Seven Wonders

Featuring seven collaborative storytelling games, this collection explores a range of themes and settings that require only a pen, paper, and friends to play. Each game uses improvisational acting techniques to tell innovative, compelling tales with thoughtful characterization and inter-character drama. Included are topics such as voyaging into a black hole, how to defend a village when the heroes are away, what heroes talk about on the eve of a life-altering battle, how the children from Narnia coped with their memories as adults in the real world, and more.

Becky Annison is a game designer who can be found blogging at Black Armada and is the co-designer for the storytelling game Lovecraftesque. Lynne Hardy is a freelance games designer and editor and the creator of the game Cog, Cakes & Swordsticks. Alex Helm is a games designer who has created countless tabletop scenarios and games, freeform larps and traditional larps covering a huge range of topics and genres. Stiainín Jackson works in medical publishing and is saddened by the lack of stories involved in this. They are gathering gaming experience and have started delving into design. Elizabeth Lovegrove is an academic and the creator of the game What Happened at the Prom? which was a finalist in the 200-word RPB competition. Tova Näslund is a student of creative writing and is planning the horror-themed larp Shedding Skin. Joanna Piancastelli is a game designer who created the larp Unheroes which was the won a Golden Cobra award. They all live in the U.K.