One of my very many hobbies is sewing and cross-stitch. Each winter I make a brand new Lord of the Rings cross-stitch to hang as a tapestry on my walls at home, these do tend to take the whole winter! So when my hobbies of meeple controlling and needle wielding combine - a new hybrid hobby for me for the colder months becomes available.

A Mending // Shing Yin Khor

A Mending is currently up on Kickstarter on the last of its journey, and it is smashing its initial goal by miles. The game takes players on an adventure to be reunited with a long-term friend, which will be secured by the map which is sewn and guided by their very own hands.

The game itself has been labelled 'A Keepsake Game', which gives players something that they have achieved and can keep hold of at the end of the adventure:

These keepsakes are a collaboration between me, as a designer, and the players, who all create their own unique objects. This honors my lifetime love of tinkering and making, and reduces waste by producing something worth keeping.

A Mending // Shing Yin Khor

Players will design the map and the pathway that is needed to be rekindled with their friend by using sewing mechanics, storing building and map marking. If you aren't much of a seamster, you can always wield a pen and paper too - but you would be missing out on the incorporation of both embroidery and gaming.

The story will be built by answering several prompt cards, which will introduce you to many characters across the journey and allow you to go deeper into the relationship between you and your long-term friend. There is a dog involved in the story too, but I am afraid if I play this game, my instincts will kick in and I will want to just simply adopt the guy and return home!

The game itself can take an hour to play if you are playing on your own and wielding a pen and paper. But if you wanted to get the full experience of the game, you can play this game collaboratively whilst utilising your needle and thread.

I personally love seeing a few of my hobbies combine. Especially when they are so vastly different!

What two hobbies would you put together to make a hybrid game?