Spring Villager

thank you for sharing this. handwritten game journals are such a delight to see!

I had fun playing Last Tea Shop by @springvillager.bsky.social , recommended by @hime.vtubers.social !

I liked playing 8 roles of different customers with different background!! It was so much fun!!!!

An RPG Zine titled Last Tea Shop with a tea stall drawing on the front. Adjacent is an open journal with some writings, words, and pens. The backdrop is the inlet cove of the Pacific Ocean. Overcast with the coastline in the background.

Getting away for a few days with my spouse to the coast.

The first two days have us shacked up by the ocean, and it feels like the perfect time to finally get to Last Tea Shop by @springvillager.bsky.social.

SJO is a flawed game, but there's *something* in there. I'm surprised and delighted when people get in touch to say they experienced it too. 🙏

Space Jellyfish Overhead by Spring Villager Solo game about an encounter with interstellar jellyfish in post-civilization setting

I make small experimental games as stepping stones toward bigger projects. Mostly, I keep them private, but sometimes I put one out there. Space Jellyfish Overhead had a quiet release in 2023, but when it finds the right person, it really makes me happy.

springvillager.itch.io/space-jellyf...

If you're a reader or writer of sci-fi, fantasy and horror, you may be interested in another one of my projects!

I'm setting up a new fiction micropress with a focus on writers in the North of England, check it out 👀

Coming soon: Dungeon Wilds A playing card game about exploring dungeons, destroying them, and dying over and over again.

Hey it’s my birthday and I would love it if y’all gave my Kickstarter pre launch page a follow! I’ve been working on this for two years now and I need all the shares and follows I can get!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...

The Balsam Lake Unmurders Play Your Cards Right, Catch the Necromancer. A Journaling Game of Method, Motive, and Opportunity In a Forested Minnesota Town.

It's LIVE‼️ It's so fun.

Even if you've bought other journaling games you haven't played you should give it a chance. You just start playing from page one.

I can't wait to get it into people's hands!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/252...

#ttrpg

🖊️📓

I’ve been meaning to get in touch. Let’s hang out soon.

This one’s very different from Last Tea Shop, which was a conversational journaling game. It has more traditional mechanics—dice, stats, turns—but it’s also much stranger in how it unfolds.

(reposted as I mixed up credits)

I’ve been quietly working on a #solorpg for the last year. It doesn’t have a name yet, but it's about magic, exploration, roads less travelled, and the passing of time.

Sharing a piece of game book's art that captures something of its spirit. The illustration is by the amazing
@garin.bsky.social

The complete Lighthouse at the Edge of the Universe arrived yesterday. This is my favourite journaling game and I’m delighted by this new edition.

Wonderful stuff, @lostwaysclub.itch.io

Your Lantern Burns With Borrowed Light by Spring Villager A 36-word rpg about memory, dreams, regret and light.

Thanks Jo! I owe you an email. Will give you an update soon.

btw I made a 36-word game using some spot art you made for me a while back.
springvillager.itch.io/your-lantern...

apologies for my slow response. I don't check social media very often.

DM me and let me know what you're thinking. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

despite radio silence, I have been working on a pair of #ttrpg projects in the background, which I hope to release during 2025.

one is a duet game about going on a journey
one is a solo game about magic

illustration by the amazing @sisaliks.bsky.social
#solorpg

Last Tea Shop started out as a Lasers & Feelings hack.

After weeks of tinkering—adding, removing, reworking—none of the original framework remained.

But I never would’ve found the game without that Lasers & Feeling initial scaffolding.

Last Tea Shop update and a microgame Last Tea Shop I’ve been busy with a few projects and wanted to share some updates. First, I’ve made an update to Last Tea Shop Expanded Edition , improving both its readability and mechanics. Here...

shared in the weekend, but one more time for weekday folk.

I updated Last Tea Shop Expanded Edition. Includes new layout and rule clarifications.

Also, some rule tweaks and a slight expansion to foraging. There's more detail in the linked Itch post.

springvillager.itch.io/last-tea-sho...

Last Tea Shop update and a microgame Last Tea Shop I’ve been busy with a few projects and wanted to share some updates. First, I’ve made a significant update to Last Tea Shop Expanded Edition , improving both its readability and mech...

I updated Last Tea Shop Expanded Edition. Improvements to layout, readability and rule clarity.

A few rule tweaks and a slight expansion to the foraging rules. There's more detail in the linked Itch post.

Oh yeah, and a 36-word microgame from a few weeks ago

springvillager.itch.io/last-tea-sho...

I'm finalising an update to Last Tea Shop addressing various bits of feedback people have sent and things I have noticed in actual plays 🍵
- revised front/back cover
- updated layout with focus on clarity
- rule clarifications and examples
- adjusted shop location rules
- small expansion to foraging

Sounds fantastic. Go for it!
I would love to see the results.
Feel free to message.

🙏🍵🌿

A Song For A Serpent King - a solo journalling RPG Travel across the causeway and sing your song to the Serpent King to lull him to sleep. #ZineQuest

My #zinequest project is now live!! A Song For A Serpent King is a solo songwriting slash journalling game.

It's a game of kings, songs, salt and sand. Will you successfully lull him back to sleep? Or will he awaken and swallow you whole?

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ell...

I did an interview with @springvillager.bsky.social where we talked about game design, influences, and our shared love of Revenge of the Rainbow Dragons: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/interview-...

Subsurface by Stoneshore Escape the Pit. Action horror RPG. Illuminated by LUMEN.

Hello operatives. A minor update for SUBSURFACE, my action horror RPG based on the LUMEN system, has been initiated. Access the game and the update log at stoneshore.itch.io/subsurface. Good luck escaping the Pit. You're going to need it.

I probably won't make an Itch page for this, but here's another 36 word rpg #36WordRPGJam
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Sit together in silence for three minutes. The first to break silence says a single word. Build a story one word at a time, speaking only when silence becomes unbearable. End when a sentence feels complete.

Shout out @springvillager.bsky.social @friendly-ghost.bsky.social @n8hps.bsky.social for making weird brief games. Yall inspire me to make games and get me excited to play games with my friends.