The Test Subject
A journalling game about recording side effects
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Description
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The Test Subject is a journalling where you have become a test subject of [insert product here]. Over the next seven days, you must discover and record the side effects!
This game can also be used as a simple reminder and motivation to take your medication. Simply take your meds and then write an entry.
CW: Mild Body Horror.
Credits
Cover image is Pharmacist by José Guadalupe Posada, taken from the Smithsonian, used under a CC0 license.
Advertisement for “Ludens Menthol Cough Drops”, taken from the Smithsonian and used under a CC0 license
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- Feb. 2, 2021
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- English
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- Everyone
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- Business Card
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- Play by Post
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