Black and White

I first heard about the game when Allura wrote about it. A few days later, my good friend and non-gamer Derek mentioned that Salon had written an rave review of it.

Salon, writing game reviews?

Later, I found that Slate, while decrying the current selection of games available for adults, said Black and White is "...complicated and strategic enough to bewilder most tykes and intrigue many adults."

I decided to find out what Black and White was all about.

I picked it up on Friday and have played many hours since then.

In the game, you are a god that can cast benevolent or malevolent spells upon your followers in order to gain their faith. You have a creature that the villiagers will either love or fear, depending on how you rule your kingdom. As your living representative, the creature morphs to the shape of your philosophy.

So far, I have enjoyed the game enormously.