I’m pleased to announce the release of Beneath the Autumn Moon.

This is a poetry game of memory and confession, set in the twilight courts of Heian-kyō. In this world of silk screens, flickering lanterns, and whispered intrigue, poetry is not ornament but survival. A verse can win a lover, mend a friendship, or ruin a rival — and every word carries weight.

You take the role of a court poet, haunted by moments of passion, betrayal, exile, and longing. With the roll of dice and a shared poetic lexicon of moonlight, blossoms, lanterns, and rivers, you will weave short waka poems that preserve these memories in verse.

The game is simple to learn and designed for:

• Solo play as a quiet act of journaling or reflection.

• Small groups of two or three, where each poet writes in private and then shares aloud in recital.

No battles, no victories — only the verses you create, forming a fragile anthology of confessions brushed into the night air.

Download it here: https://geordieboy.itch.io/beneath-the-autumn-moon-a-poetry-game-of-courtly-conf...

Feedback is welcome — your thoughts will help refine and grow the game.