I want to say a little bit about …And Then They Met, an original game in this month’s Codex.

I want to say a little bit about …And Then They Met, an original game in this month’s Codex.

I want to say a little bit about …And Then They Met, an original game in this month’s Codex. It’s a 2-player game by David Rothfeder about Lee and Sam, who are destined to fall in love. The game takes place entirely in the days leading up to the first time they lay eyes on each other. They each share some common elements in their lives, such as a bar they both frequent or a mutual acquaintance, and as they go about their day, they leave artifacts about their existence that the other one finds. So, for example, in the game I played, one of the characters asked the DJ at a bar to play some speed metal from his iPod Shuffle, and he accidentally left it there. The other character got his hands on the iPod and started to be intrigued about the person it belonged to based off the songs that were on it. The game has them circling each other, but always getting closer and closer, until the moment they first meet, at which point the game ends.

There are so many smart decisions in this game, such as the fact that you fill out questionnaires for Sam and Lee at the start of the game, but the questionnaires are asymmetical, which makes the characters different, but still alike enough you could imagine them falling in love. Also, the flow of the gameplay is really nice. The game has a lot of structure, but within that structure, there is a huge amount of space to play.

Overall, the game is just really sweet and really accessible. I was genuinely touched by the session I played, and it was exactly what I needed (having gone through a breakup recently and feeling really jaded on the idea of love).

Anyway, …And Then They Met is in Codex – Love 2, which is presently available in our $4+ Patreon feed (you also get the original Codex – Love as a bonus this month):

https://patreon.com/gauntlet

And since new Patrons always ask, you can get Codex back issues on DriveThru now: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12676/The-Gauntlet

22 thoughts on “I want to say a little bit about …And Then They Met, an original game in this month’s Codex.”

  7. Lee and Sam… The names themselves are actually a nice bit of design. Since they’re both gender-neutral, you can play them as any combination of gender identities without it ever sounding off. That’s a nice touch!

  8. Lee and Sam… The names themselves are actually a nice bit of design. Since they’re both gender-neutral, you can play them as any combination of gender identities without it ever sounding off. That’s a nice touch!

  11. I was hit by cupid’s arrow reading this text. I’m really thankful to have the chance to even share this game with some folks that I know.

  12. I was hit by cupid’s arrow reading this text. I’m really thankful to have the chance to even share this game with some folks that I know.

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