Love & Barbed Wire

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It is the Great War. Letters flow back and forth between the soldiers in the trenches and their loved ones back home. Letters of encouragement, passion, fear, and hope. And sometim es letters of tragedy. This is an immersive table top story game for 2 players. A game session typically takes 1 hour to play. All you need is a pack of playing cards, some paper and pens, and this short rulebook. You don’t need any historical knowledge to play— the rulebook is filled with real-life examples that will help steer you towards the kind of letters that people were writing to one another. Discover a wartime couple trying to keep their relationship alive during the separation and horror of war. Find out whether love does actually conquer all. “I expected the game to take to me a dark place but, instead, I found it to be an interesting dive into love. The fact that it requires no prep and no game master, means that you can tell a series of interesting stories in one session. It’s been 9 months since I’ve played the game and I can still tell you the thoughts, hopes, and fears of a character who existed only for one hour. The moments of writing are quietly focused and hearing other letters shows how wonderful the human experience can be.”—Rob Daviau, game designer “I role play for feelings and stories, and this game did an elegant and beautiful job of supporting that kind of play and immersing us in the lives of people who lived through those dark years. I felt that the chapter prompts and cards provided an excellent scaffolding to build off of regarding tone, themes, and historical context. The poetry samples and seasonal cycle were inspiring!”—Aaron Sunshine Show more