The Quiet Year is a map game. You define the struggles of a community living after the collapse of civilization, and attempt to build something good within their quiet year. Every decision and every action is set against a backdrop of dwindling time and rising concern.
The game is played using a deck of cards – each of the 52 cards corresponds to a week during the quiet year. Each card triggers certain events – bringing bad news, good omens, project delays and sudden changes in luck. At the end of the quiet year, the Frost Shepherds will come, ending the game.
Components
• Cloth Bag
• Instructions booklet
• Deck of Tarot-sized cards • Scull Contempt Tokens
• Project Dice
Accolades and Press
“I could see myself using it to break ice with new people, because it’s so portable, requires so very little to teach and to start”
-Shut Up & Sit Down
“This game where you describe a small community made a small community out of us.”
-Kotaku
