Designers | Avery Alder |
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Illustrators | Ariel Norris |
Publishers | Buried Without Ceremony |
Publication | 2013, 2019 |
Genres | tabletop role-playing game |
Players | 2-4 |
Playing time | 3-4 hours |
Chance | Medium |
Age range | 12 and up |
Skills | storytelling, drawing, improvisation |
The Quiet Year is a map-drawing tabletop role-playing game for 2-4 players about community building, by Avery Alder. The illustrations are by Ariel Norris, and Jackson Tegu is credited with additional design insights. It was independently published in 2013 by Buried Without Ceremony. The Quiet Year won the 2013 Indie RPG Awards for Most Innovative Game.[1] A new iteration of the game, with larger cards, rules refinements, and extra components, was published in 2019.[2][3] The game has been featured on the actual play podcasts The Adventure Zone[4] and Friends at the Table.[5]