Simlish

Sim Street is throwing the biggest party the block has ever seen! Everyone has people they want to talk to and goals they want to resolve. Unfortunately, they can only speak in Simlish. Simlish is a game about navigating complicated social situations with very limited communication.

Long Description

Sim Street is throwing the biggest party the block has ever seen! Nok has a huge crush on someone and is hoping to ask them out on a date. Jett has an exciting new business idea! Sam is fundraising for park renovation!

Unfortunately, they can only speak in Simlish. Simlish is a game about navigating complicated social situations with very limited communication. Each player gets a character sheet with a number of goals they wish to accomplish. However, to communicate about those goals, all they have is gibberish, body language, tone of voice, and a small number of emoji cards. If they make connections with each other, they can trade cards and maybe find new ways to achieve their goals!

Simlish is loosely inspired by the Sims game series, but knowledge of the games is neither necessary nor particularly helpful for playing Simlish.

There will be a short workshop at the beginning to practice speaking in Simlish and some of the communication gestures.