TEXT: Tribute is a lonely game in which you explore 
  love, loss, and permanence using a discarded 
  or scavenged bone, found objects and artistry, 
  and the daily weather’s fickle oracle. A single 
  player will start by focusing on a lingering loss 
  of love (fictional or real) and create a tribute to 
  that loss by decorating the bone. 
  Required
  1 player
  1 (one) scavenged or discarded bone, large 
  enough to make marks on (a chicken leg bone 
  or larger is typically appropriate)*
  A knife or carving tool
  A writing instrument with semi-permanent or 
  permanent ink (pen, marker, etc.)
  Ribbon, string, yarn, or twine
  Paint or stain and brush or sponge to apply
  *If you prefer not to use a bone, a piece of 
  moldable (plasticine) clay is also acceptable.
  Time
  This game takes fifteen days to play, but only a 
  small amount of time each day. If you choose 
  not to engage in play on a day, you can extend 
  the length of the game or you can let the day 
  pass, because the days do go on without us, 
  even when we hold on.
  Pre-Game Instructions
  Find and clean a bone of a large enough size 
  that you can make marks on it with knife or pen. 
  Typically a chicken leg bone or larger is best. 
  To prepare the bone, remove any soft tissue, 
  dirt, etc. (this can be done through a variety of 
  methods, but it’s typically best to use hydrogen 
  peroxide or a biological washing powder for 
  anything particularly messy). Once it is clean, let 
  it dry. If you use clay, mold it into a shape you 
  like to start with to mimic this process.
  While you work through this process, determine 
  what your loss of love that you focus on will be 
  for play. You should think of a real or imagined 
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  loss of love – this could be through death, a 
  breakup, loss of interest, or any similar event 
  that either you or the character you choose to 
  embody has experienced in which they lost 
  something or someone they loved. 
  Some examples would be the loss of a grand-
  mother, a broken friendship, or the inability to 
  continue a hobby due to health problems. You 
  can create an entire fiction around this if you 
  want, but consider looking to your real life, your 
  real love, and that which you have lost. Whatev-
  er you decide, mark on the bone the root of the 
  love and loss with one of the following symbols.
  Symbols
  death of person or creature 
  ended relationship
  faltered interest or activity
  Instructions for Play
  Place the bone somewhere sunlight will strike it 
  when it shines. Each day, refer to the following 
  Weather Oracle and decorate or damage the 
  bone as instructed. While you do this, reflect on 
  a memory related to the loss, and answer the 
  Haunting Question.
  When fifteen days of play have passed, or 
  when you find no satisfaction, you must decide 
  whether you will discard the bone or keep it, 
  and whether you are ready to move on from 
  the loss of love (in character or out). Answer 
  the fifteenth Haunting Question on whichever 
  day you end, and give the bone as a tribute by 
  making the choice to hold on or let go. Give 
  tribute – to yourself, to the loss, to time.
  Weather Oracle
  Check the weather each day and take action 
  based on the Oracle below.
  Sunny – draw a letter or symbol on the bone
  Cloudy – paint on the bone, either to stain or in 
  a way that could flake off
  Raining – tie a ribbon or similar around or 
  through the bone, adding beads if desired
  Snowing – carve a number or symbol into the 
  bone
  Overcast – scrape or scratch the bone
  Haunting Questions
  Day 1 – what do I know about the person 
  or thing I lost (“my loss”) that made me 
  want to give tribute?
  Day 2 – how do I remember my loss in my 
  daily life?
  Day 3 – who do I know who shares the 
  loss with me?
  Day 4 – where do I feel the loss the most 
  acutely?
  Day 5 – what are ways I distract myself 
  from the loss?
  Day 6 – what guilt do I carry over the loss, 
  and how can I relieve it?
  Day 7 – who have I told about the loss 
  and how?
  Day 8 – why do I carry this loss today 
  specifically?
  Day 9 – how can I learn from this loss?
  Day 10 – what can I do to bring this loss 
  to life, figuratively?
  Day 11 – what makes me feel better 
  about the loss?
  Day 12 – what is a good memory relating 
  to the loss?
  Day 13 – where do I remember the good 
  things from this loss the best?
  Day 14 – who can I turn to that would 
  understand this loss, even if I must seek 
  them out?
  Day 15 – am I ready to move on?
  Epilogue
  You may find you cannot get through this list 
  of questions, for any number of reasons. This 
  is okay. You may also find you are not ready to 
  move on. This is also okay. Whether you are or 
  aren’t, whether you finish or not, the important 
  thing to remember is that you have now given 
  tribute, no matter how brief, to this lost love.
  It’s okay to let go. 
  It’s okay to say goodbye. 
  It’s okay. Love doesn’t end with this.
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Self-Exploration, Emotional, & Relationship/Tribute.pdf