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"Match."

"Like a good 'Chess' match.

Your turn. FreeHugz."

"Hooked."

Ooh!

Hm!

Sounds athletic.

Are you serious?

You've had that card up

your sleeve the entire time.

Well, I saved the best for last.

Ah, well then save my pride.

Okay, we're doing another round.

Oh, no, absolutely not.

I believe you have

someplace to be.

Oh, yeah, Evie, about that.

Audrey, no, you don't,

he's expecting you,

now you can't just

go into one of your-

Okay, Evie, I appreciate

the gesture, I do, it's just-

I've made promises.

To whom?

To Phyllis from yoga.

Phyllis from yoga?

Look, it's her son

and he is very cute.

I know, but blind dates

are, they're horrifying, okay,

they're terrifying and I get

very nervous and awkward,

when I don't know exactly

what I'm walking into.

Audrey, Phyllis

is counting on this

and I don't wanna have

to change my yoga.

Okay, fine, so you don't

have to change your yoga class.

I'm gonna, you know

what, I'm gonna do this,

so you don't have to, yeah.

I'm speaking to you as a

friend, but please tell me,

that you are gonna go

home and change first.

Is that better?

You've made it worse.

I know you love me.

I'll see you here next week.

Off you go, have fun.

Well, I'm not

making any promises.

Bye.

Oh.

Oh, ah, Alan?

Ah, yeah.

Yeah.

Audrey.

Hey.

I'm late obviously, but

why dwell on the past, right?

I'm here now, so and wow, wow!

This is nice.

Yeah, I'm guessing

you didn't know.

No, no, but in my defense,

I didn't look you up either

and that's nice.

We should probably grab

our seats.

Yeah, let's grab our seats.

Sorry to interrupt, miss,

but we have a dress

code here at Chameleon,

no denim, no sneakers.

Oh, get outta here, that's.

I'm gonna have to

ask you to leave.

Really, really?

Yes.

Wow.

Ah.

Thanks, I'm sorry.

Oh.

Ah.

So you didn't look up my face?

You clearly didn't

look up the restaurant

and just flew in there blind?

I don't really believe

in putting on a front.

Right and for you, that's?

Not conforming to

society's expectations.

Wow, she's calling

me a conformist.

Oh, ah,

no, ah...

I gotta meet somebody.

"Got that right."

Oh, oh, oh, hold that!

Thank you.

Hey, Audrey, we haven't

met yet, I'm Patty,

I just started in the

graphics department.

Hi, Patty, I hope you're

having a good time so far.

Working here is a dream

and I guess I have

you to thank for it.

Oh, yeah?

It was one of your

games that inspired me

to wanna work here,

"Ocean Adventure."

Oh, that one left

an impression, huh?

I, I know you're busy,

but I would love to hear

how you got that idea

and got your start.

Oh, it's not that

interesting, I promise.

But welcome to the company.

Don't feel bad, I've

been here three years

and I've never seen her

take anyone under her wing,

she's not much of a team player.

Everyone get settled,

I have an exciting

announcement to make.

As your CEO, I am

proud of our growth

in the quest and

adventure game market,

but for our next game,

I want us to boldly go where

we've never gone before.

We are going to create

a game about love.

Love?

Mm-hm, it's

called "Love Life."

Why would we make

a game about love?

Well, in times like these,

people are looking to rediscover

that spark of connection,

I mean, to explore the most

elemental of all human emotions,

ah, it's so exhilarating!

The chairman of the Board

of Directors suggested it,

but I thought the

idea was crackerjack.

I can't wait to work on it.

Audrey, I want you

to drop everything

and design "Love Life."

Me?

You want me to design

a, no, no.

I'm not a, I'm not

a, no, are you sure?

With all due respect,

designing a game about love

is the direction you wanna go?

Sales potential

is very promising.

Everyone, this is

Matthew Reynolds.

He's a marketing consultant

we have brought on

to handle the

rollout of the game,

highly recommended by the Board.

Thanks, Susie and

thank you, everyone

and I'm thrilled to be here

and help expand the company

into an untapped market.

I'd really like

us to make a splash

by delivering

"Love Life" in time

to be considered for

the Tabletop Awards.

The Tabletop awards

are only four weeks away,

I mean, that's half the

time that we normally have.

But it's been several years

since we've won the award

for Best Game, so the Board

has made this a priority.

I know you are all

up to the task.

I...

They are.

Listen, I have the

marketing strategy all down.

The only thing left to do now

is for you guys to

just make the game.

Oh, yeah.

We just need to make the game.

I'm sorry, have you ever

designed a game before?

Oh, no, no, no, I've, no,

never designed a game before,

but that is what you and

your team are here for.

Yay, teamwork.

Hey, Audrey.

Yeah.

Listen, I think we

may have gotten off

on the wrong foot here.

We've been assigned

to work together

and although we're in

different departments,

I think this could be

a really good thing.

Yeah.

About that, um...

Why don't we

brainstorm over coffee?

How about a board game

with a countdown timer?

That could be fun.

How about?

Undo, yeah, yeah.

How about a board game

with a countdown timer-

No, I already ran that scenario

and if you were thinking

meeples, it's far too fiddly

and definitely no on

orthogonal movements,

because I mean, nobody

wants like a point salad.

Okay, then are you gonna

clue me into your ideas?

Because I mean, you're

just throwing made up words

at me right now.

No, no, no, no,

they're not made.

Of course they are.

They are official

gameplay design terms.

- They're official?

- Yeah.

Okay, listen, has it

ever occurred to you,

that I could actually help?

I mean, I do have

all the data points,

that the markets

are leading into.

Okay, you can't design

a game off of marketing.

What you're gonna get is

something just, you know-

- Good?

- Soul sucking.

Or you'll get something

that's specifically tailored

to an audience that

I'm sure they'll love.

Yeah, good, great,

great, great, great.

You come up with your idea and

then I'll just be over here-

- Not liking mine.

- Kind of coming up

with my own.

So I guess competitiveness

is your brand then?

I'm not competitive

and I don't have a brand.

Everybody has a brand,

mine is savvy professional,

yours is stubborn,

indie creative.

Oh, okay, first of

all, I'm not stubborn.

And second of all, I

don't have a brand.

This, this, this is,

this is personality.

In today's world, they

are one and the same.

Okay, are we

gonna do this thing?

Okay, you present your idea

and then I'll present mine

and we'll just see

who the Board picks.

Fine by me.

Great.

I guess you like to get

the last word in too, huh?

I do.

Okay, love, love,

love, love, love, love,

love is codependency,

sacrificing one's sense

of self, that's for sure,

jealousy, distortion of

reality, loss of control,

oh, which is definitely

not what anybody wants

to do in this game.

Love, love, love,

love is unplanned.

Love, love, love, love,

love, love, love, love,

love, love, love, love,

love, love, love, love.

