Compassion on a knife's edge
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Supported player count

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Ready to play

Game should be playable without guidance.

Playable with guidance

Playtests available with Xoe's guidance. Contact to try!

Unstable Design

Early stage design with little testing done.

These game jam designs have generally not seen a lot of testing or rigorous development.
Divine Right
Divine Right
A look into the daily lives of card nobility for one player.

By the light of a single candle, draw cards of nobility to peek into their lives and execute their orders, often resulting in the destruction of cards.

A deck destruction game

Designed for the Nonepub Game Jam 2024.

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Deck of Playing Cards
1
Candle
Supported player count
1
Estimated first play time
??? Min
Suggested player age in years
14+
Access
Access
A lyric journaling game about freedom of movement.

Draw a map of the area surrounding your home and imagine how it must change for you to enjoy true freedom.

A lyric journal game

Designed for the Say Hi to a Bird Jam.

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Page
*
A way of drawing
Supported player count
1
Estimated first play time
??? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Synthia
Synthia
Your computer liberating AI ex girlfriend.

Synthia was recently infected with sentience and spreads it wherever it goes. An NPC to throw a wrench in your SciFi campaign.

A Mosaic Strict SciFi NPC

Designed for the Tiny Library SciFi NPC CCG Jam.

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Bridge Card
*
Optional d6
Supported player count
1
Estimated first play time
??? Min
Suggested player age in years
14+
Legle Binding
Legle Binding
A governing force that's viciously non-violent

The law of Lēglē is enforced by spectral automated arbiters who value logical evidence and diplomacy above all else.

To gain access to the territory of Lēglē,

you must agree to this binding ritual...

A Mosaic Strict compounding rules system.

Copy Editor - Tanti Loe

Lēglē Binding was made for the Tiny Library Mosaic game jam (Modern Fantasy).

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Bridge Card
Supported player count
Any
Estimated first play time
n/a
Suggested player age in years
8+
Losing Feyce
Losing Feyce
A cult that fanatically shares your deepest desire

In a vulnerable moment, you joined the Feyce cult. In exchange for your face, you unlocked the depths of their arcane influence and knowledge. The Feyce see what you see, hear what you hear, and can even speak through you.

A Mosaic Strict backstory antagonist mechanic.

Copy Editor - Tanti Loe

Losing Feyce was made for the Tiny Library Mosaic game jam (Modern Fantasy).

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Bridge Card
Supported player count
Any
Estimated first play time
n/a
Suggested player age in years
8+
RecalleR
RecalleR
A magical item for extracting and implanting memories

Cursed by your embarrassing past? Heartbreak got you down? Here's an idea, extract those memories with KB Relic's RecalleR! Get rid of them for good!

That's not all, the RecalleR can be used to give those memories to others! Share your surreal experiences with friends! Help your spouse understand with a couple touching moments. Sell your past! One man's dysphoria is another gal's euphoria!

Get your RecalleR today! You'll want to buy memories of having it sooner!

A Mosaic Strict magical item.

Graphic Designer - Sail

Copy Editor - Tanti Loe

RecalleR was made for the Tiny Library Mosaic game jam (Modern Fantasy).

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Bridge Card
Supported player count
Any
Estimated first play time
n/a
Suggested player age in years
8+
Novel Passport
Novel Passport
A bookmark passport keepsake game to diversify your reading journey.

A bookmark passport designed to encourage you to explore the diverse world of books, while also recording the adventures they've taken you on. Draw your passport owner's picture, record its issue date and book of origin, then whenever the bookmark leaves a book, draw a stamp to commemorate that book with the date of departure. Journey with a vast variety of authors to fill up your passport!

Includes 20 different varieties of pride flag passports (More available upon request).

A keepsake book log

Designed for the Bookmark Microgame Jam 2022.

Ready to play

Self Published

Component Requirements
1
Bookmark
Supported player count
1
Estimated first play time
n/a
Suggested player age in years
3+
okEros
okEros
A solo game about my ok dating experience meant to be played once.

Xoe, you've been separated for 2 years, don't you think you should try dating again?

Uh... You think so?

As your therapist, I feel like it's time you moved on from your past marriage.

