It's now available in a free public beta and you can either grab files for print and play or play it online via playingcards-io

It plays in under an hour, is GMless, and uses card driven prompt mechanics inspired by @jmstar.bsky.social's Desperation games

Let us know if you play it!

Yup! You can use setLastCardLocation to specify the specific card location or the portion of the deck (e.g. last 20%). Read more here: docs.storysynth.org/guide/option...

In the game, players take on the roles of powerful organizations and influencers who react to an future disruption by posting to social media and spinning events in their favor.

It takes an hour to play, runs with 5-6 players (plus facilitator), and involves minimal prep. It's also 100% free!

If you want to hear it in action, check out this actual play on Party of One: www.partyofonepodcast.com/2022/08/04/3...

@jeffstormer.gobirds.online and I had a great time creating a Columbo inflected space mystery on a decadent vacation station.

Our session was so much fun!

Part 2: thegamedesignroundtable.com/episode/rpg-...

There are also other tabs that control static game values, initial game state, and selector logic that we sometimes use to determine which screen to show next (using flags or game state)

There's a main tab that contains all of the possible game screens with content columns for the main text, player options, and decision results. There are also helper columns for changing game state, pointing to the next screen, and setting criteria for if options are visible and/or locked.

I can talk about building an interactive fiction engine powered by Google Sheets and optimizing the sheet workflow so non-designers can effectively collaborate on content and mechanics.

The case study game would be trustandsafety.fun where the spreadsheet ended up running over 27,000 words

Glad it worked out!