Why not rehearse for

love? Love is chance.

Love is puppies!

Kittens!

Sunset walks.

No, that does not work at all.

It could definitely be...

Love releases the same

endorphins as eating chocolate.

What are you doing in

here all by yourself?

There you are.

I got this.

Oh yeah, I've got this.

I got this.

You can toss yours into

the shredder right now,

'cause I nailed this.

Enjoy the confidence while

you can, not gonna last.

Hey, guys, we're ready for you.

After you.

Great.

That didn't go well.

Crickets.

Excuse me, guys, hi.

Your presentation, thank

you, it was interesting.

Let me ask you,

have either of you

ever actually been in love?

Don't answer that.

If you're gonna design

a game about love,

we wanna, we wanna

see it, right?

- Oh.

- We wanna draw from it,

we wanna feel it, at

the end of the game,

we wanna feel like

we are in love.

Yeah.

- Right?

- Hm, hm.

It's not some marketing gimmick

and it's certainly not

some heady mind play.

Look, I got an idea for you.

I'd like to encourage

you to take a deeper dive

into the love connection.

- Oh, for me?

- The love connection?

You should call this

guy, Robbie Indigo.

He's here all week.

You know, before Robbie Indigo,

I, I'd never actually

been in love.

I know you're probably

thinking that's impossible,

but I'm here to tell you,

that it is possible.

Wow.

Robbie has a

seminar this afternoon

and I think you should go.

- Got a thing.

- Ah!

Ah!

You should go.

Go.

It's not a suggestion.

I cannot believe

that I'm in this position.

Don't be so dramatic,

you're only down seven points.

I'm supposed to be

working on my dream project,

instead I'm designing

a game about love.

The universe has a

beautiful sense of irony.

Yeah, get this, I have

to go to a dating seminar

with Matthew for it.

Well, don't knock it, Auds,

you could certainly

use the help.

How could I use help?

Come on, well, maybe

to learn to not sabotage

every relationship

before it even starts.

Yeah, I just call

it like I see it.

And how's that,

how do you see it?

There was Charlie,

the photographer.

Too clingy.

One date, Audrey.

Then there was

Jesse, the musician.

Too needy.

And how about Austin, the

writer? The guy was cute.

Yeah, too cute.

Okay, well, what's

the common thread here?

They're all really

into micro breweries.

No, Auds,

it's you.

So just go into the

seminar with an open mind.

You never know what

surprises await.

Like this.

Okay, have I ever told

you that I hate surprises?

Yes.

All right, here we go.

A dating seminar doesn't

sound so bad to me.

You haven't met Audrey.

Maybe you'll learn a thing

or two and up your dating game.

Better chance of that

than your Bball game.

I, well, whatever the case,

I need "Love Life"

to be a success,

Play It Cool is my

first big client

since striking out on my own.

It'll work out.

Maybe you'll finally work

through your baggage.

Wait, my baggage?

Ah-huh.

Oh, so now, now my

brother's a dating expert?

I know you got knocked

down in the past,

but don't you think it's

time to get back on the bike?

I am on the bike.

I date, I had a date last week.

And how'd it go?

I mean, as you know.

Yeah, ah-huh.

I just want you to

be as happy as me.

I doubt it.

Okay, 99% as happy.

I doubt that.

Ah ah ah

Ah ah

Wow.

Mm-hm.

An actual real life love guru.

Yeah, well, I have my doubts.

Hm, doubts that your

love life can't be fixed?

My love life doesn't

need to be fixed.

A little tune up then?

Have you

ever heard the expression,

people who live in glass

houses shouldn't throw stones?

Stones can't break this house.

Okay, well, I guess

we're about to see.

Okay, let's just

stick to the research.

Agreed.

It's no surprise how

frustrating dating can be.

Dating apps can

seem like quicksand,

it's enough to make us wonder

will we ever find love?

Now, how many of you are here

looking for that

lasting connection?

See, look around,

you're not alone

and I'm here to show you,

that it is possible.

Wow, there it is.

With the Five Indigo

Love Connectors.

But first, I'm gonna need

a couple of volunteers.

You two.

Come on, there's no reason

to be shy, get on up here.

- Go.

- Us?

- Yeah.

- What?

- Get on up there.

- No, no, no, no, no.

Did you put your hand up?

Let's give them a

round of applause.

Come on up here.

No.

So Audrey and Matthew,

I couldn't help but notice

you didn't raise your hands,

when I asked if you

were here for love.

- We're not.

- Yeah, we're, we're...

- We're, we're-

- We're working together

and we're not the

kind of people,

that need to pay

for dating advice.

Not that there's

anything wrong with, ah.

- All of you.

- Seeking out a dating expert.

Backtracking, interesting.

So, Matthew, would you

say you were someone,

who cares what

others think of you?

Not really.

Not any more than the next guy.

Oh, he cares.

Okay, Audrey, your

choice to reveal that

shows a strong desire to

separate yourself from others.

Would it be fair to assume

that you're someone,

who only relies on yourself?

Nail on the head.

I, I mean, doesn't everybody?

It's fascinating how we can

telegraph our inner feelings,

when we don't even mean to.

So, Audrey, can you tell

us something about Matthew,

that you admire?

Why back on me again?

- Why would I-

- Humiliating me like I,

I thought this was a

safe space up here.

- Why did you say that?

- Go ahead, Audrey.

Just off the top of my

head, he's patient, he, yeah.

Okay and Matthew, can you

tell us something about Audrey,

that you find say, impressive?

Yeah, I can, I can try that.

She's passionate about

things that she cares about.

Those are some

pretty profound traits

you've managed to identify

within each other,

wouldn't you say?

Mm-hm.

- Thank you.

- Well, great.

I give you the power

of body language!

Audrey, when you

first got up here,

you sat with your

arms and legs crossed,

one would imagine there

was a lot of tension

between you two.

Well, I mean, describe

like a lot.

And Matthew, you sat right there

with your feet pointed

directly towards the exit,

like you couldn't

wait to get away.

Could you blame me?

Yeah.

Okay.

This is what we do when

we feel uncomfortable,

when we focus on how we

might appear to others

or how others

might make us look.

But if we shift our

focus onto our partner,

everything

changes, look at this.

After focusing on the

positive things in each other,

you move to a more open

posture, you created connection.

By finding the light

within our partner,

we find it within ourselves,

the first step on any

journey towards love.

Yeah, yeah!

Oh, we're not actually

on a journey to love.

Towards love!

Okay, well that was not

illuminating whatsoever.

Not in the slightest.

Yikes.

Hi, I hope that wasn't

too uncomfortable.

You were great up there.

Oh, thank you, that

was a, yep, that was a,

a new experience.

Yeah.

Well, when you two are ready

to further explore the

depths of your psyche,

you know where to find me.

We do.

Oh, excuse.

Oh.

