What’s Next From Heart of the Deernicorn

Ross’s new game – Night Forest – is expected to launch on Kickstarter this Fall. It is a live action game, co-developed and beautifully illustrated by artist Mo Golden. To play, you find a few friends, candles, matches (careful now kids), and head for the woods (or a park, for those who don’t live in misty Olympia, where this game was first conceived). As you wander alone with your lit candle, you have an illustrated card with an evocative prompt that you use as inspiration to remember or invent a memory. As the memory comes to life through your movement, you encounter other walking memories in the darkness. You approach one another, share your memories, exchange cards, and venture off again into the darkness.

The game’s structure evokes deep introspection and compassion for other players, while also inviting players to explore their experience of being alone and in the company of others. The prompts offer players the possibility to truly take the game in whatever direction they want, and players are often surprised at what memories come alive for them as they walk, card in hand, through the candle-lit night forest.

Want to get notified once Night Forest is live on Kickstarter? Sign up here and you’ll get Heart of the Deernicorn game updates. Don’t get too excited though… the emails only go out about every 3 months.

Also, if you’re headed to BigBadCon, there’s a chance you could play a prototype version of Night Forest… maybe in a parking lot.