A Traveller in the City
A downloadable pocket game
As a stranger to a strange town...
...walk the streets, rest your feet, & gaze at the city around. Only a few days until you must depart, on & on again…
What is it?
A Traveller in the City is a collaborative map-drawing game in which you (& any friends you bring along) visit a CITY from your own imagination, drawing it out step-by-step! All you need is a deck of standard playing cards, a single six-sided die, & some stuff to draw with.
Work together to guide the solitary TRAVELLER thru their stroll. Picture the sights they see, the people they meet. Gradually, sketch a map– not of the place itself, but of your own memory of it. For you are not its creator, nor any kind of expert. You are a visitor. How well will you know this place, when it’s already time to leave?
This game is designed for:
- Players who are new to collaborative storytelling games
- Writers, storytellers, & designers looking to spark up some world-building
- Campfires, road trips, and power outages
- Cancelled game sessions and rainy Saturday mornings
- When you just want to unwind a bit & draw with some buds
What do you need?
- 1+ players
- 60-90 mins
- 1 deck of 52 standard playing cards
- 1 six-sided die
- Traveller in the City playsheet (included in the booklet)
Included in the downloads is 1) a page version for on-screen viewing & 2) a printable zine version for legal sized (8.5"x14") paper. Check out the tutorial below to see how to fold your own zine (it's easy!):
Credits
- This work is based on the Carta system, from Cat McDonald and Peach Garden Games, and licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
- This work is indebted to Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, The Image of the City by Kevin A. Lynch, Carta by Cat McDonald, & The Quiet Year by Avery Alder
- Public domain art by Augusts Jansson, William T. Horton, & others.
- A Traveller in the City is licensed by Palleon Press under CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings) |
Author | Palleon Press |
Genre | Card Game |
Tags | Drawing, GM-Less, journaling, map-making, Minimalist, Solo RPG, storygame, Tabletop, Tabletop role-playing game |
Comments
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50 cards can't be evenly distributed into 12 piles. What should one do about that?
Never-mind, I'm an idiot.
It must be smth in the way I have the steps written out...I go thru a similar doubt>turmoil>realization>acceptance cycle just abt every time I set up