Star Crossed (game)

This article is about a tabletop game. For other uses, see Star-crossed (disambiguation).

Star Crossed

Designers	Alex Roberts
Publishers	Bully Pulpit Games
Publication	2019
Genres	tabletop role-playing game, romance
Players	2
Chance	High
Skills	role-playing, improvisation, manual dexterity
Materials required	tumbling block tower

Star Crossed is a two-player tabletop role-playing game about forbidden romance by Alex Roberts published by Bully Pulpit Games in 2019. It won the 2019 Diana Jones Award.

Gameplay

It uses a Jenga tower to build tension and determine story outcomes, inspired by the horror indie role-playing game Dread by Epidiah Ravachol.[1]

Reception

Charlie Hall for Polygon recommended Star Crossed for fan fiction "shippers" to play out their fantasy romances between characters in popular TV, movies and comics.[2]

Beth Elderkin reviewed Star-Crossed in 2020 as part of a list of romantic tabletop role-playing games, saying that "It's a great way to build sexual tension with your partner, especially if it's someone you've been with for a long time. After all, there's no love quite like forbidden love."[3]

Star Crossed won the 2019 Diana Jones Award.[4]

References

1. "One Good Thing: A game that turns romance into a teetering tower, doomed to fall". Vox. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
2. Hall, Charlie (2018-05-07). "Star Crossed is the tabletop RPG for shippers everywhere". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
3. "8 Tabletop RPGs That Are Way Hotter Than Valentine's Day 'Love Coupons'". Gizmodo Australia. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
4. "The 2019 Award". The Diana Jones Award. August 1, 2019.