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. 1+ players
2. 60-90 mins
3. 1 deck of 52 standard playing cards 
4. 1 six-sided die
5. 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.