#game jam inspired

[lurkingintheback]

So I was trying something for the Tabletop Game Jam going on, but this is way over 200 words. Still liked the concept, so here's this one while I work on another!

Lemonade Mogul: The Corporate Warfare Card Game

A competitive game for three to five players. Might be able to play it with two, but you're probably going to have more fun flipping the table if there are more people on the other side of it. When a group of kids get the exact same get-rich-quick scheme idea to get them through the summer, tensions get high. There isn't enough room in this town for three, let alone six competing lemonade businesses, and you little Timmy/Suzy/Brook, are not going to be the one getting your hopes and dreams bought out or destroyed.

Materials Needed

Three to Five Players!

One deck of Lemonade Mogul themed cards! (Roughly about thirty cards divided into ten Location, Benefit, and Hazard cards)

Play Money! (Real Money not recommended for games with strangers, exes, or any small lemonade stand owning urchins with a mischievous glint in their eyes and nothing to lose.)

A notepad to keep track of winning bids.

Lemonade! (Optional, but who wouldn't want a refreshing glass?)

Playing the Game!

Lemonade Mogul starts with each player being given an equal small amount of play money, hazard cards, and benefit cards, along with one location card at random while the remaining stacks of location cards, benefit cards, and hazard cards each lie face down on the table. Each player is given some time to look over their cards before the first location card is turned over; revealing one of the places you can sell lemonade at!

Or rather, could sell lemonade at. The first thing you have to deal with is the Bidding Phase.

Bidding Phase: Each location card has their own perks and drawbacks; and each one gets you just a little more money each turn, depending on how much the card states. However, locations can be bought by other players if they have the same amount of money as the winning bid. Though players don't get additional money from new location cards on their first turn, each location provides passive benefits; or passive drawbacks. Maybe that country club provides you with a lot of money, but you're having to spend more time there and can't draw other locations. Maybe that graveyard doesn't provide you with much money, but the local necromancer's a big fan of your lemonade, and he'll sic zombies on one of your competitors every three turns to keep them busy. Maybe the church protects you from THE BOGEYMAN.

Development Phase: Now for the fun part. This is where you slam down your benefit cards or toss a hazard card at someone else. Maybe you trash a player's location, preventing them from getting money from it for another turn. Maybe you get a big sale from a wealthy eccentric old lady covered in cats who thinks your small business is the bee's knees. Maybe you commit insurance fraud; discarding a location for a big sum.

Some benefit cards exist only as counters to specific hazards or benefits (siccing the cops on a fraudster and forcing them to drop the location without a cash boost, exorcising the ghost in your refrigerator sent to stall you from getting your money, ensuring your lemonade stand has a clean bill of health), while other benefit cards specifically just benefit you or another player.

Despite the fact that there can be only one Lemonade Mogul, you're free to use your benefit cards on another player's behalf; or work with them! The competition is as friendly or as unfriendly as you make it.

Hazard cards meanwhile, are legitimately just hazards you're throwing at one player for a turn. Though you can only toss one (usually, unless the card has different rules) at another player, you're free to gang up with other players on someone. Maybe you're summoning a spooky ghost to haunt a competitor's fridge to halve their income via taking up their time, or you've tricked a gang of angry punk rock fans into thinking that your opponent hates the indie band they like, and they're trashing the location. Some hazards only last for one turn, while others are perpetual until they've been handled.

Finally, there's the Buying Phase; the point where players can look over previously bid locations and buy them out; putting their play money back in the pile and swiping the location card. It doesn't matter how much money the player has; as long as it's at least a dollar more than the winning bid, it's their own! The objective is to buy out every location the other players have; if a player runs out of locations and can't bid for any more, they're out of luck and on the buying player's team; though they can still play hazards or use benefits, any money they've made is funneled directly towards the player who bought them out.

All you've got to do is buy out everyone else; then you'll take the coveted title of Lemonade Mogul!

