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Shadow Animals
Downloadable Board Game, 2020
1-4 Players
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About this Game
Shadow Animals is both a board game and a personal narrative that explores love and loss through the perspective of queer (gay and bisexual) men in the aftermath of the HIV & AIDS crisis. The game is played across two boards, one that leads the player towards “Love”, the other towards “Death”.
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How to make Shadow Animals
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Download the PDF pack using the link below and print the following pages, ideally at size A3, either at home or at your local print shop.
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Print the player pieces, boards and cards on heavy printable card in full colour.
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Cut out the player pieces, the two boards and the Change Cards.
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Shuffle the deck of Change Cards and place 8 on each board.
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Play the game.
![Pig Piece.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ee73e_f887d84b682f41838050441d33841b10~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_142,w_2480,h_3366/fill/w_157,h_214,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Pig%20Piece.png)
![Giraffe Piece.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ee73e_8ef417c0dfaf40a9b7b60dc61c349e0b~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_72,w_2480,h_3365/fill/w_158,h_214,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Giraffe%20Piece.png)
![Bear Piece.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ee73e_fc34024d3b1a4dc0ae0e2c885916e43d~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_72,w_2480,h_3365/fill/w_157,h_214,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Bear%20Piece.png)
![Unicorn Piece.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ee73e_d78f349499e547378f3dbf073436d200~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_72,w_2480,h_3365/fill/w_158,h_214,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Unicorn%20Piece.png)
![Board 01.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ee73e_6138a3cfb1c74e1cb825b42e763375ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_468,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Board%2001.jpg)
![Board 02.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ee73e_062def3eafbb4bfcbf9001c2fd754a75~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_84,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Board%2002.jpg)
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