Following up on The Night Circus, book and game

[mescott]

I've now read the book - and enjoyed it very much; it definitely lives up to the advance press - and I have to say I'm as impressed with the folks at Failbetter who designed the game as I am with Erin Morgenstern.  It was fun to play the game before I'd read the book:  the black-and-white-with-touches-of-red cards are lovely, and the prose is

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[heavenscalyx]

I want to work for Failbetter. It would be so much better than technical or medical writing. :P

Also, would adore to work on a game for your works.

Did Morgenstern's publisher foot the bill for the Failbetter game, I wonder?

[mescott]

I wouldn't mind working for Failbetter myself. They do such interesting things!

And I'd love to have you work on a game for something of mine....

I haven't heard how the game was funded, though I supposed I really should ask around. I'm assuming the publisher did it, though. They've certainly put a lot of money into the book, and the game is certainly one of the more interesting publicity ideas I've seen in a long time.

[kindkit]

I'm not a gamer, but I would so buy a Pointsverse game. I'm sure it'd be worth it just for the worldbuilding alone.

[mescott]

I am a game geek, and I love the deliberately limited, casual play that Failbetter promotes in both Echo Bazaar and Night Circus - I so do not need a game that sucks me in and doesn't let me go until a week later!

But, oh, a Points game! There are so many hooks for the Failbetter structure - the players' stars, the broadsheets, the individual stations, each of which could open up a new set of storylets. It would have a different feel, more open, but it would still be contained within Astreiant itself....

Yeah. I want it rather badly. :-)

[phantomas]

Ohhh, a Points game would be...amazing. simply amazing :)