This is exactly the kind of manifesto I didn’t know I needed. That quote from The Complete Book of Wargames reads like an unintentional love letter to zine culture — and your reframing of “crude, amateur, and small” as a strength made me grin. There’s something magic about the constraint of a one-page RPG—it forces clarity, tone, and cre…
This is exactly the kind of manifesto I didn’t know I needed. That quote from The Complete Book of Wargames reads like an unintentional love letter to zine culture — and your reframing of “crude, amateur, and small” as a strength made me grin. There’s something magic about the constraint of a one-page RPG—it forces clarity, tone, and creative risks you might otherwise polish away.
I’m especially curious about one-page RPGs designed for use in the wild—museums, art stores, bookstores, even nature walks. Something light, poetic, maybe map-based. Almost like a playable field journal or a social ritual. If anyone’s played with that format, I’d love to see what came out of it.
And the “Consume & Create” framework? Might steal that for my next writing group.
Subscribed instantly. Already plotting a trifold of my own.
This is exactly the kind of manifesto I didn’t know I needed. That quote from The Complete Book of Wargames reads like an unintentional love letter to zine culture — and your reframing of “crude, amateur, and small” as a strength made me grin. There’s something magic about the constraint of a one-page RPG—it forces clarity, tone, and creative risks you might otherwise polish away.
I’m especially curious about one-page RPGs designed for use in the wild—museums, art stores, bookstores, even nature walks. Something light, poetic, maybe map-based. Almost like a playable field journal or a social ritual. If anyone’s played with that format, I’d love to see what came out of it.
And the “Consume & Create” framework? Might steal that for my next writing group.
Subscribed instantly. Already plotting a trifold of my own.
Thank you so much for this comment! Made my day!!!
I'm teaching a Make Your Own One-Page RPG at my public library next month, and I hope they share your enthusiasm!