Badbeats: A Simple Role-Playing Game

Publisher: Michael DarwinThe 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 a 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. :)Price: $1.00
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