Caretta, City of a Thousand Sunsets 
Unraveling the Strings of Fate Through the Bustling Crowds of the City 
 

Introduction  Setup 
The Strings of Fate is the most popular mobile game in the city of  You are two complete strangers. Your only connection is through 
Caretta.  a mobile clicker game called The Strings of Fate, which claims to 
 
use magic to match you with your soulmate.  
Through a magical ritual, it finds someone who could be your   

soulmate. Then, it becomes a clicker game. As you tap the spool on  Read through the rules together. Decide your characters’ first 
the screen, it winds a red string.  names.  
   

On the other side, your soulmate hopefully taps away as frantically  Tie one end of the string around the pinky finger of one player’s 
as you. Slowly, the game allows you to message each other in the  dominant hand. Tie the opposite end of the string the same way 
app. Just for five minutes at first, then for longer. Each time, it tells  for the other player. 
 
you about something the two of you have in common. 
 
Stand back to back. Take small steps away from each other until 
When you have wrapped all of the string, you receive each other’s  the string is almost taut.  
 
contact information. 
 
Make sure you can still use your phone to text. Make sure each 
Materials  player has something to cut the string with in a pocket or nearby. 

To play The Strings of Fate, you will need:  One person should be in charge of the timer and set it for one 
  minute. You are now ready to play.   
★ A length of red string (if possible, at least several meters 
long) 
 

★ Two phones that can exchange texts or other messages 

 

★ A timer 
 

★ Two pairs of scissors, knives, or something else to cut the 

string, used safely 
   
  
The Game 
Ending the Game 
The Strings of Fate takes five rounds to play. Each round you play 
If the tenth turn has ended and the string is still uncut, turn 
is longer by five minutes each time: on the first turn you have five 
around to face each other. Set the timer one last time: you may 
minutes, on the last turn you have 25.  
 
now talk freely for 30 minutes. If either player does not want to 
Each round, before you start, come up with something the two of  continue the conversation, they may still cut the string at any 
you have in common. If you’re stuck, choose something from the  time. When the timer goes off, decide together where your 
list below:  characters go on their first date.  
★ Interesting 7/10 movies 
★ A historical cooking channel 
★ Hiking 
★ Tiny and incredibly specific museums 
★ An obscure poet 
★ An unlikely sport 
★ Neural net-generated art 
★ Knitting 
★ Urban legends 
 

During a round you may: tug on the string, cut the string, or text 
the other player. 
 

Tug: You can tug on the string as much or as little as you like. Be 
careful not to cut off circulation in your own fingers or your 
partner’s. 
 

Cut: If you are no longer interested in seeing this through to the 

end, you may cut the string at any time. The game ends 
immediately.  
 

Text: You may send messages to each other during each round. 
You are not allowed to reveal information to each other including 
but not limited to: last names, addresses, pictures of yourself, etc.