[mewtillidae]

posting a kremy every single day until new episodes of OUAW are out DAY 140

[queenlucythevaliant]

Okay gang, here's a silly little game. I've assembled six teams of blended Narnia and Tolkien/LotR characters. Here they are:

For bonus points, tell me in the tags where you're going on your road trip, who has what role (driving, snacks, aux) on the road, and what you'll stop off and see along the way

[boyfriendyke]

there r a lot of things about the myth of psyche and eros that makes me a little insane but one of them has always been the tasks from aphrodite and the unfairness of it. they're not intended to be possible. they're so obviously not meant to be possible, and psyche isn't fucking hercules, you know, she's not a demigod or whatever, she's mortal and these aren't mortal tasks!! it's why psyche has to be helped with each one, fucking by like ants and river gods and shit. and so like. idk. i know ppl see psyche and eros as like a story about love and shit which obviously it is but as a kid psyche and eros always felt like a story about being able to accept help

[nofollowgame]

Flashback Trip Machine

🔶 You can now play No Follow :: File #000014 :: Browser game about the internet of yore & w/e else. 🔶 File Synopsis :: Spider applies for a job at The Mall. Seo participates in an experiment. Wes's visit to the local library has irrevocable consequences. This is but a glimpse of Space's past… 🔶 Or play from the beginning:

[angrybatart]

WIP time!

(Sorry if I annoy ya'll with these. Sometimes I'm just so happy with how something is turning out.)

Stagehand is just making sure no one's breaking the rules. (And causing a little mischief for giggles.)

[sam-loves-seb]

music tag game

tagged by: @creepkinginc <3

rules: shuffle your "on repeat" playlist and list the first 10 songs that play, then tag 10 people

first time by hozier

modern girl by bleachers

down by 408

walk the line by orbiter

bad idea by the broadway cast of waitress

sun to me by zach bryan

so american by olivia rodrigo

not ready to make nice by the chicks

rainbow by kesha

orange show speedway lizzy mcalpine

tagging: @karenandthababes @jessbakescakes @thefinestmuffinswrites @suchagallabitch @svltburn @gallawitchxx @technotrousers @energievie @mikhailoisbaby @deathclassic

[staypuff]

this fuckin guy

[pyro-madder]

an afternoon/evening watching a sploon walkthrough is an afternoon/evening well-spent

[the-jam-to-the-unicorn]

JAM??HELLO?WIP NAMED LEATHER BELT??

"You're in trouble …" Lenny said in a singsong voice as she walked past him, grinning. Volodymyr glanced at her only briefly before looking at his wife. She seemed to be ignoring him. At least she wasn't looking in his direction but was in the process of taking the wine bottles and glasses to the kitchen. "Trouble," Lenny sang again, and with a sigh, Volodymyr looked at her and smiled before escorting her to the door. "Good night, Lenny," he said once they got there, and they gave each other a quick kiss on the cheek. Lenny just grinned widely and waved at him before she turned and left. "Trouble!" she called again, and with a sigh and a shake of his head, Volodymyr watched her go before closing the front door. (…) "On a scale of 1 to 10 … how mad are you?" asked Volodymyr contritely. Olena didn't even respond at first but finished drying the wine glass before putting it back in the cupboard. "Me, mad? Why would I be mad?!" she asked sarcastically, and Volodymyr gulped when he saw her look. "I'm really sorry," he said meekly and slowly took a few steps towards his wife, who had refilled her wine glass and was taking a sip. With a resigned sigh, she looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "So? What state disaster did you prevent?" "We'd still have to read over the new law. The amendments must be incorporated tomorrow to get it to the parliament on time." "Ah," Olena only replied and took another sip of wine. Volodymyr took a few more steps closer and carefully put his arms around his wife's waist before tenderly pulling her close. He saw Olena trying to suppress a smile, and she just shook her head. "I'm really, really, really, really, really, really, really sorry," he finally said softly, putting extra emphasis on each "really". Olena sighed again and shook her head before rolling her eyes. "After all, I know I married a workaholic. It would just be nice if my husband didn't forget me on our anniversary," she finally replied with a trace of reproach in her voice. (…) "I'm really sorry," Volodymyr said again, gently stroking Olena's leg. With a sigh, she finally looked at him for a long moment and caressed his chin and cheekbones with her index finger. Volodymyr tenderly grasped his wife's hand, and their fingers intertwined. He brought the back of her hand to his mouth and kissed it fondly while maintaining eye contact with Olena. "Your husband is an idiot," he murmured softly, putting his free hand on her cheek to caress it. A small smile spread across Olena's face, and Volodymyr saw her gaze slowly become affectionate and tender again. "I would agree with that statement," she finally replied, and Volodymyr returned her smile. "Just promise me that you won't forget me again. And keep this promise this time." "I will never forget you!" "You know what I mean, Vova." He looked at her briefly, then nodded gravely before leaning toward her. Then, for a moment, he paused with his lips just millimetres from hers, giving her a chance to turn away if she was still angry. Olena indeed seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then she closed the gap between them and kissed him as lovingly as he knew she would. Volodymyr deepened the kiss and returned it affectionately.

