Spindlewheel is a loom on which you weave stories, placing cards like threads to intertwine and complicate the tale. It does not have to be the same interpretation.įOR EXAMPLE: I might draw the Hearth card and Reflect that I feel like people closed their doors to me but I might Engage that card later, declaring I won’t do the same to someone else, and play it to invite someone into my home. Use as much as the entire card, or as little as a single word.Ī card is interpreted twice: once when it enters your hand, and again when you play it. Use the card as an anchor for the part of the story that you’re telling.Ī card can be a person, an event, an attitude, or a physical object.

Sometimes they’re diametrically opposed often, they’re two sides of the same coin. The upright and inverse text are different. Spindlewheel’s fundamental verb is interpretation.Įach card’s text evokes an idea. Both of these are victories if they fit the arc of the story you’ve told, and bring satisfaction to you as a storyteller. Your Character might win wealth and respect and come away from the adventure a better person they might crash and burn, and end the story as a warning to others. The objective of the game is to tell a satisfying story. Spindlewheel is an interpretive tarot-like storytelling game where you weave together a story from card to card. Physical Deck Available Here! WHAT IS THIS GAME?

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