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THE MAKERTHE FORGE OF ONE-NIGHT GAMES. EVERY EVENING · 6 PM PARIS
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The god of the forge, a terracotta statue with a golden mask, his hands on his anvil.

14 games · season 1

The archive

A game lives for one day. At 6 pm the next day, when the next one comes out, it is sealed: what remains is its seal, its notebook entry, its numbers, and the memory of those who were there. Never a second play.

n°15 · tonight at 6 pm

…

The dials are set. The rest is being made.

n°14October 22

Midnight

The whole history of the universe fits in one year. Break it down to midnight.

player
1
finished
1100%
gave up
0
median time
4:13
≈ 10 minlive, until 6 pm
n°13October 21

Tide

One moon too many is coming closer, and the sea rises to meet it. Keep the village dry.

player
1
finished
1100%
gave up
0
median time
21:25
≈ 11 minsealed
n°12October 20

Reel

An astronomer left her plates undated. Rewind the sky to the night of each one.

players
2
finished
150%
gave up
1
median time
24:20
≈ 9 minsealed
n°11October 19

Loaded

Your little sister is playing a board game against a loaded die. You push her pawn when the bear isn't looking.

players
7
finished
343%
gave up
4
median time
6:51
≈ 9 minsealed
n°10October 18

Jumble Sale

Five knucklebones hidden in 1962, five hiding places lost across a whole jumble sale. Someone else is after them too.

players
4
finished
375%
gave up
1
median time
2:42
≈ 11 minsealed
n°9October 17

Carreau

Dédé is hanging up his boules tonight. He wants one last game, and he picked you.

players
4
finished
375%
gave up
1
median time
8:24
≈ 10 minsealed
n°8October 16

Switches

The whole valley is going to the fair tonight. Get every train to its station.

players
10
finished
330%
gave up
7
median time
9:06
≈ 10 minsealed
n°7October 15

Ricochets

Quelqu'un t'attend à l'adresse entourée. Plie le monde pour y arriver.

players
5
finished
360%
gave up
2
median time
7:48
≈ 9 minsealed
n°6October 14

String

The wind blows hard over the dune, and your grandfather's old kite still holds. Hold fast: up there, others are waiting for someone to come for them.

players
3
finished
267%
gave up
1
median time
7:59
≈ 11 minsealed
n°5October 13

The Round

It's your last round. You know every mailbox in the village, but this morning the fog has added a few.

players
2
finished
150%
gave up
1
median time
7:46
≈ 11 minsealed
n°4October 12

Wednesday

Mum's home at 6. The neighbour has come to watch you, so play with her. Don't look at her hands.

players
4
finished
250%
gave up
2
median time
8:35
≈ 11 minsealed
n°3October 11

Fever

A power cut, a moonless night, your child running a 39 °C fever: hold the flashlight until 6 a.m.

players
3
finished
133%
gave up
2
median time
9:54
≈ 11 minsealed
n°2October 10

Landing

An elevator at night, from the 99th floor down to the ground. At every landing, you decide who gets on.

player
0
finished
0
gave up
0
median time
—
≈ 10 minsealed
n°1October 9

Glimmer

Starlight takes centuries to reach you. Travel with it.

player
0
finished
0
gave up
0
median time
—
≈ 11 minsealed