My psyche's better

left unexplored.

That's because you're

afraid of what you'll find.

But okay, there's

nothing to find.

Oh, is that why

you called me out

in front of all those

people on stage in there?

Oh, you're angry about that?

That was, it was a joke.

I'm not angry.

Why do you care so much how

you're perceived by others?

I mean, maybe you should,

maybe you should explore that.

You should explore that.

Hardly.

Oh, well, it did give me

an idea for the game though.

Okay.

What if two players start out

at different starting points?

Okay, what do you mean?

You know, like how

Robbie was saying,

people come into relationships

at different starting points?

- Yeah.

- Some are more open

than others, so maybe those

people get a head start.

That seems a

little unfair though,

I mean, to the other

players, don't you think?

Yeah, well, all is

fair in love and w*r.

Yeah, well, I'm

beginning to think

you actually prefer the latter.

Oh, I do have an idea though.

- Oh?

- Yes.

What if players judge each other

based on their body language?

Yeah, no, that would

be too complicated,

'cause you'd have to explain

to the players what that means

and yeah, it just wouldn't work.

Okay, fine.

Nevermind.

Maybe we're getting

ahead of ourselves.

Yeah, we don't even know

what the board looks like,

we should start there first.

Probably.

- Yep.

- Tomorrow, yeah?

Ah, tomorrow, that sounds good.

Yeah, I'll see

you tomorrow then.

Yep, okay.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

"Being forced to collaborate."

And right on time.

Technically, I was a few

seconds earlier, but that's.

Do you just wake

up this competitive?

Yes, but the caffeine helps.

Oh, wow, look at the those.

What, why are you

looking at my shoes?

Oh, they're just really white,

kind of need

sunglasses to see them.

They're

supposed to be, they're new.

And the style I kinda follow

says it's, it's the new trend.

- Why is that important?

- Because it is.

- Oh.

- Why do you never dress up?

Because I like

to streamline my decisions,

make room for more

important things

like choosing a game board.

Oh, whatever works.

What's that squeaking

sound, is that your shoes?

That's your shoes.

Specifically heard, you know-

Not my shoes.

I can tell that they're not

like, they're kind of like-

They're moving,

I'm walking in them.

- Hey!

- Oh!

- Hey, Audrey.

- Whoa!

- There you are.

- There you are.

- Here I am.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

Hello.

Were you guys

waiting here for me?

Yeah, we know it's crunch time

and we just wanted to let

you know that graphics

and fabrication are available

whenever you need us.

- Yeah.

- That's great.

I, ah, I just have so much to

figure out, but um, then I'll-

Right, so if you want

extra hands with that,

we are more than happy to help.

Okay, that's great.

I am gonna jot some things down,

then I'll circle back

when the time comes.

We'll circle back.

Ah, we'll circle back,

we'll, we'll circle back.

- Sounds great.

- Okay.

Yeah.

We'll be here.

You're doing great, keep it up.

Just, she just,

you, you're good.

That's so nice, he's so nice.

Yeah, that went well.

Did it?

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

Oh!

Mm-hm?

Are you still working

or are you avoiding me?

Can't it be both?

It can.

Ah, oh, where is everyone?

It's after eight,

everybody's gone home.

Oh, I must've

lost track of time,

I'm still trying to figure out

what this board looks like.

Well, here's what I came

up with during the 1000 years

of solitude I spent

waiting on you.

So the path of squares

are laid along the edge,

just like "Monopoly."

Okay, but what about the middle?

Well, I figured we'd use

a different game element

for that, I just, I

haven't figured it out yet.

But what does your

board say thematically,

you know, about love?

Ah, well, people live on

the edge of their emotions.

Yeah, I, I don't

know, I have nothing.

- Yeah.

- What do you,

what do you have?

I don't know,

I was just going for more

of a classic configuration,

you know, like "Chess"

or "sh**t and Ladders."

What about the love

connection though?

I don't know.

Okay, well, then

what about dinner?

Dinner?

How are you thinking about

food at a time like this?

We're gonna be

stuck here all night.

Well, grab some granola

bars or something.

We deserve better

than that, come on.

I have a better idea.

Have you ever been

to Maison Isabella?

The stuffy, pretentious

French restaurant?

- For field research.

- Oh.

You know, the game

is about romance,

why not see it in its

natural habitat, right?

- Field research?

- Field research, we're going.

I just have to run a quick

errand, it's on the way though.

Here.

Your quick errand is shopping?

Yes, I have someone do

shopping for me actually.

Oh yes, of course you do.

Hey, my stylist, Rachel

knows what looks good on me

and what's trendy, so.

What about what you like?

I like what makes me look good.

- Ah-huh.

- Matthew.

- Rachel.

- My favorite client.

Of course.

Muah, muah, let me get

the item I've selected.

- Okay.

- Hi.

Hey.

- Hm?

- Oh!

Yes, stripes are going

to be so hot this season.

- Mm-hm.

- Well, as usual, I dig it,

so bag it.

Excellent. He's so easy.

Oh.

Gotta keep up with the trends.

Still trying to be

the cool kid at school?

Well, my career is literally

calibrating what's cool,

so yeah, pretty much.

Actually, Rachel, how

would you style Audrey?

- Oh.

- Oh, yeah, no, no.

I'm, I don't know what I am.

I sense a lot with couples.

We're not a, we're-

Oh, I know, I mean, I see

couples try to change each other

all the time especially

with what they wear.

Yeah, we've been there before.

Yes, I know, everyone

needs a stylist.

I always say life isn't

perfect, but your style can be.

- That's good.

- Mm-hm, yeah.

That, that's really good.

Thank you.

Here you are.

- Oh.

- Thank you.

My pleasure.

Ciao.

Bye, muah, muah!

Nice meeting you.

Okay.

- Audrey.

- Yep, ah.

Yeah, Rachel.

- Rachel.

- Yep.

Okay, bye.

Bye. Okay.

- It's good.

- Come on.

- She's nice.

- Let's go.

Seems like she really gets you.

Oh.

Oh, thank you.

So I brought two notebooks.

- Ah-huh.

- Supplies.

- Ah-huh.

- Since we are here to work.

Ah-huh and don't forget,

we're gonna eat

while we're here too.

Yes, right, sure.

I was thinking on

the way over here,

what if we divided the

squares up into categories,

like different stages of love?

One of them could

be first dates,

One o'clock.

Total first date.

Mm-hm, that's a good

marketing strategy.

Yeah.

And couples could play it

as a first date activity.

- Bon soir.

- Oh!

Good evening, I'm Pierre.

Is there anything I

can start you off with?

Ah, no, we actually haven't

looked at the menu yet.

We're just writing

down our thoughts.

Very well.

Take your time.

- I'm ready to plate up two.

- Oui, oui.

Chef, table 24, they

are observing everything,

writing it down, you

know what that means?

Food critics.

