The World Was Young

You’ve got your hands on The World Was Young.

Maybe you picked it up at a con. Maybe you printed and cut it yourself. Maybe you found it at a bus stop. However it happened, you’re holding a playtest deck of The World Was Young: a collaborative, storytelling card game that brings the table together to build a TTRPG setting.

In Session Zero, you build characters. In Session Negative One, you build the world. This game is Session Negative One.

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Played a game? Tell us about it.

The World Was Young is still being refined, and your table is part of that. It takes about five minutes, and your feedback shapes the finished game.

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Haven’t played yet?

Everything you need is on the Setup & How to Play page: building the Age decks, what happens on a turn, and how the game ends. Grab 2 to 6 players, something to draw on and with. It’ll take around 60 to 90 minutes.

Setup & How to Play

Share the game

Want to share the game with a friend but can’t bear to part with your deck? The full print-and-play deck is free. Just send them to theworldwasyoung.com!

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The World Was Young is heading to crowdfunding. The newsletter is where development happens in public: design notes, playtest results, and the worlds other tables have built. One or two emails a month. Unsubscribe anytime.