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In The World We Left Behind, play as astronauts trekking across an alien planet. Learn about the planets flora and fauna while uncovering vestiges of the past. What happened to the sapient species that called this planet home? Why do only remnants of their lives remain?During this casual worldbuilding game, players draw symbols on playing cards to create a planet, populate it with traits, and uncover the mystery of the species that left this world behind. Tell a story of wonder, companionship, and legacy in the midst of a lonely planet.The World We Left Behind is GMless and designed for 1-5 players. The game is 44 pages long (including covers), there is zero prep needed to play, and a full game lasts 2-4 sessions. Alternate rules for one-shots are found in the back of the book.Instructions and templates for online, one-shot play are included in the digital bundle.To play The World We Left Behind, you will need the following:A standard deck of playing cards (these cards will be written on during play)At least one fine-tipped permanent markerA six-sided die (d6)A flat surfaceA few hours of time per sessionThe World We Left Behind was originally commissioned by BalletCollective to be used as Source Art in their 2023 season, THE MOMENT IS IMMINENT. Composer Phong Tran and choreographer Troy Schumacher played The World We Left Behind and used it as inspiration for the music and choreography of the ballet.

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Published by Possible World GamesDistributed by Deernicorn Distro The Details of Our Escape is a new tabletop roleplaying game from ENnie Award-winning game designer Tyler Crumrine, two-time Eisner-nominated comics artist Linnea Sterte, and Windham-Campbell Prize winner in fiction Renee Gladman. Played with a standard 28-tile set of dominos instead of dice, players control a caravan of over 2000 people in search of a new home. What they’re leaving and what kinds of strange & wonderful sights they encounter along their journey is up to you. Which groups continue all the way to the caravan’s final destination, however, is up to fate. Original short fiction and dual-color illustrations are included throughout. Optimized for 2-7 players, alternate rules for both solo and large-group play are also included. The Details of our Escape can be played as a single-session one-shot, spread over multiple sessions to create a campaign, or used as a session-zero to create characters and settings to play in an alternate system. COMPONENTS & DETAILS 40-page dual-color zine with beautiful illustrations and short story segments alongside the game rules 2 cut-out domino pages PDF included Number of players: 2-7 playersStyle: Domino-based storytelling gameCreators: Tyler Crumrine, Renee Gladman, and Linnea Sterte

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Lighthouse at the End of the World Tend the light.Fend off the dead.In all things, persist. You play a lighthouse keeper at the furthest reaches of civilization. Your tormentors are numerous: the crushing solitude, the chaotic weather, the penal colony nearby, and a legion of unquiet dead conspire to erode your sanity until one of them claims you.  You may well die. But you will not go quietly. With a die, a tower, a deck of cards and a handful of coins, you will reveal why you came to be here, document the uncanny perils and numbing drudgery of life in the lighthouse, and explore the unraveling mystery of your ghostly companions. For discovering their true identities may be the one way to end their suffering… and consequently your own. Live or die, by the end of Lighthouse at the End of the World you will have penned a strange tale of doom, perseverance and grace in the face of certain oblivion.

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  Please Note: This is a New/Factory Sealed product. To ensure the integrity of our inventory, NO RETURNS WILL BE ACCEPTED for any CCG product. Please see our Refund Policy for details. The Weeping Mother is a thrilling, urban and exploration-focused campaign for 4 to 5 players of levels 11 to 13, set in the Dragonbond universe and designed for 5e. Players will encounter characters from the graphic novel The Rise of Itza, delving into the depths of Nahuac to uncover the mysteries surrounding the cicadas before an important festival. The adventure is divided into two primary locations: a cave on the outskirts of the city and the vibrant eastern district of Angdáin, Tocotzin Six Canopies. Along the way, the party will navigate the secrets of ancient powers, solve enigmatic events, and confront tense challenges as they uncover the truth behind a series of mysterious occurrences.  

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Build sky scrapers and develop transport in the city that never sleeps. A game of New York City is played over 5 game rounds. First, players each draw 3 cards from the deck. Then deal out cards in sets of two cards equal to two times the number of players plus one additional. In turn order, players draft a pair of cards until they have a total of 7 cards in hand. Next comes the bidding round, where in turn order players will play cards to bid to determine the strength of their action, with the player who bids the highest getting a bonus. In order, the actions are: Press: Advance on the Press track to determine player and tie-breaking order. Money: Receive money to be used for special actions. Characters: Take a character with a special ability or scoring up to the value of cards played. Building plans: Take a number of skyscrapers from the general supply. Prestige: Receive points equal to your bidding value. I addition, the first and second place bidder gets to increase the value of a borough. Skyscrapers: Players place skyscrapers from their board into borough currently being visited by the mayor. The game is played over five rounds (there are six boroughs, one is randomly not visited each game). Each game, the value of boroughs is randomly assigned, and the player with the most skyscrapers in a a borough receives full value, and the next player receiving half, and so on. There is also a bonus for building in every borough. Points are also awarded for certain characters, and the player with the most points is the winner. Based on Rialto, a previously designed game by Stefan Feld.

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  Please Note: This is a New/Factory Sealed product. To ensure the integrity of our inventory, NO RETURNS WILL BE ACCEPTED for any CCG product. Please see our Refund Policy for details. The Weeping Mother is a thrilling, urban and exploration-focused campaign for 4 to 5 players of levels 11 to 13, set in the Dragonbond universe and designed for 5e. Players will encounter characters from the graphic novel The Rise of Itza, delving into the depths of Nahuac to uncover the mysteries surrounding the cicadas before an important festival. The adventure is divided into two primary locations: a cave on the outskirts of the city and the vibrant eastern district of Angdáin, Tocotzin Six Canopies. Along the way, the party will navigate the secrets of ancient powers, solve enigmatic events, and confront tense challenges as they uncover the truth behind a series of mysterious occurrences.  

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