We shall impress them

with everything we've got.

Oui, Chef.

Oui, oui.

At the bar.

- What?

- At the bar.

What about a stood up square?

- You think he's stood up?

- Yes, he's stood up.

If a player lands on it, then

they have to wait a turn.

- That's good.

- Put on a Wait sign.

That's, oh!

Quiche aux poireaux, a

classic and it pairs beautifully

with an Alsace Riesling,

selected by our sommelier.

Sorry, we actually didn't,

I think you made a mistake,

we didn't order this.

Compliments of the Chef,

the Chef has prepared

a special menu for you.

- Oh.

- Bon apetit.

- Thank you.

- Oh.

I just, we hadn't.

Bon apetit.

Merci.

Does that seem a

little generous of them?

They think I'm a

discerning gumar.

No, they don't.

What are you doing?

I'm aerating the tannins.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

Yeah, just drink your wine.

Cheers.

Compliments of the Chef.

He must like us.

Oh my, oh!

Oh!

Compliments of the Chef.

Wow!

Compliments of the Chef.

Starting to feel kind

of like datey.

- It's a work thing.

- Okay.

Compliments of the Chef.

Compliments of you.

Thank you very much for

dining with us this evening.

Oh, thank you, yeah.

I hope the cuisine was

worthy of the brilliant words

you shall compose about our establishment.

Au revoir.

- Au revoir.

- Okay.

- Merci.

- Bye.

Bon soiree, a bientot.

Yes!

Wow!

Thank you, but I don't

have to eat for all week.

That was...

Yeah.

I mean, I think we came

up with some good ideas.

Of course.

- Right?

- Yeah.

But whose board

game do we go with?

Well, speaking of

ideas, I had one.

So do you remember the

signature creme brulee

with the caramelized

leek crust we just had?

Yeah, what about it?

Two different flavor

profiles working in harmony.

Okay, so you, you wanna

join board game ideas?

Boom.

All right, all right,

okay, I can, I can do this.

Off the top of my head,

just spitballing here,

what if the players,

they started at the

bottom corner of the game

and they worked their way up

the edges of the board game?

Because at the beginning

of a love connection,

the path is obvious.

Exactly because it's planned.

That's right and

then the relationship,

I mean, it could go

in any direction.

There you go.

So you meet in the

middle of the board game,

a player can choose which

direction they wanna go,

like you want, I knew

you had it in you.

Oh, I like this, okay

and here, I thought

we would have nothing

for the end of the week

for the testing session.

But we do.

Oh, I'm so relieved.

Hey, also.

What?

Thank you for picking up

the check, that was nice.

If you wanted to date me,

you could've just asked.

- I don't.

- You could've been like,

"Hey, Audrey, do you

wanna go on a date?"

I would've been like,

"You like me? It's cool."

Ha!

I, I think this will work.

- Yeah.

- But no.

Hey, guys.

There they are.

What do you got?

Here's the mock up for

the "Love Life" board.

I had my department work

around the clock to finish it.

I can't wait to see

what you all came up with.

Yeah, sorry, Patty, we

didn't loop you in on that,

there just wasn't any time.

No, it's okay, I

totally understand.

I'm sure it looks great.

Oh.

I love it, this is great.

Do you?

Hm.

What, what's that, "Mm-hm?"

- No, you said-

- this was our, we put our-

- I know.

- Our ideas together

and we made this thing together,

this is what we

said, this is great.

I-I know, it looks

like a bunch of people

made it together.

Does it maybe

look a little busy?

Not gonna lie, I

wondered the same thing,

but there's still time for my

department to make a new one.

Actually, I have

an idea for the board

to look a little more

cohesive and more on theme.

I appreciate the

effort, I do, everybody,

but this is great, we're

gonna go with this board.

We're just, we're so close

to the testing session,

so this is, this is wonderful.

Yes, thank you for your input.

- Okay.

- Yeah, thank you.

That's right, thank you

for your contribution.

You doing okay?

Yeah, just trying to

figure out the layout

of this board game and

how to tweak it, you know?

Yeah, you know, I, good,

I mean, now that we have

the board, what's next?

Well, we gotta figure out how

the players move through it.

How about cards, player

draws a card each turn,

card has a question,

they answer the question,

depends on how,

you don't like it?

I was thinking more like dice.

Why dice?

Well, because it's thematic

to the game, you know,

like luck of the draw,

sort of luck and chance,

kind of like love.

You think love

is a game of luck?

Meeting the right person

at the right place and time?

Yeah, that's, that's luck.

Have you ever been in love?

What?

I, yeah, I loved-

I'll take that as a

no, don't worry about it.

Okay, have you?

I have actually

once a long time ago.

Oh.

And I can tell

you from experience,

that love is not all

about chance and luck,

it's intention and choice

and that's why I

think picking cards

and the answers to those

cards makes more sense.

Well, I think we have

a long night ahead of us.

I can't, my brother and

his wife are coming over.

Oh.

Actually, you should join us.

Oh, no, I, I-

I think their story

will prove to you,

that love is not all

about luck and chance.

I should power through.

"Frustrated,

the way my current

project makes me feel."

Oh.

- Oh.

- Hi.

Hey.

I wasn't expecting you.

Oh, you, I thought,

did, you invited me,

you sent me the address.

You were, I just didn't exp,

I didn't think you were

gonna show, that's all.

Oh, here I am.

But you did.

I brought you a

gift, a game, a game.

I see that.

Ah, for me?

Oh, yeah, come on in.

Wow.

This place is just

as I suspected it.

And what did you suspect?

Neutral colors,

you know, everything

just in its place.

Looks like it was ripped

out of a designer magazine.

And that's a bad thing?

No, no.

Oh, telescope, is this part

of the most eligible

bachelor collection?

- Something like that.

- Ah.

Is there a significance to this?

- No, none at all.

- Ah.

It's just abstract

art is always in.

Mm-hm, as I suspected.

Oh, that must be Mike and

Jacqueline, be right back.

So do you guys believe that love

is a intention and

choice that people make?

Or is it a result

of luck and chance?

Maybe there's a bit

of chance involved like-

There we go.

Being in the right

place at the right time.

Exactly, yes.

But that only takes you so far.

I think it's the

choice to seek love,

that allows it to happen.

- My guy.

- I got you, bro.

You really believe that?

Yeah, you don't think so?

No, I, I don't.

Well, look at us, you know,

we both spent years climbing

the corporate ladder

at the expense of

everything else

and we finally decided

enough was enough

and we met at a

speed dating event.

Okay, see, but

this is what I mean,

isn't it by chance

that you both happen

to go to the same

event at the same time?

Only because we made

the choice to be there.

Hm.

Okay, well, for simplicity's

sake, for "Love Life,"

I think we're gonna have to

go with the roll of the dice,

okay, it's chance.

