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directionless
A downloadable game
you feel lost and overwhelmed
unsure of yourself
directionless
so, you decide to act. you take flight with no particular destination in mind. it is frightening and it feels right. you hope to figure it out along the way.
What is this?
Directionless is a solo journaling game. You are a bird who has been feeling a little lost overwhelmed with life. You start the game by taking flight. You will track your journey on a grid map and record your thoughts and feelings along the way. You may end up finding what you were looking for. Or you may remain directionless.
This can be printed in an accordion zine format. The actions on the back of the zine can be spread out to show which are available. As you use actions, these pages will be folded in so they are no longer available. When you only have one action left, "spread your wings" and open up the zine so all actions are available again.
What do I need to play?
In addition to the game rules, you need a four-sided die, paper, and something to write with. The entire game can take an 1-2 hours, more or less, depending on how much you decide to write in your journal entries.
What's included?
Download includes:
- Game pdf
- Separate pdf with game actions for reference
- PDF formatted for printing
- Printing and assembly instructions to make an accordion zine
It is formatted to be printed as a 2.75''x4.25'' accordion zine
How to Print and Assemble?
This game can be printed on 3 sheets of paper (both sides for each sheet), folded, cut, and glued into an 18-page accordion zine. In the downloads, there are instructions included for how to print and assemble the game. You need paper, a printer, something to cut paper with, glue, and a bone folder if you have one.
The link below also has additional guidance for accordion zines.
https://ccad.libguides.com/bookartathome/accordion
This was made for the Say hi to a bird jam hosted by breathingstories
The art in this game is in the public domain and made available by the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This game is Human Made. This means that no AI-generated art was used in the creation of this game. Check out the Human Made icon pack by HINOKODO: https://hinokodo.itch.io/human-made
This game by Junk Food Games is licensed under the Creative Comrades License Agreement 1.0.
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (5 total ratings) |
Author | Junk Food Games |
Tags | birds, journaling, lyric-game, Short, Singleplayer, Solo RPG, Tabletop, Tabletop role-playing game, zine |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Community Copies
Feel free to take a copy! I will add 5 community copies each time this game is purchased.
Development log
- New Lyric Game Out Now!43 days ago
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