Description
Write letters, draw diagrams, fold origami, and encrypt the written word. Each game contained in this anthology is a short experience to play by yourself or with another, revelling in all that pen and paper has to offer. What’s waiting for you, hidden in the margins?
What makes a roleplaying game? Imagination mixed with intimacy? Immersive theater? ‘Guided playfulness?’ Hidden in the Margins is an anthology boasting ten introspective, experimental RPGs, perfect for those who wish to ponder the Big Questions (or those who want to pare it all down to try something new).
Creative and conceptual, each exercise contains a page or two of instructions along with a block-print style illustration. Discover secret codes, practice poetry, or communicate across time. Release your secrets into the world inside bubbles. Chart the steps to a dance fit for a king (and then kill him). Build a sailing ship out of small, subtle artifacts. Hidden in the Margins includes solo, duet, and multiplayer options, all themed around ‘marginalia and letter-writing.’
- 32-page B&W zine, 5.5″ x 8.5″
- Solo+ (individual games vary – 1+, 2+, etc)
- Includes 10 experimental roleplaying games: Shipwrights, Throne Room, Danse Despotic, Editor’s Note, A Hidden Message, Postcard Game, Undecipherable, Burst Bubbles, Unread, and A Warring Missive
