Changing Australia: Talking about death and grief with Kerrie Noonan and Danni Petkovic. Thanks to Kerrie for mentioning Carked It! in the lead up to Dying to Know Day on 8 August 2025.
#8 Carked It! on the radio again
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#7 Carked It! Co-creator Simon Lowe talks to ABC Radio
Simon spoke to Robert Burgin from ABC Radio Sunshine Coast. You can listen to Simon talk about the game and its beginnings on this link, about 1 hour 32 minutes into the program (and just after the song What I Like About You by The Romantics, an old favourite of ours!).
Speaking of songs, does anyone have a playlist for their funeral?
My cousin, in her meticulous funeral planning, curated a selection of songs by her all-time favourite artist, Prince. Music can evoke so many memories and it was comforting to hear songs that she loved. Now I can’t help but associate Purple Rain with her; every time I hear it, I think of her. It’s wonderful.
Carked It! offers three music-centric cards for contemplating how music fits into your plans:
Dance at the Funeral – plan a lively gathering where friends and family joyously dance around your final resting place.
Mix Tape – craft a personalized playlist featuring your favourite songs, ensuring that your funeral becomes a celebration of your musical journey.
Ashes to Vinyl – pick a playlist you love and have your ashes transformed into a personalized vinyl record—a tangible legacy for loved ones.
#6 Gameplay Walkthrough: How to Play Carked It!
A Game about Death and Dying
Here’s our blow by blow guide to playing Carked It!
If reading is not your thing, then head over to The Ageing Revolution Youtube channel where you can watch Simon take you through how to play!! Enjoy!!
Getting Started: Set Up the Decks
Separate LIVE, DIE & BYE! cards into 3 decks and place face down.
Choose Player One: The person whose birthday is closest to Halloween (October 31st) will go first.
DIE: How are you going to cark it!?
Starting with Player 1, each player draws a DIE card: Place it face-up in front of you and share your fate with the others. This is how you die!
Would You Rather Cards: If you pick up one of these, let players know which death you prefer. Would you rather…?
Question Mark Cards: If you pick up a question mark card tell everyone your death option using the prompt on the card.
LIVE: Decide how you want to live your life before you Cark It!
Deal 5 LIVE cards facedown to each player.
Player 1 will choose the card that best represents what they want to do before they die. To do this, all other players choose 1 LIVE card from their hand and place it face down on the table for Player 1.
All players then reveal their card and take turns convincing Player 1 that their choice is the best. Argue, persuade, be sensible, silly or stupendous!
Player 1 chooses their favourite LIVE card and places it to the left of their DIE card. The player who puts forward the winning card is awarded 1 point. All LIVE cards on the table that were not selected return to the bottom of the LIVE deck. Then each player draws back up to 5 LIVE cards in their hand.
Repeat until all players have chosen 2 LIVE cards.
BYE: Decide what you want to happen after you die!
Similar to LIVE, players now decide on their after-death preferences in the same way as above. Deal 5 Bye cards to each player and take turns convincing each other of the best things to do once you’ve died.
Once all players have 2 BYE cards next to their DIE card, the EULOGY WILDCARD round begins.
If a player has a EULOGY WILDCARD in their remaining BYE hand they can play it in front of them face up for a chance to earn and award bonus points.
Pick two Players to give your Eulogy.
Those two players will now go head to head to make those gathered cry -hopefully with laughter-as they spend 30 seconds orating, celebrating and honouring your memory – feel free to throw in what you really think of them! The best eulogy is awarded 2 points and the runner-up is awarded 1 point – the player who played the Eulogy card is also awarded 1 point.
The Funeral Director reveals which player earned the most points and is crowned the…
