Hi, Strange Places is currently my top selling. My best guess is that it got some podcast coverage a year or two back. I think/hope people also find the theme compelling and unique to other games on itch
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Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad you're enjoying the games!
Great tip on the thrift store decks. Dollar stores also often have them for super cheap.
For your printer, it should print correctly if you tell it to flip on the short end, instead of the long end. I have a Brother laser printer too.
Hey glad to see people are still playing this game! Yes, you'll be combining the four aces and the 6 cards then add two cards on top to create a 12 card deck which you'll play with. You won't use the rest of the deck for this game. Both players should have their own 12 card decks.
I hadn't thought about restarting the game, but I suppose you could just mail the cards back to each other.
Let me know if anything's still unclear and thanks for playing!
Hey thanks for checking out the game!
I think I can help: So the game is played with 12 cards from a standard deck (I'm not familiar with Italian decks, but this game was not designed with them in mind). Start by removing any jokers. Find the four Aces and set them to the side and shuffle the deck. Deal out 6 cards into a small deck. Randomly insert your Aces amongst the 6 cards so you have a 10 card small deck. Then add two more cards from the main deck to the top of your small 10 card deck. Do not shuffle. That small deck of 12 cards is what you'll use to play the game. For each journal entry you'll pull the top card of the small deck and use its prompt to inspire you.
Let me know if that helps or if you have any other questions.