# When I Lived Here: a game of domestic ghosts

by a grumpy little critter

You once lived here. Maybe it was a place of refuge, maybe one of torment, maybe it
was just one of the many places you passed through, but something about this house
hooked you, so that you lingered even after death. You are ghost that haunts this
place, sending a fragment of your memory across the gulf that separates the dead
from the living.

## What you'll need:

- 4-6 players
- a 6-sided die
- paper and pen
- 2 stamps per player
- envelopes

## How to play

Each player takes a turn writing a short passage recollecting something about their
life in the house. The first player represents the oldest ghost in the house. They
write their passage at the top of a sheet of paper and then mail it to the next
player with an extra stamp. That player writes the rememberance of the next ghost,
and so on. The final player writes their remembrance and mails copies of the
finished game to all the other players using each player's spare stamp.
Alternatively, the finished game may be sent back to the previous player, who then
sends it back to the player before them, and so on.

To write your passage, roll your die against the prompt list options. Then roll
again to select a prompt from the list you rolled. Alternatively, select a prompt
that inspires you.

There's no specific length required for your message. It may be as short as a

single sentence. It can be several sentences. It shouldn't be too long, however.
Your incorporeal existence, such as it is, isn't conducive to long-windedness.

Each player may incorporate anything (or nothing) from the narratives of previous
ghosts.

### Prompt list options

- 1-2: Sorrow
- 3-4: In between
- 5-6: Joy

### Sorrow

1. How did it all start to go so wrong?

2. Where was the one part of the house or grounds you refused to use? Why?
3. What did you regret most during your time here?
4. What did you long for more than anything else? Why didn't you get it?
5. Who made you hate this place? What did they do?
6. What did you realize only when it was too late?

### In the balance

1. What was something that you were never able to quite fix about the house?
2. Which neighbor always annoyed you? Why?
3. Which neighbor did you especially like? Why?
4. What major change did you make to the house or the grounds?
5. What major national or world event happened while you lived here? What were you
doing when you heard?
6. What major life event happened to you, a friend, or a family member while you
lived here? How did it change things around the house?

### Joy

1. What is your favorite architectural feature of the house? What does it always
make you think about?
2. What is your favorite memory of the house?
3. How did your time in the house make you a better person?
4. Where did you like to spend your time in the house or grounds? What made it so
special?
5. Who made you love this place? How?
6. What were you thankful you learned in the house?

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International. Fonts: Reey, Indie Flower, Over the Rainbow, odstemplik, Journal,
Caroni. Written for the #SaveThePost game jam.