Are there other solo games people play for like, less than five minutes at a time? Because the games are designed that way? I'm thinking of this because of They're Onto Me: http://www.goldencobra.org/pdf/2016/TheyreOntoMe_Chan.pdf
Which Sophia Brandt mentioned last week. It's a good un! It's one of those things that's very freeform, almost more of a storytelling framework than a normal tabletop game. But I do enjoy it quiet a bit.
So I know about De Profundis and English Eerie, both seem like they could be made to work. Lovecraftesque could kind of be done this way as well - freeform horror where you switch between a couple of different roles. But neither are really structured around very tiny bites of playtime. I guess you could run De Profundis over Twitter :) Though I am somewhat loathe to use twitter...
Of the Woods is another freeform solo game that's mostly about answering some interesting questions. It can also be played in very very short stretches with some meaning. That's the key thing, I think - you can play DnD in 3 minute stretches, but you can't really get a lot of interesting stuff done if you're in a fight or the like. You could narrate one PbtA move happening but it's still pretty granular for 3 minute-a-day bites.
So, anything else like this that's seems more like a solo game than a writing exercise book, or should I just look at writing exercise books? Thanks!
http://www.goldencobra.org/pdf/2016/TheyreOntoMe_Chan.pdf
Check out Quill, The Beast for that creative writing experience. Beloved is also a quick game, as is TOSS: drivethrurpg.com - TOSS, a bus stop RPG framework
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Storium and other play-by-post options might work, if you can write your turn in 5 minutes (I usually can't compose a G+ comment in 5 minutes, much less a paragraph or two of narration).
ReplyDeleteIf you just want to roll some dice, you could try Four Against Darkness. There's no story to speak of unless you bring it, though... It's a condensed dungeon crawl game. You could accomplish 2 or 3 dungeon rooms in 5 minutes once you understand the rules, though a full dungeon "adventure" should take 30 min or more (or perhaps a week of 5 minute sessions).
Pocket dungeon is an easy one with grid paper or you can print it out. Just need flash cards for stealth dice or just use a d6 and a d8.
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