{"product_id":"dialect-a-game-about-language-and-how-it-dies-book-cards","title":"Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies (Book \u0026 Cards)","description":"\u003cp\u003e2019 Silver ENnie for Best Game\u003cbr\u003e2019 ENnie nominee for Product of the Year\u003cbr\u003e2018 Indie Groundbreaker Award Game of the Year\u003cbr\u003e2019 IndieCade Europe Tabletop award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDialect is a game about an isolated community, their language, and what it means for that language to be lost.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDialect is a GM-less game for 3-5 players where you’ll tell the story of the Isolation by building their language. New words will come from the fundamental aspects of the community: who they are, what they believe in, and how they respond to a changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers take away both the story they’ve told and the dialect they’ve built together. Includes hardcover book, deck of language generating cards used to play the game, and a free digital copy delivered immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dialect is fascinating and fun and innovative\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-- Jason Morningstar (Fiasco, Night Witches)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"A language-building story-telling thing of beauty\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-- Jay Treat (Legacy of the Slayer, Strange Gravity)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is a game about how culture, language and thought interact... and that is amazing!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-- Alex Roberts (Backstory Podcast)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h3\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e150 page hardcover and language generating deck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, both gorgeously printed with professional layout and beautiful art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaysets contributed by eleven\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eworld-class game designers, linguists, language creators, and generally-formidable humans\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributed chapter on language invention by David Peterson (author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Art of Language Invention\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand language creator for HBO's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter on sustaining the world's language by Steven Bird,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elinguist, community organizer and champion for language vitality\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte rte-setting featured-row__subtext\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree printable play references availabe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/1746\/3923\/files\/dialect_handouts.pdf?14749555263484768356\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor some examples of play and more about Dialect, check out the podcast episode \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/oneshotpodcast.com\/one-shot\/168-dialect-part-1\/\"\u003eOne Shot plays Dialect\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or the Waypoint by Vice article \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waypoint.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/kb4w5n\/playing-the-birth-and-death-of-language-in-dialect\"\u003ePlaying the Birth and Death of Language in 'Dialect'\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Indie Press Revolution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51940952768875,"sku":"TG02","price":19.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/9705\/3645\/files\/gamers-guild-az-indie-press-revolution-dialect-a-game-about-language-and-how-it-dies-book-cards-indie-press-revolution-1146489367.jpg?v=1741810750","url":"https:\/\/www.gamersguildusa.com\/products\/dialect-a-game-about-language-and-how-it-dies-book-cards","provider":"Gamers Guild AZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}