New Release: Posting Through It, a social media futures game

Posting Through It explores how modern public discourse has changed our experience of global disruption and redefined what it means to “win” and “lose” in an uncertain future.  It’s played over a group chat platform like Discord or WhatsApp. The game is designed by Randy Lubin of Leveraged Play and Sidney Icarus of Wax Wings. Get it free on Itch: Posting Through It

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About the Game

Info

• Duration: 60 minutes, including a short debrief
• Player Count: 5-6
• Cost: free!
• Facilitation: one facilitator
• Activities: drafting fictitious social media posts, debating, voting
• Venue: digital chat platform like Slack, Discord, or WhatsApp
• Requires one digital device for Facilitator (desktop recommended) and one for each player (desktop or mobile)

Play Overview

Players take on the role of organizations and high-profile individuals who are trying to influence the world by posting on the top social media platform “%ercent”. As they post to the %ercent feed, players shape the fiction and bend the world toward their preferred futures.

The storyline starts off serious but ends in absurdity. The character roles and subject matter foster gameplay that is likely to descend into farce. The game unfurls over several global disruptions where players react to changing circumstances, jockey for success, and influence their peers as the world adapts and transforms.

Can the players shape the social media landscape and craft the most beneficial future? Can they change the world while maintaining brand communication guidelines, maximizing shareholder value, and avoiding getting cancelled? Play to find out!

Get it free on Itch today: Posting Through It