Attention, dusty oddballs eager to engage in a poker game with the Wickerman! I have discovered a video game you may find entertaining. That game is Hillthorn, a chilling investigative card game from Fool Moon and Finnegan Motors – the latter also recognized for launching the corporate thriller Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination.
Hillthorn narrates the tale of a detective enlisted to probe a mysterious disappearance in a remote mountain community. One of the initial actions you undertake, after pestering a suspiciously stained forest ranger for directions, is to cross a line of salt on the path. It appears this is something someone well-versed in the occult would shun, but you are a Private Eye, equipped with reason and skepticism. Moreover, all of this is conveyed through the medium of cards. Who’s scared of cards? What could they possibly do, give you a paper cut? Ouch! Oh, perhaps refrain from bleeding on the salt. Read more.