it is a beautiful day on the marae and you are a baby pūkeko

A game by Riwhi Kenny

Solo Paid

a solo-journaling game about being small, hopeful, and belonging to something

takataapui.itch.io

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a solo-journaling game about being small, hopeful, and belonging to something

'it is a beautiful day on the marae and you are a baby pūkeko' is a solo-journaling game where the title says it all, really!

in this game, you'll play as a baby pūkeko (a bird also known as a swamp hen, which is native to Aotearoa (so-called New Zealand)). You live on a marae, and a group of guests are coming to the marae and will be going through a pōwhiri, a Māori ritual of encounter, and you know you can help this process go even better!

play to improve the pōwhiri, find out what friends you have around the marae, which could be the nearby mountain, the deity of wind, parts of the marae itself, or more! you'll also make friends with the manuhiri, the guests, and have conversations between your nonhuman friends and your new human friends.

while it may be handy, you don't need to have any prior knowledge of a pōwhiri process or Māori culture. most of the Te Reo Māori (Māori language) words in the game have been translated, and for the ones that haven't, there is a provided link to a dictionary.

to play this game, you'll need some dice (d4, d6, d8, d10) and a way to record your answers.

the beautiful cover art is drawn by my lovely friend June (@junemoth.art on instagram).

community copies are available for this game. for every version of this game bought, I will add an extra community copy. for every $1 above the base price spent on this game, I will add another community copy!