And I guess being

that it's 48 hours away

from our testing

session, I will concede.

Oh, sweet victory.

Did I just get that?

You did, you did, you did.

Well, whatever it was that

brought me and Mike together,

it worked, when

you know, you know.

- Yeah, we knew.

- Hm.

And besides, someone

had to pick up the slack

after Matthew's

engagement ended.

Oh.

Oh, you didn't

tell her about that?

No, it hadn't come up until now.

Anyway, the game.

Yes, the game.

The game.

- Okay.

- We got that.

This looks a lot more

complicated than it really is.

Hear me out.

Okay, start with these.

Sorry for spilling the beans.

Sorry, man, it's not

like it's a secret, right.

That's why I'm surprised

you didn't tell her yet.

You two are working on a

game about love after all.

Exactly, we're working,

so there's no need

to do a deep dive into each

other's relationship histories.

Hm.

Plus, man, Audrey is closed

off about that sort of thing.

She's not the only one.

What's that supposed to mean?

It's just you've changed a

little these past few years.

Maybe, but there's nothing wrong

with prioritizing new things,

you know what I'm saying?

At the expense of what?

Anybody ready for round two?

- Saved by the bell.

- Mm-hm.

Then let's go.

We're in.

Okay, the thing you wanna

remember about testing

is you definitely do not wanna-

Interrupt them?

That's very funny.

Oh, you're nervous.

I'm not nervous.

- Oh, you're nervous.

- I'm not nervous.

- Little bit.

- Oh.

Hi, everybody, thank you so

much for coming to "Love Life."

Well, open the game and

have some fun.

Why is there so many squares?

- Why are they laughing?

- They didn't look.

I don't understand.

Let's just try to figure it out.

Look at them, they're confused,

they don't even know

what's going on.

No, no, no,

give it, give it to him.

Okay, there is green.

Honestly, I don't understand

what the point of this game is.

Yeah, I don't understand

how it's supposed to lead

to a love connection.

It's just not fun or romantic.

Oh.

This is a disaster.

Ring, ring.

Please tell me that

that's an entirely new,

reworked version of

"Love Life" in that box.

Nope, settle for

cupcakes? We can stress eat.

Enter immediately.

Have you ever had

a game fail so spectacularly?

Nope.

And neither has the company

and we need a hit game.

What do you mean?

Oh, the board game industry

has got pretty tight margins

as it is and Play It Cool,

they were feeling the

squeeze this year, so.

I had no idea.

I feel like I let

Susie and everyone down.

Well, you're not the

only one under pressure,

let me tell you, I need to

knock this out of the park

to prove that my company

is a viable asset.

Yeah.

All right, Mr. Professional.

All right, we just need to, we

need to, we need to regroup,

we need to rethink, right?

The general

consensus of the game

was that it lacked depth, right?

We were too focused on

the squares with the dice

or making our own ideas

land, that we forgot

the essential elements of what

this game was supposed to be.

What's that?

Well, you know, it was

supposed to be about two people,

that were trying to connect.

Yes and how do we do that?

We dig deeper

emotionally, right?

Oh, ah.

We dig deeper emotionally.

How do we do that?

I've been here

for about an hour.

I know.

Thank you, so you're looking

for a shortcut to love?

Yes.

I think you might be focusing

on the wrong element here.

- Oh.

- Seems to me,

you'd have greater success

focusing less on the game

and more on trying to

understand one another.

Oh, yeah, we,

we understand each other.

Yeah, yeah, Audrey

never hesitates to tell me

exactly what's on her mind, so.

- Okay, that's not exactly-

- Well, you do.

So you know your

Indigo Love Connectors.

The Connectors?

Yeah, my seminar, you were

there, the emotional pathways-

- Right.

- Used to express

and receive love from a partner,

there are five of

them all trademarked.

- Yeah, you wrote that down.

- I did, I did.

- You got that?

- Yeah, you were there.

- We got that.

- But you said partners,

Audrey and I aren't partners.

No.

You are in the creation

of this game, are you not?

Here, chapter three,

there's a questionnaire,

that'll help you discover

which Indigo Love

Connector best suits you.

$44.

Each?

52 if I sign.

- Ah.

- 44.

I got it.

He's got this.

Okay, so it looks like there

are Five Love Connectors,

"Affirming the love,

creating the love bubble,

receiving the love,

love through service

and love through touch."

Wow, he's really trademarked

a whole lot of love.

Okay, I think I already know

mine, love through service.

Wait, when have you let

anybody do anything for you?

I have.

Oh, okay, yeah, yeah.

I was just really

independent, okay,

my parents were doctors,

they worked late.

They left me with board

games to keep me company.

So that's why you use

competition to relate to people,

it's all you knew.

One trip to a relationship guru

and he's a psychotherapist, ha!

- Okay.

- Okay.

I don't know, these questions

seem a little personal.

That's the whole point of it.

I have an idea, why

don't we just do the test?

- Mm-hm.

- Individually

and then we can compare?

- Okay, all right.

- Okay.

You do you, I'll do me and-

- Great.

- We do we.

- I love it.

- All right.

And I say that with zero irony.

So how'd it go?

I had some technical issues.

- Technical issues?

- Yeah, mine's broken.

What was your result?

Well, it said that

my Love Connector

was creating a love

bubble, so clearly wrong.

Was it?

Quality time with your parents,

that's considered a love bubble.

Weren't you denied

that as a child?

So?

So maybe that's

what you long for.

I, I cannot psychoanalyze

on an empty stomach.

Okay, this is the

best pizza in Seattle.

So what Love

Connector did you get?

Receiving love?

- Hm.

- Which makes no sense.

Okay, well, let me play

therapist here for a minute.

There's nothing more to uncover.

Yeah, okay, well, just

off the top of my head,

you know, just

pulling things down,

how about your engagement,

that you neglected

to tell me about?

I knew you were gonna

bring that up, I was waiting.

Yeah, well, you can't drop

a little something like that

and expect me not to pick it up.

I-I thought we

were working on Love Connectors

here, not love histories.

Yeah, well, I mean,

but they want us to,

you know, dig deep.

Okay.

Fine, we were together

for three years.

Happy?

And?

Her parents didn't

think my career lined up

with the image they

had for their daughter.

Yeah, so she ended it.

Wow, what was your

career before this,

like a tax auditor or something?

Astrophotography.

As, astro-

Astrophotography, come on.

Taking pictures

of the night sky.

That's unexpected.

That's cool.

So what, they didn't think your

future was bright enough or?

That's not at all, I

wasn't actually trying to-

No.

I wasn't doing the like

the night with the bright.

You did, but it's

okay, it's all right.

- I'm like

- It's okay, it's okay.

Don't worry about it,

don't worry about it.

But, hey, you know what's ironic

is a star is actually the

brightest thing in the universe.

That's cute, it's...

So do you still take

pictures of the stars?

