A downloadable lyric game

There's a blush for want, and a blush for shan't,
    And a blush for having done it;
There's a blush for thought, and a blush for nought,
    And a blush for just begun it.

-- excerpt from John Keats, "Sharing Eve's Apple," The complete poetical works and letters of John Keats (1818).

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A blush is involuntary and uncontrollable – an actor might simulate a smile, laughter or a frown, but not a blush.

-- excerpt from Ray Crozier, "The Puzzle of Blushing," The Psychologist, British Psychological Society, 18 May 2010

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We made this game after meeting on the Lyrical Ludology Discord. Moved to create our own lyric game, we hope this might inspire you, too!
- Aaron, Armanda, & Gene

StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
AuthorsSticky Doodler, Aaron Goss, Armanda
Tagsartgame, Experimental, lyric-game, One-page, Romance

Download

Download
Blush_v7-FINAL.pdf 455 kB

Install instructions

This PDF is optimized for a standard poker card. I'm sure you can print it on regular paper just fine. Maybe one day we'll make 53 other games like this and you can get a pack of them.

Comments

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This is the first lyric game I've encountered so I don't really know what to do with it but I like the idea of it anyways

Thank you for taking a look! If you're interested in learning more about lyric games, take a listen to Lyrical Ludology: https://redcircle.com/shows/lyrical-ludology

Play this game however you like! Personally I try to imagine whether I'm the one receiving the text and trying to get to blush, or if I'm sending the text and getting someone (who?) to blush.

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Wow! This is a lovely tiny lyric game!