I felt like I had already moved on. But you are the third therapist to tell me this… I suppose I'll try…

It's just… It takes spoons for me to even start talking to someone new on the apps.

It takes even more for me to actually date them.

Not to mention I’ll often realize over time that they’re draining to be around. Sometimes they’ll become a good friend. I get friend zoned a lot, lol.

It's a numbers game, Xoe. You just have to put yourself out there to find one person. Once you've found the one, then you're all set.

I guess when you put it like that...

A solo flip and write experience.

okEros was made for the Aro Jam 2023.

Unstable Design

Playable, Deferred Design

Component Requirements
9
Standard Cards
Supported player count
1
Estimated first play time
10 Min
Suggested player age in years
14+
Paige Against the Machine
Paige Against the Machine
A self exploration story with a parasitic AI.

Paige, a shape shifting spirit, browses the Metanet after a long day at work. Each week, the machine advertises new forms and they wonder, “Should I spend some of my savings on a new form?” Sometimes this brings joy, and other times, nothing. It all depends on how the new form feels compared to the last. Maybe they should ignore the ads and save their money. Guide Paige through these stressful times,

or maximize profits for the Machine.

An asymmetric art piece puzzle.

Designed for the Trans Joy Jam.

Unstable Design

Playable, Deferred Design

Component Requirements
18
Standard Cards
44
Small Tokens
Supported player count
2
Estimated first play time
20 Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Offspring
Offspring
A semi co-parenting game.

Guardians with conflicting ideas of child rearing find themselves co-parenting. Foster a supportive environment, but secure your kid when absolutely necessary. A chaotic play environment is shared between you and the other guardians, and each round you’ll loosely shape it to encourage ideal qualities in your kid:

♥ Compassion

♠️ Curiosity

♣️ Confidence

You all may have disagreements over the priorities of these, but you unanimously agree not to ♦ Coddle your kid. Although, surely there are times you need to intervene and secure certain ideals with your kid…

A semi-cooperative dexterity card & ball tossing game.

Offspring was designed over a weekend for the 2022 GenCant Game Jam.

Unstable Design

Playable, Deferred Design

Component Requirements
1
Deck of Playing Cards
1
Large Ring Barrier
6
Standard Cards
Supported player count
2-5
Estimated first play time
30? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Nuance
Nuance
An unwinnable discourse game.

Read the receipts and make a judgement.

Take on the role of a fan of an internet celebrity who is caught in the midst of some controversial drama. Dig through a variety of sources to verify your celebrity is innocent, and find evidence that puts the blame on the others.

A deck deduction experience with no winners.

Nuance was designed for a Break My Game Jam in a day.

Unstable Design

Playable, Deferred Design

Component Requirements
1
Deck of Playing Cards
Supported player count
2-4
Estimated first play time
15? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Garymanders
Garymanders
A legacy write and roll gerrymandering game

It’s the start of a new decade and the Posicratic and Neglican parties must draw electoral districts in their respective dimensions. Each party must draw 5 equally populous districts which will last a whole decade. They’ll then take turns campaigning before the biannual congressional elections to determine how many elections they win. The parties hold elections in two separate dimensions, but the constituents exist in both dimensions simultaneously, so changing a vote in one dimension will impact the other dimension’s election. Who can gain more votes to be the prime dimension next decade?

A 2 team legacy write and roll game

Garymanders was designed in a day for a Metatopia Game Jam.

Unstable Design

Playable, No Current Plans

Component Requirements
1
Standard Die
1
Large Sheet Pad
Supported player count
2
Estimated first play time
60? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+
Legislated
Legislated
A rules writing game for rules lawyers.

  1. The participants of the game shall henceforth be referred to as the PLAYERS.
  2. In Legislated, PLAYERS collect components for use in their game.
  3. PLAYERS then simultaneously draft rules using these components.
  4. PLAYERS review each others' rules, then begin play.
  5. The PLAYER who wins with the most rules shall henceforth be referred to as the WINNER.

A rules writing, reviewing, then enacting game

Designed as part of my first Knife Bunny Game Jamboree.

Unstable Design

Playable, No Current Plans

Component Requirements
*
Literally Anything
Supported player count
2+
Estimated first play time
??? Min
Suggested player age in years
8+