorman, Sven Marquardt [de].
Players assume the role of the doorman; a random selection of cards become the guests standing in line to get in, and your job is to ensure that the right ones are allowed entry to the club.
[10] The international press became aware of and began to cover the production of Berghain ze Game during its Kickstarter campaign, which aimed to raise 80,000 Swedish kronor.
[20][21][22][23] As a result, during the run-up to production, the game benefitted in terms of sales, reach and awareness from “the Streisand effect” generated by the international coverage and the newsworthiness of Berghain’s efforts to stop it from being made.