Now What? Board Game

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Client: Self Indulgent Art Project | Submitted: October 15, 2008 | Updated: November 19, 2008
Discipline: Design Entrepreneur | Tags: family, game, illustration

The last Family gathering was a disaster! Your mom was busy making commentary on your wife's cooking and your Sister-in-Law's weight. Your older brother was trying to collect on a family loan, your dad was sharing wisdom from his "years of experience," and all the while your wife has ceased speaking to anyone. Personally, you're surprised anyone came at all, seeing as how no one can forget what you said last Christmas.

Sound familiar?

Part satire, part therapy, "Now What?" is a board game designed to address stress within the family dynamic.

Premise: Someone was offended at the last family gathering. Game play begins with a spin to determine the "victim."

Object: Move about the game board collecting facts to determine who caused the offense, where it occurred, and the nature of the offense. "I suspect it was Dad, at the Restaurant, with a fat joke!"

"Now What?" can be a therapeutic and light-hearted way to open dialogue with family about sensitivity issues, or an easy way to draw awareness, without pointing blame. Draw your boundaries early, and "Now What?" is great fun for the whole family!

*Personal redesign based on CLUE, by Parker Brothers.

Characters based on members of the artist's immediate family and in-laws.

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