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Hello cuties and welcome to another romantic episode of One Shot.

I'm James Damato, your Game Master. Or at least normally I'm your Game Master. This week I'll be stepping aside so game designer Sarah Richardson can show off her game Bluebeard's bride.

Now I have a couple notes before we get started on off her game Bluebeard's Bride.

Now I have a couple notes before we get started on Bluebeard's Bride.

The first is that Bluebeard's Bride is not solely the design of Sarah Richardson.

She collaborated with Whitney Strix Bell Train and Melissa Kelly to create this apocalypse-powered feminist horror game.

The second is that this is one of the most capital-h horror games that we have ever featured on one shot.

Bluebeard's bride is about confronting players with some truly awful things

and investigating them to their fullest extent.

For that reason, I have to put a trigger warning on some of the content and imagery in this game of Bluebeard's bride.

Self-inflicted harm, sexual assault, and truly gory violence are all core themes in Bluebeard's bride.

These are subjects that I personally tend to shy away from when I run games at my table.

However, the three women behind Bluebeard's bride have put a lot of thought and careful design into this game.

And if you're willing and able to explore that horror, Bluebeard's bride does a fascinating job of exploring gender politics.

This game easily supports any argument for game design as artistic expression.

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