Thank you for this. I am a fan of shifting cities as a genre, and I found San Sibilia fun for me if not for my Inquisitive Merchant Rigo Bevilaqua. Between the changing streets and the sudden coup in the palace, Rigo has vowed never to return.
Do you have any objection to my publicly posting a story that I wrote via “Visit”? It is of course 99% my own work but it does incorporate your place names and came from your prompts.
I should clarify: I don’t mean posting it here. I mean posting it on a public social media account.
Playing A Visit to San Sibilia was great! I think it was one of my favourite solo journaling games so far.
The rules are simple, you draw two cards and, based on their color, you receive prompts for the day: serendipitous + coffee in an open-air cafe, or fraught + gallery opening. I found the prompts very evocative and inspiring, open-ended while decisively setting the tone of the story.
Every time when you draw cards of the same color or number, the city changes, according to another set of prompts. After four changes, your visit to San Sibilia draws to a close. This added a very nice tension, as I had no idea how long my stay in the city would be.
The daily prompts and the unexpected changes proved to be the seeds of a story that gained its own momentum. Every day I was surprised by the turn of the events, and couldn't wait to see what direction the story would take.
The game opens and closes with a set of introspective questions you may answer in the diary, giving an emotional frame to the experience.
Love the game! So easy to get along with but always makes such interesting stories!
I often use it as practice for my language study! (honestly journalling rpg games are underrated language study tools) Makes practicing my french or Dutch a lot more fun than using textbooks and really enjoy the extra level of otherness/foreignness sort of intrinsic to the game that is enhanced by writing in a language i'm not that familiar with!
Thank you for creating such a wonderful game and a portal to so many fascinating stories :)
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Thank you for this. I am a fan of shifting cities as a genre, and I found San Sibilia fun for me if not for my Inquisitive Merchant Rigo Bevilaqua. Between the changing streets and the sudden coup in the palace, Rigo has vowed never to return.
I loved every minute of his 10-day stay!
Thanks so much!
Reading about people actually playing and enjoying the game is always a highlight!
Do you have any objection to my publicly posting a story that I wrote via “Visit”? It is of course 99% my own work but it does incorporate your place names and came from your prompts.
I should clarify: I don’t mean posting it here. I mean posting it on a public social media account.
Of course, go ahead!
I’d love to read it, if you want post the link here!
Thank you! It’s not quite done yet and it’s all handwritten so I’ll need to transcribe it, but once it’s ready I’ll drop a link.
We just picked up the physical copy at our FLGS.
Can I ask which store this was?
Labyrinth Puzzles & Games in DC.
Fascinating concept for a game. I was immediately excited by the concept because Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is one of my favourite books.
Playing A Visit to San Sibilia was great! I think it was one of my favourite solo journaling games so far.
The rules are simple, you draw two cards and, based on their color, you receive prompts for the day: serendipitous + coffee in an open-air cafe, or fraught + gallery opening. I found the prompts very evocative and inspiring, open-ended while decisively setting the tone of the story.
Every time when you draw cards of the same color or number, the city changes, according to another set of prompts. After four changes, your visit to San Sibilia draws to a close. This added a very nice tension, as I had no idea how long my stay in the city would be.
The daily prompts and the unexpected changes proved to be the seeds of a story that gained its own momentum. Every day I was surprised by the turn of the events, and couldn't wait to see what direction the story would take.
The game opens and closes with a set of introspective questions you may answer in the diary, giving an emotional frame to the experience.
You can find my full playthrough here https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088610363213
Thanks so much! It never stops being awesome to hear about people actually playing my game!
I now checked your facebook page. I love how you also added art to all your entries.
Thanks for the good read
Love the game! So easy to get along with but always makes such interesting stories!
I often use it as practice for my language study! (honestly journalling rpg games are underrated language study tools) Makes practicing my french or Dutch a lot more fun than using textbooks and really enjoy the extra level of otherness/foreignness sort of intrinsic to the game that is enhanced by writing in a language i'm not that familiar with!
Thank you for creating such a wonderful game and a portal to so many fascinating stories :)
Thanks so much!