Night Witches
Published by
Sean Mobley
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What does it take to turn real-life war stories into a game? Jason Morningstar, Creative Director of Bully Pulpit Games, released the tabletop roleplaying game Night Witches in 2015 with the goal of connecting players with the history of Soviet women who flew night raids over the Nazis during World War II. In this episode of The Flight Deck, he and host Sean Mobley discuss the true stories and people who inspired the game, as well as the challenges game designers face adapting something as serious as wartime experiences into a fun, compelling, respectful game.
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Check out Night Witches and Bully Pulpit Games’ other work at their website https://bullypulpitgames.com/.
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Credits
Producer: Sean Mobley
Webmaster: Layne Benofsky
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