My final thought is about who I would recommend the game to. Because of its themes, Fog of Love is definitely for adults only. I think that couples are definitely the right audience, or perhaps close friends. In both categories it needs to be for people who aren’t going to take themselves too seriously. It’s definitely not a game for gamers who want to play something mentally challenging, it’s more of a memorable experience and an interesting way to pass an evening. Fog of Love is a critically acclaimed board game for two players. You will create and play two vivid characters who meet, fall in love, and face the challenge of making an unusual relationship work. Most events will have one or both players decide on one of up to four actions. This is done by placing one of your four poker chips down and then flipping them to reveal the choice you took. The event card will then dictate the effect of the chosen actions. I think the strength of Fog of Love is that you’re playing completely as relatable people, rather than fantasy characters and you don’t have to invent any situations, unless you want to elaborate on what the cards give you. It’s really enjoyable to play as a couple, so long as you make sure you create characters who don’t too closely reflect yourselves! I particularly enjoy trying to distil down some of the goals into the concept of ‘getting away with being a horrible person’ and ensuring that I select some personality traits to match. A relationship simulator that blends the heartwarming and awkward experiences of being in a relationship. “A hilarious and often touching experience.” - tabletop gaming magazine

A tutorial teaches the game as you play! “The best tutorial in any game we’ve ever seen!... It’s a tour de force.” - shut up and sit down Playing Fog of Love is like being in a romantic comedy: roller-coaster rides, awkward situations, lots of laughs, and plenty of difficult compromises to make.

The happily ever after won't be certain, but whatever way your romance unfolds, you'll always end up with a story full of surprises - guaranteed to raise a smile!

At the end of the game each player will be committed to an end objective, these may be complementary, allowing you both to win together. Though it’s quite possible that even then only one, or neither of you managed to reach your goal. As you get further into the game new objectives are added which can make the game competitive, though you don’t know if your partner is going for these objectives or not! Amy’s Thoughts Fog of Love is a semi-co-operative game which straddles the blurry line between board game and role-playing game. Before you start playing a game of Fog of Love you have to create your characters. You each choose a gender, then three trait objectives, these can be individual, or group goals, but you can’t tell your partner what they are. Fog of Love is unlike any other game I’ve played. Categorising it as a game, an RPG experience or couple’s therapy in a box is difficult, but what I do know is that I’m enjoying playing it. I’m pretty surprised that it’s enjoyable for me, because I really don’t get along with role-playing games and story-telling.

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Next you decide upon your job, and then you choose three features about your partner that you noticed upon first meeting them. These are typically things like “muscular” or “tattoos.” Finally, you invent a name for your character and role-play a brief introduction to each other. Fog of Love is a fascinating game. It’s extremely well produced and a very novel idea, but it does leave you questioning what you just played. There are definitely going to be people who hate this game for the role-playing aspect of it. If you go into Fog of Love simply trying to win at all costs then your characters will act schizophrenic, which can actually make the game harder to play as your partner doesn’t have any idea how you will reach to an event. A roleplaying experience unlike any game you’ve ever played before. “One of those games... that can only be described as art.”- geek & sundry