Answer to the WIP Game.

[evegoldenwoods]

Letters from Bath - A solo journalling game.

You: an unmarried woman of the gentry.

You: entirely dependent on the charity of your brother.

You live in a city you hate. Your only respite is writing to your sister/friend.

1. Name everyone.

2. Letters must include, in order: commentary on the last letter you received; an account of an event you attended; descriptions of 1-3 people; description of food; commentary on your current projects; indirect resentment/frustration with your life; indirect expression of a desire; something funny/stupid someone said.

3. Never: directly express any transgressive feeling, such as: resentment/criticism of your male relative; resentment for your place in society.

After every letter, roll 2d6. If the dice are equal, write a final letter and describe:

1s: Your male relative decides to return to the family home.

2s: Your correspondent invites you to stay with her for a few weeks.

3s: You are "invited" to visit your pregnant sister/in-law who needs help.

4s: Your wealthy great-aunt dies and leaves you a small independence.

5s: A man you do not entirely hate proposes marriage.

6s: Your artistic pursuits are successful. The sale of your art provides a small independence.

[Author grants permission for off-site archiving.]

200 Word RPGs 2024

Each November, some people try to write a novel. Others would prefer to do as little writing as possible. For those who wish to challenge their ability to not write, we offer this alternative: producing a complete, playable roleplaying game in two hundred words or fewer.

This is the submission thread for the 2024 event, running from November 1st, 2024 through November 30th, 2024. Submission guidelines can be found in this blog's pinned post, here.

[leia-tunes]

The final version of the song I uploaded some days ago! Better mix, better arrangement. I hope you enjoy!

You can thank Undertale Yellow for this one - I was playing it and in the middle of one of the (super stylized and amazingly designed) areas, I did this! Being inspired by a video game, I did this in a more game-centric style - It's got a more consistent arrangement, and it's meant to loop, hence the lack of intro or outro.

[audiear]

new tags

[spicymancer]

What was the process like for designing the ActiRangers, their civilian and suited forms? Their suits look so cool, it’s definitely clear you have a lot of familiarity with the genre while also having great ideas on how to innovate and add your own unique elements! Did they go through lots of conceptual iterations, or did they come pretty naturally? Any particular teams that inspired you, like SPD or RPM with their numbered members?

So the Actirangers started out as characters designed for a private little Tokusatsu OC jam I did with some friends! The design I submitted was Pink, (hence why she's kinda the main character of the story)

(Real name and certain background elements redacted for spoiler reasons)

So Pink's suit was the first one designed, hence how she's kinda the most basic of the Rangers. I had just got done watching Birdie Wing and Love After World Domination and thought it would be kinda fun for a golf themed sentai hero.

