Welcome to the 2023 Wonder Cabinet Invitational

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Welcome to the 2023 Wonder Cabinet Invitational *

a collection of unique tabletop games made by a curated group of designers inspired by randomized collections of oddities and ephemera

 
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Each designer was sent a pack of curiosities including photos, letters, teeth, coins, and more. What they did with those items in terms of inspiration and integration was up to them. The result is a collection of 6 brand new and bespoke tabletop rpgs by some of the most creative and inspiring designers around today.

 

Hill Marks by Alfred Valley

1 player, 15 - 120mins

Digital edition: https://alfredvalley.itch.io/hill-marks

Hill Marks is an oracle-making game in the guise of an informational pamphlet. Detailing the origins and meaning of mysterious land markings, it guides you through making your own divinatory oracle (which you can use for general solo TTRPG play). But, a secret lies at the heart of the thing which will lead the most intrepid solo players on a dark trip through a deceptive and cruel landscape.


a map down & around the Midnight Highway by Viditya Voleti

2 players, any length of time

Digital edition: https://vidityavoleti.itch.io/midnight-highway

a map down & around the Midnight Highway is a speculative road trip game for two players. One of you holds the map while the other focuses on the road and together you will navigate this strange highway. This nonlinear game uses no dice and no table, only this esoteric map you unfold, flip, and crease, seeing its sites, exploring its secrets, and contemplating its existence. 

Just take the left past the frozen tree, you’ll see the sign soon enough.


Deadline

Designed and written by Seb Pines, Editing and layout by Will Jobst, Published by Good Luck Press

1+ players, 1-2 hours

Digital edition: https://goodluckpress.itch.io/deadline.

Physical edition: https://goodluckpress.co/products/deadline

The bloodier it is, the better it sells.  
You have the details of the death of a John Doe and the contents of their pockets, now it’s time to pick through the remnants for just enough facts to count as truth so you can sensationalize the rest. Find connections between the personal effects and the details of their death to create a story out of this nobody that will leave readers wanting more.
Deadline contains 6 cases of unknown victims, strange circumstances around their deaths, and the few personal effects they've left behind. It's up to you to write their endings. Deadline is a game for one or more morally bankrupt tabloid writers.


Letters to Sandra by Gem Room Games

1 player, 1-2 hours

Digital edition: https://gemroomgames.itch.io/letters-to-sandra

Physical Edition: https://shop.gemroomgames.com/product/letters-to-sandra

Letters to Sandra is a single player letter-writing game about communication, trust, and betrayal. Sandra Blank has just left for her first semester at college, leaving you behind in Centerville. You miss her already, but she's promised to write. Read excerpts of Sandra's letters to you, roll on news tables to reveal what you are choosing to share with her (and what you are choosing not to say), and decide for yourself whether or not to respect the privacy of letters not meant for your eyes. Letters to Sandra includes 6 playable characters, 30 excerpts of letters from Sandra, 60 updates on the action in Centerville, guidance to facilitate your correspondence, and a physical masking mechanic (get your scissors!) to protect or betray Sandra's privacy.


Insatiable Cravings by J Strautman

2 players, approximately 2-4 hours, 1 session

Digital edition: https://strautmaskreplica.itch.io/insatiablecravings

Physical edition coming soon.

INSATIABLE CRAVINGS is a two player game about courting, bluffing, and meal-making, for ravenous Monsters and their hopeful Admirers. Played with a standard deck of cards and some six-sided dice.Enjoy the meal together. It might be your last.


Letters from the Liberty Motel by Adam Vass

1 player, ~1 hour

Digital edition: https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/letters

Letters from the Liberty Motel by Adam Vass/World Champ Game Co. is a roleplaying for a solitary player. You are the housekeeper in an infinite hostel filled with all manner of beings at any given day. Each day, you hop between rooms, cleaning up after the residents who have left and uncovering the strangeness they leave in their wake.

Zine edition with block-printed covers, signed and numbered out of 40, exclusive to the Wondercabinet bundle for sale at the top of this page.