The Long Road Home

The Lord of the Ringsprovides the inspiration for this game. Imagine the hobbits on their way home after the quest was over– reminiscing about the adventures they had along the way, and wondering whether the ideals they loved would be waiting for them at their homecoming. Merry and Pippin became heroes, Sam married his Rosie, but poor Frodo found that he had saved the Shire but not for himself.

Together you choose a genre, and create the realm and the great enemy of your quest. Then as you are returning home you use flashbacks to remember the story of your quest. The highs, the lows, the triumphs and tragedies. Ordinary playing cards are used to prompt the emotional content of scenes. Do you want to tell child-friendly stories? Young adult ones? Grim or horror tales? Or yarns in the classic heroic mould? You can defeat dragons, tyrants, undead or supernatural foes; across faerie, faded, or other realms.

This is an immersive table topstory game for 2-5 players. A game session can take2-4 hours to play. All you need is a pack of playing cards, some paper and pens to create your fantasy epic together in one session.