She was originally going to be ActiRanger 5 before I thought of the "Four/Fore" golf pun.

The rest of the team was then designed from there with each of their sports in mind and some general vibes.

I don't think they went through all that much iteration, though I will say since I tend to draw them in Black and White I sometimes mix up which parts of their suits are their color and which parts are black.

I wanted to give them each some kind of Power Weapon so I stuck to stick sports and also Table Tennis. (I am still weirdly fond of the old Penny Arcade Paint the Line comics)

As far as Power Ranger teams that inspired them, Mighty Morphin' is obviously the biggest inspo. (The Dan Mora run on the Go Go Power Rangers comics is awesome.) Time Force, S.P.D. and RPM were all on my mind as well.

For the Gambit Gang I was struggling to come up with a fun villain theme and eventually figureod out that the enemy to the "Sports" team had to be the "Chess Club". (Insert joke about polycules and board games)

Gray in particular was conceived at this point when I and wanted an Evil Ranger on their side. Chess Knights having a vague horse theme, he obviously had to be Polo! His design draws pretty heavily from Mystic Force's Koragg which is still IMO one of the sickest designs Sentai has ever cooked.

Wow that got a little more long winded than I inteded but I hope y'all enjoyed this little peek behind the curtain of the ActiRanger's development!

Thank you all for enjoying my silly OC comics and doodles!

[phantasmacora]

Altimeter Red

2 Players - one Android and one Anomaly.

Anomaly: describe your realm, falling from the sky.

Android: describe who sent you to end this, not fully trustworthy.

Altitude starts at 6; Obstacle starts at 4; these will both decrease over the following Rounds.

In each round, the Anomaly sets out a challenge, and the Android responds with Steel or Breath.

On choosing Steel, the Android powers through by force, mechanical precision, or loyalty to operators. Choose two: (a) Decrease Obstacle by one (b) Only lose one Altitude this Round (otherwise, flip a coin to determine -1 or -2) (c) No damage sustained (otherwise, describe how it hurts)

On choosing Breath, the Android overcomes using creativity, taking a risk, or forbidden emotion. Keep a count of how many times Breath has been chosen per game. 1st and on, minimal damage sustained. 2nd and on, decrease Obstacle by one. 3rd and on, only lose one Altitude this round (otherwise, flip as above).

If Altitude reaches zero first, impact occurs and chaos rises.

If Obstacle reaches zero first, the Android reaches the Heart of the Anomaly. Android, make your choice: Kill her. Job done. Embrace her. The world is forever changed.

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200 words exactly; permission granted to archive.

How's that for existential survival horror with cyborg lesbians?

Tumblr 200-Word RPGs 2023

Last November, we did an informal game jam for folks who wanted to write something for Writing Month, but would prefer to write fewer than fifty thousand words of it. You can find the complete list of participants for that event in this post here. There's also an off-Tumblr archive of entries whose authors gave permission for them to be preserved here, if any of those links turn out to be broken.

Last year's collaboration went over well enough that I thought we might dust it off again this year. To be clear, this is just for fun – it's not a curated jam, and nobody's judging winners or handing out prizes..

If you'd like to throw your hat in, just follow these steps:

Step 1: If you're unfamiliar with 200-word RPGs, read a bunch of last year's entries (linked above) or browse the 200 Word RPG Challege archives at https://200wordrpg.github.io/ to get your brain-meats properly configured.

Step 2: Write your own 200-word RPG. If you're not sure whether you have 200 words or not (and with RPGs it can genuinely be difficult to tell!), you can use the word counter at https://200wordrpg.github.io/wordcount to check.

Step 3: Reblog this post and append your 200-word RPG.

Step 4 (optional): Please indicate in your post whether you're okay with having your 200-word RPG archived off-site for posterity – if you don't say anything one way or the other, I'll assume the answer is "no".

