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SUMMARY:Sign
DESCRIPTION:A live-action game based on the true story of Nicaraguan Sign Language\, where deaf children in a country with no official sign language spontaneously created their own.\nPlayers embody students on their first day of school. Along the way\, they’ll make friends\, learn about themselves and build their own language together piece by piece. \nPlayers will select from pre-made characters. Gameplay is split between ‘classes’ and ‘recess’ with each session lasting around 10-15 minutes and will feature both the structured creation of a basic sign language and freeform interactions with other characters using that language. The game explores themes around what it means to communicate and to be understood. No RPG experience required. The game is very rules light. Total play time is around 2 hours \nThe game doesn’t feature any mature or triggering themes. We will use an X card and safety word so that if anything does come up during the game that players aren’t comfortable with we can remove it. \nPlease note that the majority of the game is played in total silence. If spending ~1.5 hours in silence doesn’t sound fun or interesting this may not be the game for you! \nThe game makes use of physical contact as a means of communication (e.g. characters tapping each other to get one another’s attention\, or otherwise communicating using physical touch). If any players would be more comfortable not using any physical contact that is totally fine and we will discuss preferences before playing. \nThe game involves players drawing on their hands in pen. Washable ink pens will be provided. \nThis game is for players 18+ only \n[6 spaces available]
URL:https://strangegamesfestival.co.uk/event/sign
LOCATION:Chapel
CATEGORIES:Role-Playing Game,Sign-Up Required
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SUMMARY:Alice is Missing
DESCRIPTION:A silent role-playing game about the disappearance of Alice Briarwood\, a high school junior in the small town of Silent Falls. Players will take on the roles of Alice’s friends and attempt to solve the mystery of her disappearance. \nThe game is played live and without verbal communication. Players inhabit their character for the entirety of the 90-minute play session\, and instead of speaking\, send text messages back and forth to the other characters in a group chat\, as well as individually\, as though they aren’t in the same place together. \nThe main narrative of the game is played in silence while a soundtrack plays in the background. This is a heavily thematic and emotive roleplaying experience. The game is light on rules and focuses on storytelling\, character relationships and worldbuilding. No specific RPG experience is required but players will need to be willing to get fully involved in roleplaying and storytelling (roleplaying is all done in the first person and the story is created and told by the players not by the GM) \nContent and player safety:\nThis game inherently deals with a missing teenage girl in a small town\, and all of the topics that can arise when that happens. Because of this\, themes like tense family dynamics\, grief\, death\, violence\, jealousy\, and helplessness can and often do come up during the game. \nThe game is intended to be an intensely immersive experience but players should not be made to feel uncomfortable by anything that comes up. \nWe will be using safety tools including an X card and lines & veils\, so that players can remove any content or themes they are not comfortable with\, both before and during the game. \nThe game is played using a WhatsApp groupchat. Players will need an internet connected (and charged!) smartphone with WhatsApp installed. It will not be possible to play without this. \nThe main narrative of the game is played with a 90 minute timer\, total play time including setup\, character creation and debrief is expected to be around 2.5-3 hours. \nThis game is for players 18+ only. \n[4 spaces available]
URL:https://strangegamesfestival.co.uk/event/alice-is-missing
LOCATION:Chapel
CATEGORIES:Role-Playing Game,Sign-Up Required
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SUMMARY:Twilight Imperium
DESCRIPTION:An epic board game of politics\, trade and combat in space. New players welcome\, we’ll use 4th edition without expansions\, which is the simplest version of the game\, and will do a full rules teach beforehand. (Just note that play time is long!) \n[6 spaces available] Location to be discussed – meet in the Village Square
URL:https://strangegamesfestival.co.uk/event/twilight-imperium
LOCATION:TBC\, Meet at Village Square
CATEGORIES:Board Game or Other Games,Sign-Up Advisable
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