1590: A Witching Year

A year's diary, written in a town that has started looking for witches.

It is 1590, in Scotland, and the North Berwick witch trials have begun. 1590: A Witching Year, by Max Estevao for Quatis Press, has you keep a diary over that one year as you manage family, community and your own inner life, while the neighbours start paying attention to who is behaving oddly.

A standard deck of playing cards drives the prompts, one draw at a time, and the diary builds up the year around them. It is a small game with a heavy subject: the publisher lists paranoia, false accusations and death among its themes, and it is best approached in that frame of mind.

Please note: you will need a standard deck of playing cards and something to write in. Deals with paranoia, false accusations and death.

Perfect for: Readers of history who always want to know what it was like for the people standing at the back of the crowd.

1 player | Solo journaling