Blind Trader, a Piece
The trailer
Docked at Lave, the captain loads twenty tonnes of food, asks Lyra where to sell it, jumps to Meridian and docks to a waltz.
Forty-four credits profit. Minus five in docking fees.
Watch
- Download the trailer (MP4, 8 MB).
- Play Blind Trader on Spawn.
Every line, with times
| At | Line |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Blind Trader. A space trading game, built so you can play it without seeing the screen. |
| 0:06 | Docked at Lave station. Every screen is real text that a screen reader speaks, and every button has a single-letter key. |
| 0:15 | LYRA: Clunk loads twenty tonnes of food. |
| 0:18 | She presses T, and asks her ship’s computer a question in her own words. |
| 0:23 | LYRA: I’d suggest Meridian. It’s an industrial world, 3.8 light years away and within range, and the chart notes it should pay well for food. |
| 0:31 | LYRA: That’s a trade estimate, not a known price. We won’t know the actual offer until we dock. |
| 0:39 | C opens the chart. Meridian, 3.8 light years. J to launch. |
| 0:45 | Pip, the flight drone, backs the ship out of the station’s glowing slot. |
| 0:51 | Hyperspace. Streaks of blue-white light rush past the hull. |
| 0:58 | Meridian ahead. A slow-turning station against a blue planet. |
| 1:05 | Docking, to a waltz. |
| 1:12 | LYRA: Docked at Meridian, Captain. Sell when you like. I only advise. |
| 1:17 | LYRA: We made 44 credits on the cargo. Minus 5 in docking fees. |
| 1:25 | Blind Trader. Ask Lyra anything. Free to play now, on Spawn. |
What you see
The left of the screen is the game itself: a cream panel of text and buttons, the station's market, Lyra's question box, and the captain's progress. The right is the ship's view: Second Sight, a grey wedge-shaped ship, against a blue planet; a faceted space station with a glowing slot; streaks of blue-white light in hyperspace; Meridian station turning slowly ahead. The title, Blind Trader, opens and closes it in large cream capitals, with "Ask Lyra anything" beneath at the end.