[PbP] - The Quiet Year - discussion

[Whistle_Pig]

Since we never got to finish the game of The Deep Forest over on the old forum , I was wondering whether anyone would be interested in starting a game of The Quiet Year here (possibly followed up by The Deep Forest).

In the game you collectively play a community struggling to rebuild after the collapse of civilisation. The game takes place on a map collaboratively drawn by the players. A deck of cards is used to represent the year over which the game takes place. Each of the 52 cards corresponds to a week, and trigger certain events that affect the community. At the end of the year the “Frost Shepherds” arrive, and the game ends.

There’s space for up to four more players - let me know if you’d like to join in

Edit: almost forgot a link to the SU&SD video:
The Quiet Year - A Perfect Game for Isolation - Shut Up & Sit Down

[RossM]

YES! ! ! I would love to.

[Snobbydolphin]

Color me interested.

[Snobbydolphin]

This will give me an excuse to finally finish reading through the rules.

[IssiNoho77]

I think I’d be up for this. My artistic talent however is somewhere between toddler and elephant-holding-a-paint-brush-with-its-trunk

[Whistle_Pig]

If it’s any consolation, I present to you an image from our game of The Deep Forest:

Artistic talent definitely not required!

[GabrielH]

I’d be down! T.w.e.n.t.y characters

[Cokho]

@Whistle_Pig

Since we never got to finish the game of over on the old forum

! I’ll join the next one.

[Whistle_Pig]

So, looks like me @RossM, @Snobbydolphin, @IssiNoho77, and @GabrielH.

Not sure how long it will take me to figure out setup, but I’ll aim to have everything ready by Saturday at the latest

(First dibs to you next time @Cokho )

[RossM]

(More than happy to stand down for you @Cokho)

[Cokho]

(please don’t ! I’m happy to let this one pass to be fresh minded for the next one)

[RossM]

Thanks ! Woooooooo

[Whistle_Pig]

I’ve renamed this as the discussion thread: for rules discussion, jokes, complimenting people’s drawing, etc. I’ll make a new thread for the actual game.

Is it acceptable to send people the rules PDF? I can copy bits into the thread(s) but it could be handy for people to have their own to consult.

[RossM]

The-Quiet-Year-Oracle.pdf

…Contains all the cards and is freely available on the creators website.

[Luke]

@Cokho

! I’ll join the next one.

I’d be in for a game another time. Have never “PBFed” before

[Whistle_Pig]

Feel free to follow along and see how it goes!

[PbP] - The Quiet Year

For a long time, we were at war with The Jackals. Now, finally, we’ve driven them off, and we’re left with this: a year of relative peace. One quiet year, with which to build our community up and learn again how to work together. Come Winter, the Frost Shepherds will arrive and we might not survive the encounter. This is when the game will end. But we don’t know about that yet. What we know is that right now, in this moment, there is an opportunity to build something. [Quiet year template] T…

[Snobbydolphin]

Just a quick apology for holding things up. Had a personal loss happen suddenly Thursday night and I have a large number of friends in Atlanta and NYC living in the center of protests and riots. Wasn’t in a place to effectively engage.

[RossM]

As said repeatedly by people better than me, RL > PBF. Never feel the need to apologise.

[Whistle_Pig]

No worries. Stuff happens, and it was barely a hold up in any case

Sorry to hear about your loss, and I hope your friends in Atlanta and NYC are safe.

[GabrielH]

I promise I haven’t forgotten, just waiting for a time I can access an actual computer. Currently working 75 hours a week, so I’m a bit delayed.