This is a super short game, but it's one that hurts. As a group, you tell stories related to different instinct or sensory-related memories of a dog that's dying in space. There's no neat moral to wrap things up, no easy release from the feeling that what happened was wrong, and the game leaves you to dwell on that.
There are other themes in play---betrayal, immortality, interconnectedness, resignation---whatever your own mind brings to the table. The game's structure also makes it extremely well-suited as a group writing exercise if you want to go that route, and you'll probably end up with a devastating short anthology as a result.
Basically, Laika's a strong game that's both really good and not for everybody all the time.
"The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it. We did not learn enough from the mission to justify the death of the dog." - Oleg Gazenko
Oh! Thank you so much. If you do get to play, I hope it is a good journey, and your constellation tells of not just tears for one you love, but the hope and wonder she inspired. Thank you so much for commenting, and sharing your thoughts
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This is a super short game, but it's one that hurts. As a group, you tell stories related to different instinct or sensory-related memories of a dog that's dying in space. There's no neat moral to wrap things up, no easy release from the feeling that what happened was wrong, and the game leaves you to dwell on that.
There are other themes in play---betrayal, immortality, interconnectedness, resignation---whatever your own mind brings to the table. The game's structure also makes it extremely well-suited as a group writing exercise if you want to go that route, and you'll probably end up with a devastating short anthology as a result.
Basically, Laika's a strong game that's both really good and not for everybody all the time.
I'd definitely recommend it.
"The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it. We did not learn enough from the mission to justify the death of the dog." - Oleg Gazenko
got this in the racial justice bundle, i don't know if i'll be able to play this without crying, laika means so much to me. i love you.
Oh! Thank you so much. If you do get to play, I hope it is a good journey, and your constellation tells of not just tears for one you love, but the hope and wonder she inspired. Thank you so much for commenting, and sharing your thoughts