Many of us have numerous options in our lives. It is hard to imagine becoming homeless, because we know we have many alternatives to being on the street.

This is not true for most people who are homeless. They have run out of good options. That's why they are on the street. They constantly have to choose between very limited, mostly unattractive, alternatives that usually don't do much to improve their lives.

These limited options are what keep people trapped on the street, frustrated, in crisis, trying to beat the odds. Sometimes, after all options seem exhausted, people stop trying.

Hobsons Choice will help give you a sense of what this might be like. A Hobson's choice, as defined by the dictionary, means the choice of taking the thing offered or nothing at all. People are not homeless on their own terms. They work with the options they have.

At present, the game offers six possible ways to get off the street. You might luck out and get into a place right away. Or, you might not. It's important to keep trying. Things that don't work the first time you try might on the tenth. Repetition is part of the experience. Good luck.