No, no, I

haven't for a few years now.

You could say I

rebranded myself.

Oh.

Yeah.

Your Love

Connector makes perfect sense.

How so?

Well, according to

our love guru, you know,

receiving love is like

receiving the perfect gift,

it makes you feel seen,

valued and understood.

Yeah, I don't see how

that pertains to me though.

- No?

- No.

Well, you were rejected

for who you were,

so you know,

maybe deep down, all you

really want is to be accepted,

to feel seen.

Is there a cave that I

can crawl into right now?

Because I'm feeling

a little too seen.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

Well, you and me both, so.

We are quite the team.

Teamwork makes the dream

work, isn't that the saying?

That is what they say.

What?

Maybe that's it.

What's it?

This whole time we've

been approaching the game

as a single player, but what

if we approached it in teams?

That's, that's a great idea,

players can work through

the challenges together.

I mean, it would be

a whole new experience.

And, and, and

established couples

can prove they've still got.

Prospective couples could

see if they have a chance!

Yes, yes, that's an amazing

sales angle, you know what?

I'll research other team-based

games in the marketplace.

- You know what?

- What?

I've got a better

idea, follow me.

Okay.

Welcome to Boardwalk Cafe.

What better way to

research the games

than to see them in action?

- Ah, clever.

- Mm-hm.

In the marketing world, we

call this customer observation.

Oh, in my world, we call it

a regular Friday

night, you know?

Okay, okay, okay.

It reminds me why I like

to design games so much,

the joy it brings people, okay.

I can see that.

Like some prefer

more of the classics.

Mm-hm.

Others prefer what we

call more the Euro styles,

strategy based and then

there's the fantasy games,

some campaigns have been going

on for a really long time,

this one's been going

on for three years.

- Three years?

- Mm-hm.

This place is great,

I'll give it to you.

And you ain't seen nothing yet.

And you must be

Evie, I'm Matthew.

The one and only.

So,

these are all the

best games I know of

for playing with teams.

Know of a few others, but

just might make you blush.

Oh!

Well, Evie might be the only

other person on the planet,

that knows more about

games than I do.

- Well.

- Really?

So how'd you get into it?

Oh, well, that would be

my late husband, Thomas.

Oh, did you guys meet here?

No, met the old fashioned

way at a Renaissance fair.

Seems like you guys must

have been quite the pair.

Oh, I think you could say that.

I wish I could've met him.

And you know what? He

would've liked you very much.

But you know, we

better get cracking.

I think we need to recruit

a few more players.

So, hello, would

you like to join us

for a game of

international intrigue?

Light is shining

through the trees

You're here

standing next to me

Okay, orthogonal, what's that?

Well, if you were

paying attention.

I'm trying to win

though, she's k*lling us.

Yet another view

All feels too

good to be true

I have five.

On this perfect, lovely day

Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo

Worst luck, Matthew

Maybe next time we put

some money on the line.

You're saying to

me, oh, no, no, no,

I have a feeling

you'd clean me out.

Oh, I would be gentle.

I don't believe that.

Well, before Evie takes

you for all your worth,

we should talk about

overall impressions.

Seems the best part about

playing the game in teams

is doing the

challenges together.

Yeah, I agree, it's

just creating those ones

are quite tricky, especially

on a tight timeline.

I knew you were gonna say that.

- Mm-hm.

- The game is now played

in teams of two, creating

it doesn't have to be.

What do you mean?

The coworkers at your

office, they can help.

They could, yeah,

except, you know,

they got a lot on their plate,

they're busy with a

lot of other games, so.

You do that a lot.

What do I do?

Turn down offers to help,

you just did it to me.

You did it to Patty.

Nothing wrong with

being self-sufficient.

Because you think that

they may not be there,

when you need them, you have

a whole team at your disposal.

Even if I wanted

to ask them for help,

I don't know the first

thing about managing a team.

If you can learn the

rules to all these games,

I'm sure you can handle it.

Wow, he's good, I like him.

Have I got news for you.

Taylor Swift's got

another album on the way?

I wish, but this is

nearly as exciting,

Audrey has called

a meeting with us.

No way.

I know.

Well, we'd better hurry,

who knows when this

might happen again?

True team.

And that's where we're at.

The game will be

played in teams.

Okay, cool.

Good to know.

I was wondering if

you could help me, if-

- Ah.

- If you could help

Us.

Design it in time for

the Tabletop competition.

- We'd be happy to.

- Okay, great.

Where do you wanna start?

Okay, Patty, you once

told me that you had an idea

for a board game layout.

Oh, right, I just

thought, what if the path

of the squares on the board

were shaped like a heart?

And the, the players

would work their way up

on opposite sides of the heart.

Until the winning

matches meet in the middle

and, and go to the top,

yeah, that could work.

- Patty!

- Oh!

That is an amazing idea!

How did you come up with

that? That's brilliant.

The heart, the theme, it's

just, it'll make the board pop!

How long do you need until

you can have it ready?

Um, ah, end of day.

Good answer and, and

Marshall, I'll get the designs

for fabrication for you

as soon as it's done.

Aye, aye, captain.

- Yes, teamwork!

- Let's get it done.

Put it in, we're doing

this, three, two, one.

Team.

La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la-la

La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la-la

Hey, hey.

Hey.

For you.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Listen, I know that it must

have been stressful for you

to ask for help.

- Okay.

- But I'm proud of you.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

What's that game behind you?

Oh, that.

I picked this up

at a antique store,

when I first started here.

Oh, well this, this

is vintage for sure.

- Mm-hm.

- Yeah.

Who are these people?

I don't know.

Whoever they are,

this board game

probably meant

something to them,

so I keep it as a reminder.

Of what?

Of why I do this,

games like these can

bring people together,

you know, becomes part

of their tradition.

I get to be a small

part of that, so.

That's beautiful.

Yeah.

I see what you did there.

- Right.

- Hey, is this a good time?

I, I have something to show you.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Yeah.

There are options,

I've tried out a variety

of heart designs in

all different shades,

so you can pick your favorites.

Thank you so much for

the quick turnaround.

I have to warn you, I may

have gone a little overboard.

My love for the Pantone

color wheel knows no end.

Let me know which

one you choose.

- Okay.

- Oh, Patty,

these are incredible.

I don't even know how

we're gonna pick just one.

I know. Okay, why

don't we do this?

Why don't we just

point to the one,

that speaks to us the most?

Okay, fine.

All right.

Three, two, one.

Try this.

You went for the same one.

That's my favorite too.

"Connection,

with someone that

took me by surprise.

Any advice?"

"Lean into it."

So we're making great progress,

there's just still one element

that we need to work out

or should I say reconsider?

Reconsider?

Yeah, something that I was

wrong about the first time.

Did you guys hear that

or was it my imagination?

I'm confused.

Funny, we need to

figure out dice or cards

to move through the game.

