What's Popping, Fellow Kids?
A downloadable game
You're a cryptid.
For reasons, you must make it through a school day disguised as a student. You'll need both props and wits to blend in... and then get out!
"How was your day?"
"Fine"
"What's Popping, Fellow Kids" is for all the adults wondering: just what goes on at school all day? Take on the role of cringy outsider and let your kid set the scene -- just so you can chew it all up. Savor all the details you never hear about at dinner.
Here's just a few of the things I learned playing this game with my own kids:
- Ms. [Redacted] spends a lot of class time reading at her desk.
- Lunch is a battlefield. (OK, I already knew that -- but now I know the combatants.)
- Yes, kids are still making paper noisemakers. And using them.
A simple game with simple mechanics
This isn't some campaign you grind for nine months -- that's called school. This is a quick, twenty-minute romp through your child's daily dungeon schedule. Resolve an entire scene with just a flip of a coin.
Go undercover. Get the intel. Get out.
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Development log
- Finally, an answer to "How was school?"Aug 28, 2023
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This is a fun and quick (to learn and play) that grown ups and kids can easily play together to learn about a day in the life of your kids or to just spend some time together. I have a review here on TTRPGkids with more details, but, overall, it's a great game that we enjoyed playing!
https://www.ttrpgkids.com/2023/11/30/review-of-whats-popping-fellow-kids-a-cring...
Thanks for the playthrough and review, Steph! I know a lot of parents are mystified by what happens at school or just want more connection with their kids, and I hope this game can provide a peek into the everyday life of our children!