{"product_id":"world-ending-game","title":"World Ending Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e2023 Indie Groundbreaker Award nominee for Most Innovative\u003cbr\u003e2023 Indie Groundbreaker Award nominee for Game of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThink about screenplays and films, or the final episode of a television show that you know will not be renewed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThink about saying goodbye to friends who are moving away. Think about the last day of summer vacation. Think about funerals. Think about the restaurant that closed all those years ago, and the noodles they used to serve. Think about the best birthday party you ever had. Think about putting off the last chapter of a book until tomorrow. Think about grief, and relief. Think about the end of a world. Think about the feeling of emerging from a movie theater into a dark parking lot, under the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e--✵☼✵--\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld Ending Game is a tabletop game written to serve as the last session of a campaign in any system. It should come after the finale, whatever that is for your table; the dragon defeated, the government felled, finals week over, the great mystery solved. World Ending Game does not have mechanics for deciding big story outcomes. Instead, it offers a series of scenes and vignettes towards closure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg height=\"50px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=600\u0026amp;type=D\"\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eA series of small games that you can play to end a campaign or story, for when it is time to say goodbye.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Game\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld Ending Game is a falling-action game. Many existing game systems excel at climactic final battles or big-stakes adventures, but don't allow you to sit in the aftermath, thinking about all that has come before and imagining what could come after. World Ending Game is a tool to let you do just this; gather your things, say what you need to say, and walk away from the story you've been telling with confidence and pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside of World Ending Game are a set of overarching rules for conversation, and then 20 small games, called\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndings\u003c\/strong\u003e. These Endings form the scenes of World Ending Game, compounding and building on one another to form a session of play.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epick scenes for their characters, while the GM takes on the role of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Director\u003c\/strong\u003e, controlling the camera, the lighting, the mood, and the frame for each Ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn general, World Ending Game is cinematic, meant to emulate the last 20 minutes of a movie. It understands the power of a series of images and the impression of a final shot. It wants to wrap your story into a sequence that will haunt you, even as you leave it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg height=\"50px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=600\u0026amp;type=D\"\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePrinciples of play;\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003cbr\u003eKnow what you want, trust your motivations, and flow from action to action and line to line. Make space for others to join in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003cbr\u003eIntroduce your directions into scenes, then retreat to watch and listen. Set the pace and keep the rhythm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoth\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003cbr\u003eTreat the conversation like a piece of music. Find joy in the act of playing it to finish, in concert with others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg height=\"50px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=600\u0026amp;type=D\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Table of Contents;\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=601\u0026amp;type=D\" width=\"98%\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eEach Ending has a full-page facing illustration, commissioned from 20 incredible artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Artists\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/badbucket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eConner Fawcett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- The Omen\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nadhirnor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNadhir Nor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- The Confession (The Lie)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ronyaib\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBalázs Rónyai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- The Reveal\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hellophia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSophia Foster-Dimino\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- The Revision\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohfields.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eOlivia Fields\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- The Kiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlitchedAnanke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLaumeB\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Anime Music Video\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/formyths.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eA Liang Chan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Reverse Heist\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madsmiyun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMadeline Miyun\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Wrecking Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.slimgiltsoul.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRemy Boydell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Take the Fall\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.michael-deforge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMichael DeForge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Karaoke Bar\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dyoudimitimasa.wixsite.com\/dyoudi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDyoudi Mitimasa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- 20 years later\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blurring_my_day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ema-ko\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Passing the Torch\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kazu.saitou.3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKazu Saito\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Ride into the Sunset\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/caseynowak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCasey Nowak\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- I Need Answers\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/luketa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLuketa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.danielletaphanel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDanielle Taphanel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Tableaux\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Weel_Lee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWilliams Zouzouo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- The Flashback\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninnsalaun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNinn Salaün\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- The Apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sajanrai.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSajan Rai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Full Circle\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/rice-boy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eEvan Dahm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- The Earth Swallows Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd a bookplate by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hb_tyson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eH.B. Tyson\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e--✵☼✵--\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe layout and book design of each Ending responds directly to the artwork, as well as the contents and narrative of the Ending itself. Designed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rumo.rs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAndy Pressman\u003c\/a\u003e, these spreads are visually distinct and bold, tied together through shared design language but also unique from one another in palette, typography, layout, and tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=602\u0026amp;type=D\" width=\"49%\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=606\u0026amp;type=D\" width=\"49%\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003csmall\u003eEvan Dahm for The Earth Swallows Time\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=603\u0026amp;type=D\" width=\"49%\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=604\u0026amp;type=D\" width=\"49%\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003csmall\u003eCamera Directions and A Liang Chan for Reverse Heist\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld Ending Game also contains\u003c\/strong\u003e;\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover and Endpapers by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/everest-pipkin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eEverest Pipkin\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional game rules for Camera Directions, Credits, and Extras\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional interstitial drawings and illustrations by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rumo.rs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAndy Pressman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/objelisks.space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTim Plummer\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA set of Last Shots with which to end World Ending Game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg height=\"50px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=600\u0026amp;type=D\"\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=605\u0026amp;type=D\" width=\"45%\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=607\u0026amp;type=D\" width=\"45%\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003csmall\u003eMadeline Miyun for Wrecking Ball\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e　　　　\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csmall\u003eNadhir Nor for The Confession\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg height=\"50px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/image.php?id=600\u0026amp;type=D\"\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Print Edition;\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough perfectly functional and still beautiful as a digital pdf, World Ending Game is designed to be held in the hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bookmobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBookmobile\u003c\/a\u003e, a Minneapolis-based press that specializes in short-run art books, the print edition of World Ending Game is a 6.125” x 9.25” paperback, with a gold foil stamped cover, heavy interior paper, and full-color printing throughout. It comes with a bookmark printed with the (mechanically-relevant) camera directions, and a bookplate on which to write your name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Indie Press Revolution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46585164169402,"sku":"9798986782102","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/2105\/7210\/files\/image-12.png?v=1788846851","url":"https:\/\/gamesparadise.com.au\/products\/world-ending-game","provider":"Games Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}