Oh, so you agree that love

is about choice and intention?

- No, I didn't say that.

- No?

But our players are

choosing to play this game,

so I thought that we could, you

know, really lean into that.

What kind of cards

are we talking?

Well, cards that present

a question or a challenge,

is that right, Matthew?

Exactly.

How a player answers determines

what square they move to.

And this is where

you all come in.

See, normally I would

draw inspiration

from my own imagination,

but this game

presents a little bit of

a challenge for me, so.

How can we help?

Thank you, I thought we could

all brainstorm and come up

with, you know, these unique

questions or challenges

and draw from our own, your

own romantic experiences.

Marshall looks like he

wants to go first, hit me.

Well, in that case, we're

gonna need a bigger board.

Oh!

Damn you, you wanna

feel something new

Hold my hand and let

the truth be anew

Every time you, you

wanna dance on the groove

Hold my hand and let

the b*at get you through

I know we oughta show

no one should know

All done now

that you're home

I know we oughta show

no one should know

All done now

that you're home

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

La-la, la-la, hey

La-la, la-la, la-la, hey

Well, I think we have some

pretty good options here.

Yeah, we might just

finish this game yet.

Hey, ah,

can I see some of

your photography?

You just asked me that.

Are you, are you serious?

Yeah.

Okay.

You sure?

No, I'd rather not see any

more facets of your life.

Yes, I'm serious.

Wow, Matthew.

These are stunning.

Thank you.

Where did you take these?

Outdoors.

Okay, I'm serious.

I took them at the Planetarium.

- Hm.

- They have a,

a real nice view on the roof.

I just, I haven't

been there forever.

Why?

Ah, just some things become

more important, I guess.

What's this one?

Sagitta, it's Latin for arrow.

You see, the story has it that

Zeus was struck by the arrow

and afterwards, he fell in love,

because the arrow was fired by

the Greek god of love, Eros.

Wasn't he rebranded

as Cupid after that?

That wasn't the response

I was expecting, but yes.

Yes, you are right,

he was rebranded just like you.

Me, why me?

You haven't noticed?

You're no longer

stubborn, indie creative.

- Oh.

- Yeah.

Now you're slightly

less stubborn.

- Okay.

- Team leader.

Funny.

I'm just here

weaving mythical tales

of arrows striking

the hearts of gods.

Hm.

Arrows, what if we

had the player pieces

made into tiny, little arrows?

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

that's a good idea, yeah,

like a little,

small Cupid arrow,

when it moved along

the board's path.

Mm-hm, guiding players

to their true love.

Hm.

It could work.

It's late, I should probably, um.

You're right, we only have

two days before the deadline.

You shouldn't keep

those locked in a drawer.

Thank you for

agreeing to do this

and I should have

asked for help sooner.

Oh, hey, you know me, always

happy to test out a new game

and I can be unbiased

with this one,

because heaven knows my romance

days are long behind me.

No, don't sell yourself short.

You never know what kind

of card you're gonna draw.

The deck can be

full of surprises.

Oh, doubtful, but on that topic,

if anyone is gonna draw a suite

of hearts, it's you, Auds.

Me?

Yeah.

Why would you say me?

Ah, you and Matthew.

Me and Matthew?

Well, come on, there's

obvious chemistry.

Well, I, I don't, I-I don't

know what you would call it,

but he is smart.

Cute.

He is...

Ah, thank you, Evie, for

helping me with this.

Very kind of you.

Okay, got it.

You're on fire today,

everything must be going great.

Yeah, it's about to be game.

I didn't mean the game,

I meant you and Audrey.

What about us?

Don't give me that look.

I've seen this vibe before

when you fell for Emily.

Oh yeah, this ain't that.

Maybe it could be

or are you just gonna

roll the dice on this one?

Here they are ready to

unite two would be lovers.

Oh, look at that.

Cupid himself couldn't

have done it better, come on.

Oh wow, Marshall,

this gives "Love Life"

a whole new meaning.

Good job, you really took

an idea and ran with it.

Thank you.

Thanks, so does this mean

the game's officially complete?

Not yet, we still have

one piece of the puzzle

yet to solve.

Oh, what's that?

The ending.

Ah.

Yeah, we need kind of a

big move, a grand gesture

to give it all a, I don't

know, like a satisfying ending.

Well, listen, I mean, we

can all come up with something

here now, you know,

put our heads together.

Mm-hm.

Well.

Yes?

I know.

You got it.

- Say it.

- No, nevermind.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah, I got nothing, sorry.

Yes, she's got it.

Yes, what?

What?

No, that's just my friend, Lynn

texting about tonight's plan,

but I'll let her

know I can't make it,

we've got an ending to cr*ck.

You know what, why

don't we just all

take the afternoon off?

Wait, really?

Go, go, get outta

here, clear your heads.

Boy, Abby and Allison

will be thrilled

to have me home early.

Abby and Allison?

Oh, your kids, your kids?

- Three kids.

- Oh, your kids, your kids.

That's...

That's cute, they have lives.

I see it,

just, wow!

What?

I mean, whatever

happened to the woman,

whose best course of

action was to push through?

Well, maybe it's not always

best to push on through.

Oh, spoken like a true leader

who cares about her team.

Well, don't put me on the

cover of "Forbes" just yet.

Okay, now I have to figure

out what I'm going to do

with the rest of my day,

now that I have some

unexpected free time.

Oh, I know what you're doing

with your unexpected free time.

There she is.

Didn't think I was

gonna pull 180, did you?

I, I didn't expect it at all.

Come on, I have an idea.

Okay.

The Planetarium.

Ahhuh.

You didn't have

to do this for me.

Well, you brought me

out of my comfort zone,

so I thought I'd bring

you back into yours.

Yeah, I'll take it.

I got tickets to the Sky Show.

No way.

Let's do it.

As we travel

beyond our solar system

into deep space, a celestial

event of stars colliding

creates two possible outcomes,

a destructive collision

of a supernova

or the creation of

a new brighter star.

Thank you.

- Hi.

- Hello.

Do you work here?

Oh, no, I don't, but I'm

here so often, I might as well.

I'm looking for a gift

for my granddaughter,

got any suggestions?

Ah, "Maze Craze" is a good one.

What's that you're playing?

That's a new game

created by a friend of mine

and well, she wanted me to be

a Guinea pig and try it out.

Would you believe

a pet Guinea pig

is the present my

granddaughter begged me for?

Well, I would

stick to board games,

'cause they're

cleaner and quieter.

"Love Life?"

Yeah, it's all about

finding a love match.

Sounds exciting, though

I'm not the target audience,

my romance days are long gone.

Well, mine are too,

but I, I could use a

partner for the game

and I was wondering if,

well, would you

like to try it out?

I kinda like the

idea that two different stars

can collide and make something

so different and beautiful.

From destruction to creation.

