Jason Rohrer is well-known in indie gaming circles for his experimental "art games" like Passage and Sleep is Death, but his latest creation is something that may not be played by anyone alive today. Rohrer's latest creation, a board game titled A Game for Someone, is currently buried somewhere in a Nevada desert where Rohrer intends it to stay for the next 2,700 years.
"I wanted to make a game that is not for right now, that I will never play," said Rohrer onstage at this year's Game Developers Conference, "and nobody now living would ever play."
Polygon reports that the game was created as a (very literal) response to a "humanity's last game" themed challenge at GDC. Rohrer created the rules for the game and playtested it with a computer to account for balance issues, and then set about building it using materials that would last for a few thousand years—the board and its pieces are crafted from titanium, and the rules are written on acid-free paper stored in a hermetically sealed glass tube.
Read 2 remaining paragraphs | Comments"I wanted to make a game that is not for right now, that I will never play," said Rohrer onstage at this year's Game Developers Conference, "and nobody now living would ever play."
Polygon reports that the game was created as a (very literal) response to a "humanity's last game" themed challenge at GDC. Rohrer created the rules for the game and playtested it with a computer to account for balance issues, and then set about building it using materials that would last for a few thousand years—the board and its pieces are crafted from titanium, and the rules are written on acid-free paper stored in a hermetically sealed glass tube.
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