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The link to this game appeared in my inbox a few days ago. What a pleasant surprise.
Here is a game, nominally set in the post near-apocalyptic world of 1884. I say nominally as the only real reference to the period is a brief timeline setting out the calamity that struck, and forever changed, the earth.
Firstly, a very few negatives, some of the prose seems a little haphazard and despite the low page count, rambles a little in places The Precis rigourous level of editing, seems lacking. Secondly, this world-shaking (literally) event is referred to in the book as “The Tremors”. I don’t know whether this is intended to be ironic, but it sounds a little underwhelming; a bit like describing The Great War as, “A bit of a misunderstanding”.
Two neutral points: As mentioned above there is no real background to the game, no sense of setting. However, the author quite rightly suggests turning to Google. Indeed, a wealth of information is merely a click away. Also, the game is described as e...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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The game is a oneshot that revolves around the missing teenage girl Alice Briarwood where the players take on the roles of her closest friends who try to find out what happened to her. During the start of the game, players can choose from a number of ready-made character cards, all of which have a relationship with Alice, as well as a background, a secret and a thing that must appear in a voice message to Alice that each player must record. You also get a random "drive" card that establishes a personality trait and the relationship with two of the other players. After a short presentation of each other, the game begins.
The game has a rather different structure as all communication during the game takes place quietly via text messages such as text messages or chat (both to the whole group and privately between the characters). The game is also powered by a 90-minute animated countdown with background music. At certain specified times (when there are 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 45, 4...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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