Midlife Blues – Weird Sisters

By: Troels Ken Pedersen

Midlife crisis – Storytelling – Funny witches
Scenario format: Table-top
Duration: 2 hours
Number of players: 3 – 4

When a witch turns 40, her nose suddenly grows long and crooked, adorned with at least one wart. In this game we follow two witch-sisters on their journey towards the big four-o and the inescapable nose. The game approaches its subject, middle class women and their struggles against ticking clocks, with a sharp eye but lots of love. We are in our familiar world of today, but with witches and vampires …and HR consultants. The players explore the lives of the twin sisters Clio and Zoe as they approach 40 in order to help them figure out what to do about family and career.
Midlife Blues – Weird Sisters is a storytelling game with elements of character play. The focus of the game switches back and forth between the two sisters, and the players take turns picking scenes. The players take on different roles and functions throughout the game, but everyone helps ramp up the pressure with escalating references to noses.

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About the author
Troels Ken is a veteran game designer from the Fastaval tradition. His games tend to revolve around questions of identity, conflict and oppression and he often approaches serious questions in an indirect, playful manner. He has a History degree that has somehow resulted in a job in insurance software. This is great, as it leaves him with the time and energy to pursue his passion – artful roleplaying game design.