Lost Before Transmission is a game about the messages and distance between two people isolated across space, and the two worlds that they’re assigned to observe. It is a two-player letter-writing and map-drawing game that can be played in-person or asynchronously over the Internet.
In LBT, there are two worlds, and one person positioned over each of those worlds. The first of these worlds is the Homeworld of the players, which is facing imminent environmental collapse. Human societies are in their death throes, and in their desperation, they have initiated a Project to find a planet for humanity to flee to. The Project has nearly ended in failure, but there is one world left that offers potential for colonization: the Candidate world.
Each player is assigned to an observational platform above one of these worlds. The Homeworld player is tasked with monitoring the situation on the Homeworld, and determining whether or not humanity can salvage a future there. The second player orbits the Candidate world, and has been ordered to judge whether or not the Candidate is suitable for an emergency colonization attempt.
The two observers have promised to see each other again one day. But their communication equipment is faulty, and much of the data they transmit to each other is lost amidst the light of the stars. Even before they send their messages, though, they inevitably censor themselves.
Should the Homeworld Observer admit that humanity’s end is imminent, or pretend that their Partner’s sacrifices still carry meaning? Should the Candidate Observer encourage the colonization of the distant world, or protect it from the exploitation that consumes their home?
In LBT, there are two worlds, and one person positioned over each of those worlds. The first of these worlds is the Homeworld of the players, which is facing imminent environmental collapse. Human societies are in their death throes, and in their desperation, they have initiated a Project to find a planet for humanity to flee to. The Project has nearly ended in failure, but there is one world left that offers potential for colonization: the Candidate world.
Each player is assigned to an observational platform above one of these worlds. The Homeworld player is tasked with monitoring the situation on the Homeworld, and determining whether or not humanity can salvage a future there. The second player orbits the Candidate world, and has been ordered to judge whether or not the Candidate is suitable for an emergency colonization attempt.
The two observers have promised to see each other again one day. But their communication equipment is faulty, and much of the data they transmit to each other is lost amidst the light of the stars. Even before they send their messages, though, they inevitably censor themselves.
Should the Homeworld Observer admit that humanity’s end is imminent, or pretend that their Partner’s sacrifices still carry meaning? Should the Candidate Observer encourage the colonization of the distant world, or protect it from the exploitation that consumes their home?
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