{"product_id":"carved-by-the-garden","title":"Carved by the Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou love the woods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou fear the woods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou can't stay away from the woods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDocument your character’s last days in the nearby haunted woods in Carved by the Garden, a single-player structured journaling game. Using a standard deck of playing cards, you’ll follow prompts that reveal the horrors waiting for you among the trees. You’ll also roll dice, pull blocks from a tumbling tower, and write about your experiences in character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 52 prompts, 6 major and 4 minor endings, and 7 thought-starting character archetypes, each playthrough is unique!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarved by the Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a solo journaling game inspired by folk horror stories like \u003cem\u003eThe Witch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ritual\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/em\u003e, and those found in \u003cem\u003eDamnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e. Featuring a sprawling forest as a backdrop, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarved by the Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e blends self-reflecting questions with unsettling and often bloody discoveries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you need to play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA standard deck of cards with the jokers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 6-sided die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 small pieces of nature to act as tokens (leaves, pebbles, seeds, thorns, petals, etc.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tumbling block tower (such as \u003cem\u003eJenga \u003c\/em\u003eor one of the listed alternatives)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomething to write in, such as a notebook or word processor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the game, you’ll roll dice, draw cards from the deck, read their associated events, pull blocks from the tumbling tower, place or remove tokens from cards, and write about your experiences in character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis game is for you if...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou love the story side of RPGs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou enjoy unraveling your own lore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou enjoy horror novels and movies where not everything is explained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou love media like The Witch, The Ritual, and old folk tales.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may not enjoy this game if...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou prefer robust character creation with stats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou only like rolling against skills for outcomes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou dislike engaging with horror and uncomfortable topics. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat people are saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Beasts, trees, rituals and monsters may seem terrifying until you realize the most horrifying thing in this forest is what you've become.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-right\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e- Kaden Ramstack (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KadenRamstack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KadenRamstack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\"\u003ehttps:\/\/twitter.com\/KadenRamstack\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-right\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eCarved by the Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e is a terrible, wonderful folk horror themed solo RPG that will appeal to anyone who enjoys the horror genre and the inherent darkness of nature. Shamelessly visceral, the prompts are eerie, unsettling and provocative to a dark imagination. I can't wait to play it again.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-right\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- gothHoblin (\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gothhoblin.me\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gothhoblin.me\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gothhoblin.me\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-right\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eCarved by the Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e wants players to take off their shoes and sink into the mud, to thrill at stealing fresh honey from the comb, to experience the visceral pleasure of sinking their teeth into warm flesh. You will long to get lost in the forest, and you'll delight in your own destruction.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-right\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Aaron Voigt (\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@aavoigt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eyoutube.com\/@aavoigt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-right\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eCarved by the Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e invites you for a stroll through the sunlit woods, to lose yourself of your humanity and become something so much more primal and depraved... or destroy yourself utterly in the process.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-right\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e- Carro (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurseofCarro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"origin\"\u003e@RedRosesRot\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indie Press Revolution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46100531085498,"sku":"9781961313101","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/2105\/7210\/files\/w-2048-h-2048-fit-crop.jpg?v=1783313739","url":"https:\/\/gamesparadise.com.au\/products\/carved-by-the-garden","provider":"Games Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}