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Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies

Teemu Pöyhönen
Valo (Pöytä 1), (3 h)
Valo (Pöytä 1), (3 h)
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Dialect is a game about an isolated community, their language, and what it means for that language to be lost. In this game, you’ll tell the story of the Isolation by building their language. New words will come from the fundamental aspects of the community: who they are, what they believe in, and how they respond to a changing world.

Players take away both the story they’ve told and the dialect they’ve built together. Includes hardcover book, deck of language generating cards, 4 core playsets, 11 contributed playsets by renowned game designers, linguists and activists, and a digital copy delivered immediately.

Program category: GamingRegistration: Electronic registration (Konsti)Other categorization: Beginner friendlyLanguage: FinnishTarget audience: Fits all agesRevolving door game: Non-revolving doorLanguage: EnglishProgram topics: Roleplaying games