AdventureByMail games are proudly designed to be played through the mail and support your local post office. Each one is a hack of The Machine.
In AdventureByMail games, two players use regular playing cards as prompts as they write and send letters as characters exploring and adventuring in a shared world.
Players do not draw from their own deck. Instead, with each letter you send, you'll enclose a playing card to inspire your partner's reply.
No GM needed.
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"So damn unique and so super cool...The subject matter is incredibly compelling and the game play is super interesting."
-Ivan Potocnik
Passive (Aggressive) Perception, Episode 18
"Very, very cool...I just need someone to play with."
-Johnny Chiodini
Dicebreaker Podcast, Episode 26
"I'm starting a game with our editor as soon as we both get decks of playing cards."
-Sally Tamarkin
Oh I LIke That, Episode 3
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For a single player solo variant, simply create the deck as instructed, follow direction for the opening entries and play as though keeping a journal as your character. You can add in additional cards for longer games if desired.