(As before, as a courtesy to anyone who's creeping the notes, please restrict non-200-word-RPG commentary to replies and tags until November 2023 is over – let's make the actual games easy to find!)

[cheyisagirlkisser]

.・College Ellie Headcannons゜・

Note: This is more loser Ellie-centric, I wanna maybe do a part two with just reader and her. Some sexual content and mentions of getting zooted below so 18+ warning!

•Art major, but she’s not the typical hot artsy lesbian you dream of her to be. More like rolls a fat blunt and sketches in her journal, it’ll either turn out to be a masterpiece or look like a crackhead had a go with her paper.

•Speaking of art major, when she’s horny and frustrated because she refuses to hook-up…she draws the lewdest art known to woman-kind. Those are her real masterpieces, but she can’t exactly turn them in for credit in her art class, can she? Fuck, the things that woman can make, though. Lowkey uses her exes naked bodies as inspiration though, maybe kind of weird but who’s gonna stop her?

•Doesn’t eat the food on campus half the time. She is embarrassingly addicted to Tai Pei containers and the occasional microwavable egg-roll. “That shit’s nasty, Ellie! Goddamn, just eat the Tacos 4 Life we have on campus.” Her friends will all tell her, but no. It’s like a guilty pleasure. Maybe it’s cause she grew up lower class and is used to TV dinners, has a special trauma bond to food that should be banned and probably is outside of America.

•Wardrobe consists of band tees, honorable mentions to Gorillaz and Falling in Reverse.

•Is actually an insanely talented writer. After reading her journals I feel like nobody talks about how emotional her entries are and she keeps a journal of her own in college for sure, not only for sketching and organizing art but also to write all her feelings out.

“Fuck me, this is my last year being gay.” -After her and Cat’s break-up, probably.

•Hates coffee. Definitely game-cannon, but this is important to the college setting. It’s the classic Monster or nothing, and she will absolutely judge you for drinking coffee. She calls it “the devil’s dirt.” So dramatic.

•Used to watch bad Hallmark movies because of Dina, now watches them alone because she misses Dina. There’s nothing like crying your eyes out to Christmas Under Wraps!

•Has a collection of rubber ducks on her shelf. Doesn’t use her very small space for normal things like her wallet or books, no. It’s rubber fucking ducks.

•Also has a slipper collection in her tiny closet, from Pikachu all the way to dinosaur feet.

•Has the “two-seater” t-shirt (iykyk) but refuses to wear it in public because she’s a pussy

•Favorite fruit is grapes. I just know my girl loves grapes when she can get her hands on them steer clear bc she will NOT share. Favorite candy is gummy worms!

•Actually wears rain boots when it’s wet outside or snowing

•Likes wired earbuds over airpods, listens to Pearl Jam when she misses living with Joel

•Is oddly good at making those little paper stars and has a huge grocery bag of then in all different patterns and colors

•When she starts dating you she shows you her dinosaur cookie-cutter collection because you're really good at baking. (Also bc she wants to see you in a frilly cute apron!)

•Is a slut for hugs. Kisses are cool, sex is great but agghhh Ellie just loves wrapping her arms around you and sometimes when you two are in her dorm she'll just hug you for what feels like hours on end, she calls it her 'weekly therapy.'

•Loves high sex because when she's sober she hates feeling like she's awkward or all up in her head. She also has a tendency to invite you over for sex after smoking.

•Has a septum piercing. Maybe this one is self-indulgent because I would go ballistic over seeing actual Ellie with one, but I say that college Ellie got hers pierced at 16 and didn't cry over the pain but wanted to literally jump off of a bridge the entire healing process it was so bad.

•Sometimes when you kiss her, her septum will slide over and look uneven and she feels fucking NIGERIA FALLS in her boxers when you fix it for her. Also for those of you who are sluts for glasses, you can fix her glasses too and it'll make her just as weak.