The Dead Market
A downloadable game
One day a year, the living and deceased can mingle at a colorful market. You have 24 hours to explore, shop, and reminisce before you are trapped there forever.
This is a postcard-sized game making it easy to carry with you and play anywhere. All you need is a d6 and something to use as a journal.
Originally created for the 2024 Microfiction Games Jam hosted by James Chip. Also submitted to the 2024 Solovember Game Jam.
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The Dead Market is a game where, once a year, the living are permitted to mingle with the dead in a marketplace of horrors and delights. You have 24 hours to see all you can before you must leave.
This is a very short little game made on a single postcard with minimal instructions and lots of freedom. You roll 1d6 to determine what it is you do in the market, and then an additional 1d6 to determine how long it takes.
I got roped into helping a bunch of lost souls find their way before eventually fleeing the market since more were coming to ask for my help. You can read my playthrough HERE
This was delightful! Thank you for your kind review and playing my game.
The monsters in the picture are cool, but I still don’t understand the concept of the game itself с:
You roll a d6 and select the entry that corresponds to that number. Then you roll a d6 again and mark off the number of squares on the chart. Continue until you roll an exit and have squares left or you run out of squares.
For example, you first roll a 2 which is “buy something”. Then you roll a 4 for 4 hours. Mark off 4 squares. Then write in your journal about what you did for that 4 hours. What did you buy? From whom did you buy it? How long did you shop around before you found what you wanted to buy, etc.