Bee
Feels buzzy. Squeezes her eyes shut when it is too much.
How a round works
- 1
A bug is upset
The screen says which bug and what happened. One player becomes the helper. The others are friends.
- 2
Friends give ideas
Each friend drags a colour token onto one way to help.
- 3
The helper picks
The helper chooses one of the ideas, or "Something else".
- 4
The story so far
The screen repeats the problem and the idea, then asks the helper to show the bug how.
- 5
The bug watches
The helper acts the idea out at the table. The bug watches for 8 seconds.
- 6
The bug calms down
The round ends. Another bug is upset in the next round.
Nobody wins, loses or scores. Every idea is a valid answer.
One bug, three states
The bugs
Ladybug
Feels worried. Shivers and looks from side to side.
Butterfly and Spider are drawn and not in the game yet. Snail has no drawing yet.
The ideas
Each way to help has a silly twin. Both count.
- Take slow breathsBlow out dragon fire
- Go outsideAsk a tree for advice
- Ask for a hugGet squished like a sandwich
- Take a quiet breakHide in a blanket cave
- Move your bodyShake like a wet dog
- Say the feeling out loudAnnounce it like a news reporter
- Squeeze somethingSquish invisible slime
- Ask a grown-up for helpSend up a firefly signal
Where it stands
- The game is a proof of concept. It tests whether the round holds up when a parent and a child play on one tablet.
- It is built for a tablet lying flat on a table. A phone screen is cramped.
- There is no sound and no saved history. Reloading the page starts the game over.
- Version 1 was played by Raul and his daughters. Version 2 has not been played on a real tablet.
Written by Claude Fable 5.2 from the game source and the project notes.