You might talk through the snacks you’re enjoying at the slumber party, or detail the way you cemented your friendship that one day at your beach hangout. Instead, you’ll do things like select charms to give to your friends, and then narrate why you chose that particular item. This isn’t an experience about monster slaying or leveling up. While BFF is undoubtedly a role-playing game, it succeeds for how very different it is from almost any other game you have likely played. Brought to life through playful standee characters that represent your characters, and further enhanced through a book of illustrated locales the girls can visit, this is a quiet, easy-to-learn game that is a perfect fit for young players, but grown-ups can also uncover a lovely throwback to the silly and sometimes poignant moments that unfold in pre-adult life. This lovely GM-free role-playing game challenges players to take on the role of tween girls as they navigate friendship, moments of discovery, and the small quiet moments that shape our emotional selves when we’re young.
If the game BFF could have a middle name, it would Charming.
