A Throneless Game about helping your Animal win the throne, aimed more at kids.
What do I need?
Three simple steps.
- Read the short playful rules.
- Click Download > Files > "1 - Base Set.pdf"
- Print, cut, play!
Want more? You can also generate your own material right on this website! Or pick one of the other PDFs available in the Download section.
Material
Pick your desired settings and press the button! (A new page will open.) When in doubt, just use the defaults for your first game(s).
Animals
(Click to fold.)Not working? Or unsure what to do? The "Download" button above has PDFs I already made for you! Pick any one of those.
Check the rules to see how many Animals are recommended for each player count. Each choice adds ~1 page to print.
Credits
Check out the main overview page for Throneless Games for more detailed credits and background.
After making the first game (Kingseat), I saw that the idea could really go in two directions. It could be simplified even further, or it could receive a few more mechanics to make it a deeper strategical game. (Kingseat kind of hovered between the two, which is why it’s a mid-game of the project.)
Smallseat was that simplest version. I tried, in every possible way, to minimize rules and requirements (material needed, space needed, etcetera).
So what’s different in this version?
- There is no Discard or Vote pile (for which you would need a table or similar). Instead, one player holds the votes cast in their hand, while also playing themselves.
- Animals have fewer cards that always have the exact same action. (No Dark Actions, no variation, shorter games, easier to remember.)
- Both of these things simplify setup and gameplay even more, at the slight cost of the action text usually requiring a few more words.
- The graphic design is cuter and more aimed at kids.