Tabletop RPG · Standalone game

Sign: A Game About Being Understood

A game about deaf children in 1970s Nicaragua creating a shared language together.

Sign: A Game About Being Understood in Bruno’s collection

FormTabletop RPG

PlayersGroup

CommitmentOne focused session

People behind the game

Creators

Kathryn Hymesco-designer Hakan Seyalıoğluco-designer

A closer look

See what it looks like

Sign: A Game About Being Understood photographed in Bruno’s roleplaying collection

Sign: A Game About Being Understood photographed in Bruno’s office roleplaying collection.

Sign box, card decks and booklet arranged on a wooden table — Image source

Sign box, booklet and two card decks arranged on white — Image source

Bruno's copy of Sign on the roleplaying shelf

About the game

Collection: Office Collection
Publication type: Standalone game
Authors and creators: Kathryn Hymes · Hakan Seyalıoğlu
Publisher: Thorny Games
Published: Not recorded

Genres

Experimental and other History, society and politics

System

Mechanics

Card prompts Collaborative language creation Scene framing Collective sign-language creation Structured card prompts Facilitated historical framing

Experience

Collaborative Emotional Reflective

Editorial status

Mechanics and experience: Editorial review of the locally stored catalogue description and system metadata. · medium confidence.

Source and provenance

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