I think we ought to talk about Lumberjills, by the Mo Turkington of Unruly Designs. She led War Birds project, an award-winning anthology of games about women in World War II.
@genesisoflegend When I initially saw the teaser page, I was super hyped for Lumberjills. When I discovered it was a LARP, that enthusiasm went down to almost zero. I am immunocompromised myself, so any in-person games are still not a option, and I simply won't buy a game I can't run online.
I also expected the game to be a lot queerer than it seems to be (there are queer romance options but they seem to be the exception rather than the norm). Otherwise, I'd be 100% all over this!
@genesisoflegend Everything else you mentioned (focus on women's experiences, no combat) plus the historical setting would be a huge benefit in almost any game for me! I just really wish this wasn't a LARP but a TTRPG that can be played online and without touching. 🤷
(Which I think is one more reason TTRPG players hesitate to get into LARPs in general - they're just a rather different way of playing together.)
That said, I still think your analysis is pretty spot-on more generally!
@genesisoflegend there's a lot to love there! However, the Kickstarter page makes the game look entirely heterosexual and white, both of which are deal-killers for me.