Badbeats: A Simple Role-Playing Game
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The entire book can be reviewed in the previews if you want to check it out before or without downloading. :) What is Badbeats? Inspired by other non-traditional role-playing games¸ Badbeats is a simple storytelling role-playing game which uses a standard poker deck to determine the outcome of the actions of players. The core rules are two pages in length¸ and the advanced¸ optional rules are only an additional three pages in length. Games are intended to play in about an hour¸ but can optionally be played as longer or ongoing campaign games through the use of the optional advanced rules. Who is Badbeats for? Really¸ it's intended for anyone and everyone that enjoys role-playing games or is just curious about them. The system was designed to be simple enough for anyone to pick it up and play it with little more than a quick read¸ and to be light enough in components and setup that it could be played at a table in a restaurant or in a line at a convention without disturbing the people around you. Why a deck of cards and poker? Most people are familiar with poker to some degree or at the very least are familiar with a deck of cards. At its very core though¸ in the "lite" rules¸ you don't need to be even remotely familiar with poker to play Badbeats. Badbeats adds to traditional poker plays a "single card play"¸ allowing players to use individual cards of 7 or higher to represent successes and 6 or lower to represent failures. As to why a deck of cards: I chose to use a deck of cards because it is typically quieter in public settings to prepare than it is to repeatedly roll dice¸ and it can be easily held while standing without needing a surface on which to roll. Do I have to pay for such a simple game? No¸ absolutely not. If you really like it¸ feel free to throw a buck my way and buy me a coffee. I'd greatly appreciate it¸ but you absolutely don't have to do that. I wanted to produce a super simple game that everyone could enjoy¸ and I felt that releasing it for free and under the Creative Commons license would be a great way of sharing it with everyone and giving others the chance to build on it if they wished to do so. Can I share this/print this? Absolutely. Spread it around¸ I'm just happy you want to share it with people. :)