Star Crossed (game)
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{{Short description|Tabletop role-playing game}}
{{About|a tabletop game||Star-crossed (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox game
| name = Star Crossed
| image=
| designer = Alex Roberts
| publisher = Bully Pulpit Games
| date = 2019
| genre = tabletop role-playing game, romance
| players= 2
| skills = role-playing, improvisation, manual dexterity
| materials = tumbling block tower
| random_chance = High
}}
Star Crossed is a two-player tabletop role-playing game about forbidden romance by Alex Roberts published by Bully Pulpit Games in 2019. It won the 2019 Diana Jones Award.
Gameplay
It uses a Jenga tower to build tension and determine story outcomes, inspired by the horror indie role-playing game Dread by Epidiah Ravachol.{{Cite web |title=One Good Thing: A game that turns romance into a teetering tower, doomed to fall |url=https://www.vox.com/22900077/star-crossed-rpg-game-valentine |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Vox |date=8 February 2022 |language=en}}
Reception
Charlie Hall for Polygon recommended Star Crossed for fan fiction "shippers" to play out their fantasy romances between characters in popular TV, movies and comics.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2018-05-07 |title=Star Crossed is the tabletop RPG for shippers everywhere |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/7/17328112/star-crossed-shipper-tabletop-game-kickstarter |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}
Beth Elderkin reviewed Star-Crossed in 2020 as part of a list of romantic tabletop role-playing games, saying that "It's a great way to build sexual tension with your partner, especially if it's someone you've been with for a long time. After all, there's no love quite like forbidden love."{{Cite web |date=2020-02-12 |title=8 Tabletop RPGs That Are Way Hotter Than Valentine's Day 'Love Coupons' |url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/02/8-tabletop-rpgs-that-are-way-hotter-than-valentines-day-love-coupons/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Gizmodo Australia |language=en-AU}}
Star Crossed won the 2019 Diana Jones Award.{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2019 |title=The 2019 Award |url=https://www.dianajonesaward.org/the-2019-award/ |website=The Diana Jones Award}}