AMSTERDAM DRUGS QUARTET

The Amsterdam Drugs-Quartet: the ultimate Dutch family game!

The 48 cards with drawings of various artists, sites, and buildings provide a broader picture of Amsterdam and its drug history in recent decades. It’s a real pleasure to play, offering a chance to learn more about the city and the pros and cons of drug use and abuse. Each card in the game tells its own story, and together they create a journey through Amsterdam and its underground scene from the past to the present. Enjoy the game!

Methadone Bus

City bus sponsored by the government. Provides methadone for junkies in rehab.

the flying tourist

Paddos have been banned since there were several incidents with tourists jumping off buildings, thinking they could fly.

THE ZEEDIJK

A long, narrow street in the old center, ruled by junkies and street dealers for some decades.

RUIGOORD

Freehaven for artists. Squatted village in the West Harbor district. Since 1974, a ‘Psychonaut Heaven’.

AMSTERDAM DANCE EVENT

Yearly dance event in dozens of clubs all over Amsterdam, including the Amsterdam Tower in the northern part of the city.

ANDRÉ HAZES

Died in 2004. A working-class fellow and popular folk singer, “Blood, Sweat & Tears” was one of his hits and is still the club song for AJAX.

AMSTERDAM BEACH

Bloemendaal aan Zee, where the North Sea beach clubs organize dance events along the coastline.

M.D.M.A.

Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, or ‘love drug,’ is ecstasy. Commonly used in the dance scene. Makes sense and fakes sense.

FLY AGARIC

Amanita Muscaria, known as ‘vliegenzwam,’ grows in the Amsterdam Forest but is protected by law.