Winter Living Game, named because it was meant to happen in like December and be themed around exploring a winter wonderland instead of the 500th tropical resort, is still being worked on, but my original plan to host it in Jan/Feb is no longer feasible. Instead it will likely run at the
end of March, which ironically puts it about a year after the first Living Game.
There will be a larger focus on puzzle solving and teamwork, as well as an experimental component I'm hammering out to replace the Party Games. Of course, I'd like the game to be chill for all of us, so don't expect anything too involved. Some technical changes will occur to make the game feel more like, strategic, while still mostly being a structured RP.
There will be a sign-ups so that people can express interest and form a general "pool" of potential players, but remember that whether you are lived or not is up to the current players themselves, and you don't have to sign up to be lived (but it makes it easier since I don't have to chase you down for consent to play make believe in the snowy playground)
Those wishing for a canon follow-up to AKGO's lore might need to wait a little longer for something more substantial, however. I may be planning for Winter Living Game to be set in the same "world" as AKGO, but in a not entirely canon way, just as a backdrop. There may be a story, and there may be lore to uncover, with cameos all the same. But, I feel that the losses in AKGO are important to that universe's tale, and don't wish to remove their stakes, regardless of who people choose to return in Living Game. There were many other games that occurred in the past year, so I expect a diverse cast of faces and not just the KG Christmas episode nonetheless.
Strategy game RPs have really become one of the most personal components of such games, and what people choose to do with their stories after the end is a hypothetical Living Game tries to explore, hopefully without undermining their original stories entirely. Or, you can join to order 20 pizzas and do nothing else. Living Game is meant to be flexible.
So, expect something not-really-serious, not-really-canon and
definitely-not-tropical, and look forward to vibing to extremely late winter music when it's ready. Any further delays I'll announce ahead of time.
And yes there will be nesoberis again ❄
