A video chat game for approximately 4-16 people that combines storytelling, 20 questions and environment interaction at a distance. One player is the Chooser and selects an item in the background of another’s player’s video chat window. The other players will ask the Chooser simple yes/no questions in order to try and guess what has been selected. The person whose object was chosen must then tell everyone something special about it, offering them an opportunity to share something personal. Variations layer in new rules and increase difficulty (e.g., by introducing an off-limits “Danger” item, by offering clues around memories related to the object).
Lead designer: Tim Hutchings, Bradley University