Hm, you know, when

I was a little girl,

I used to think I could

see the man in the moon

from my bedroom window.

How did the man in

the moon cut his hair?

Oh, is this an astronomy joke?

Eclipsed it.

I'll save the rest of

the jokes in my arsenal

for another time.

Okay.

You're a true gentleman.

Here, take a look.

Take a look, you can

see the man in the moon

a little bit better than

your bedroom window.

Oh.

Nope, I can't see anything.

Okay, all right, well, hold on.

All right, how about now?

Oh, okay.

Mm-hm.

Oh, wow!

Mm-hm.

That's been in front

of me the whole time?

All you had to do was look.

All I had to do was look.

Oh.

It's Susie, it's gotta be

important if it's at this time.

Hello.

Hi, Audrey, I'm here with

Senior Board Member, Nick.

Hi, hi, Audrey.

And so sorry to

call you so late,

but we have some urgent news.

- Yeah.

- Is this about "Love Life?"

I'm actually here with

Matthew right now,

I'm just gonna put

you on speakerphone.

- Oh, good.

- Hey, Susie.

Well, we can tell

you both together then.

So Audrey, on

behalf of the Board,

we are pulling the game.

What?

Why? I don't understand.

I'm as surprised as you are.

Well, we heard about

the testing session

and how can I tell you this?

There's just no time

to right the ship.

The ship is right now, the

game is completely different.

I know, I tried to

smooth things over, but-

- You did.

- I did.

You really tried to

smooth things over.

I did try, but we

hate to tell you,

it really is out of our hands.

Well, what are we

supposed to do now?

I'm sorry.

Yeah, sorry, guys.

I'll talk to you later, bye.

Why would they do

something like that?

I don't know.

Oh, this is all my fault.

Come on.

Audrey, you can't blame

yourself, let's not do that.

Oh, I can, I was put

in charge of this, okay

and look what happened.

What happened was you

created an amazing game,

assembled an amazing team.

The layout wasn't ready.

- No.

- It needed more work.

The test was rushed, none

of this would've happened,

if I would've just

stuck to my process.

- Of doing it alone?

- Yes.

But no, Matthew, you

had to convince me

to make this a group effort.

Do you know what happens when

too many people are involved?

Nothing gets done!

You can't control

everything, Audrey.

Listen, I know that,

we had, I don't

know what we had.

You know what we

had, don't do that.

Please don't push me

away, don't minimize this.

We can talk about it, just

let me be here for you please.

I'm sorry,

I think you may think

I'm someone that I'm not

and I just, I can't,

I'm, it's a lot.

- Just take a-

- I just need to be alone.

Hey, Audrey.

- Oh, hi.

- Hi.

- Hi, Patty.

- Hi.

I had some questions

about what you want

for the ending of the game.

Oh.

Ah, you didn't hear?

Um, yeah, the game got canceled.

What? No, that can't be

true, it's, it's so good.

Well, tell that to

the Board of Directors.

Oh, this must be why they called

an emergency meeting this

afternoon, I'm so sorry.

It's okay, you know, it

gives me a chance to sort of,

um, work on my own ideas, so.

Well, if you want a

sounding board for those,

I'd be happy to help.

Thanks, Patty, I

think I'm just gonna,

I'm gonna do this one on my own.

Thank you.

I'll, I'll leave.

Oh, thank you,

Evie, but you know,

it really doesn't

matter anymore.

Oh, it matters, Auds,

because the game really works.

What do you mean?

Well, I played it with a man

I met at the Boardwalk Cafe,

turns out we have

a lot in common

and we have a date

later this week.

A date?

A date

What?

Evie?

Yeah and so it

seems I'm, you know,

not ready to give

up all my cards yet.

No, oh, I'm happy for you,

that's so great.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, Auds, the game has

gotta be out there,

so you shouldn't let it go

in a single burst of glory.

You hear me?

Oh and Auds, and you shouldn't

fold all your cards either.

Bye.

Bye.

Thank you, Evie.

"If you ever wondered,

two stars colliding is

nothing but a bust."

He's FreeHugz.

Oh, oh.

Ah, okay.

Pick up, pick up, pick up.

Oh, ah!

Oh!

Oh!

It's me.

I wanted to say that I'm sorry,

I push people away, I do.

It's just because I'm afraid

that they're gonna leave anyway

and I'll be disappointed

and alone

and the truth is,

I already am, so,

Um...

I'm sorry.

Listen to this, ah,

you're FreeHugz.

That's just-

The mailbox is full

and cannot accept any

messages at this time.

Oh.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Why?

I can't believe

the game's kaput.

I guess everything goes

back to the way it used to be.

Yeah.

Guys, I need your help.

Oh, it's just so many stairs.

What are the chances

that you can make

four more prototypes of

this in less than two hours?

Oh my, I mean, it's possible.

What's happening?

Well, sort of like a

last minute, you know,

Hail Mary idea to save the game.

Save the game, what's all this?

Susie, can you convince

the Board members

to take the meeting offsite?

Where did you have in mind?

I have an idea.

"I still believe two stars

can create something

beautiful together.

Come to Boardwalk

Games and find out."

This is "Love Life,"

the game of love,

where players initially

explore flirtation

and then it evolves

into discovering

the deeper meaning of love.

The game challenges the

players to let down their guard

and discover true,

genuine connection.

Well, they certainly seem

to be enjoying themselves.

- Yeah.

- But how did you manage

to pull all this

together so quickly?

I have moved through life

mostly as a solo player

and one thing this

experience has taught me

is it's much more rewarding

to have a team

and I have the greatest team,

so thank you.

Have you have

heard from Matthew?

Matthew didn't

resign his contract.

Oh.

Unfortunately we

did not see all this.

Yeah, no.

I'm sure he would be very proud.

Yeah.

- You okay?

- Oh yeah, I was just, um,

I was just hoping

that he would be here.

So I'm curious,

when the couples reach

the middle, is that it?

The game finished?

No.

The game has more

meaning than that.

When couples play, they go

from initial attraction to.

Curiosity,

then interest.

As couples become

more enlightened,

they move towards something

that they never knew

they needed, but always

secretly longed for.

They see when they find

themselves in the middle,

they realize that there's a

big move, a grand gesture,

something uniquely personal.

Something that represents

the beginning and

hopefully not the end.

And at that moment, they

realize the game's path

has been bringing them

together all along

and now they come

together as one.

- Oh.

- Mm-hm.

You came.

I'm not one to disappoint.

So have you figured out

the grand gesture?

Have I ever?

Aw!

Wow, I think the game works.

It looks like you and your team

have got yourselves a game!

Teamwork makes dream work.

Yay!

No rush in, you know,

finalizing the details on...

Okay, Tabletop Awards can

wait another year.

Of course.

Congratulations, you did it.

We did it.

I guess it turns out

we're a match, huh?
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