What it is

City of Birds is a game of stories. It has elements of both role-playing and story-telling games. Every player is principally in charge of a single character, but that character can be transformed by the other players, and each will be asked to take on multiple roles. All players are equal—there is no game-master—but they do trade jobs with authority. Characters have traits, but these are verbal, not numerical. There are conflicts, but no dice, hit points or formulae.

What results from these pieces? A social creative endeavor where the flow and timing of what’s said is regulated, while the content is an outpouring of human imagination, undistracted by figures and formalities.