First They Came - A Blindfold Role-Playing Game

First They Came is an innovative role-playing game, designed for one-shot sessions and lasting 2-3 hours for 3 to 5 players, created by Chaos League. It is a game to be played face-to-face or online. It tells of the lives and desperate revolt of a group of undesirables according to the regime.

Designed with original mechanics and transmedia materials, First They Came is one of a kind. You play in the dark or blindfolded, guided by audio tracks that reproduce the different environments in which the story unfolds. It is an immersive, touching experience that will allow you to live a deep and human experience.

Berlin 1942, a gray morning, an apartment, a suburban building. You heard them coming with sirens blaring and ran to the only place you could hide: the attic.

It’s dark here. The ducts inside the walls carry the sounds of the tormentors searching the building for you. You hold your breath. Then hear a whisper. You are not alone.

In First They Came you step into the role of those persecuted by the Nazi regime for ethnic, political, gender or religious reasons. Deep and human characters, with their doubts and weaknesses, looking for a difficult redemption because they too, in order to survive, have done things they are not proud of. They have been part of the problem.

It needs no game master or preparation. The entire game is supported and complemented by audio tracks designed to take immersion and identification to a higher level. The music and ambient sounds are organically incorporated into the different scenes and provide atmospheres, clues and threats that will make you really feel side by side with your characters.

It’s an immersive roleplaying game, designed to be played blindfolded or in the dark, to imitate the conditions in which the characters in the story find themselves. First They Came needs no game master or preparation. It not just a manual, but a richly illustrated, full-color artbook.

First They Came is an artbook (16,5cmx24cm) richly illustrated, entirely in color and includes everything you need to play in a dark world where all is not yet lost. Inside you will find:

• An accurate description of the 1942 Berlin setting with hints and insights into daily life, resistance to the regime and repression, with in-depth study of the characters and their legacies.

• Five playable character types (which could become more if the stretch goals are achieved). Each character type is loosely based on a person who actually existed.

• Custom-written flashback scenes that allow for in-depth exploration of the characters and their personal histories.

• Personal documents to develop the characters (handouts). Each character has attached graphic documents that belong to them (letters, reports, photographs, notes, diary pages, etc.) with which you can define and personalize your background.

• Thirteen different audio tracks (which could become more if the stretch goals are achieved) that provide the sound environments of Character Flashbacks, Attic Scenes, and Epilogues. Each track contains sounds, voices, and environments designed to integrate with the game smoothly and organically.

• Guide on best practices to follow for playing in the dark and getting the most out of First They Came in terms of immersion and engagement.

• Safety Guide. Tips and tools to safely manage the issues of First They Came during the game and to put everyone in a position to have fun in a positive way.