Photograph
Designer⚙️:Saashi
Artist🎨:Takako Takarai
[ @studiomatagot ] 2-4 players
I went to school for fine art photography. I used to do portraits. I worked for a food photographer who taught me so much. I applied a lot of the principles I learned over the years to my board game photos. Yet, nothing beats the feeling of those days in college, foggy, slightly rainy, bundled up in a jacket and beanie, out on a photo adventure with my roommates. Some of my best images were captured during that period of my life. No restraints, no assignments, no clients, just my camera and an eye for the unnoticed.
All this to say, I think this is why "Photograph" by Saashi hit me the way it did. It's about going around town, snapping shots of whatever is around. Some good, some great, some blurry. It was about the adventure of it. This game brought me back to that nostalgic feeling of those days.
In this game, you cannot rearrange your hand. On your turn you will draw 1-3 cards from the center of the table, and put them in the front of your hand of cards. Then you must "wind the film" which is taking any one card except the front and moving it forward any amount. You then proceed to "take" 1-3 photos (same number as what you drew) by playing from the back of your hand.
It's a mesmerizing puzzle. You see you are also trying to play cards in ascending or descending order in front of you without taking a blurry one (can't play a number). Then sunset hits, you wind the film, and take two photos. Now your hand is down to 3. You're running out of light. At the end you'll have one card left which symbolizes the greatest shot you missed. But also you can't score that color of photos.
Is this a game for everyone? Maybe not. If you like Scout I think you'll quite enjoy this. As for me, I find it absolutely full of nostalgia and fond memories. A unique card game that I feel deserves a spot in your collection. 📷
