Tabletop Games (Libre)

Games that you play face-to-face with others.

This page only shows free, libre and open tabletop games. For a list that includes proprietary shareable works (that is to say, noncommercial and verbatim works), see Tabletop Games (Shareable Works).

General

Tabletop Games

• Ultramodern4 ● Dungeons & Dragons 4E rules in a modern setting.
• Uncharted Worlds ● 'Uncharted Worlds is a Space Opera roleplaying game built upon the Apocalypse World rules. It’s inspired by the big, bold, larger-than-life space-faring epics like Mass Effect, Firefly, Star Trek, and by games like Traveller, Masters of Orion, Starcraft (and a bit of Galaxy Trucker).'
• Uneven Wings ● a tabletop RPG in which players bid tokens to succeed at competitive tasks
• Unsung Tales ● 'Unsung Tales is a card-based roleplaying game, in which you and your friends will work together to tell stories of mystery and adventure in a Sword and Sorcery world.'
• vs Monsters ● A 24HRPG by Phil Reed.
• Wanton Role-Playing System ● An OGL version of the RPG Over the Edge.
• Warrior & Wizard ● A retroclone of The Fantasy Trip.
• Wayfarers ● Points-buy medieval fantasy role-playing.
• Weasels! ● A simple system of intelligent weasels living in The Forest that must deal with a threat. Easy for kids.
• Weird World ● 'Weird World is a game about playing characters with unnatural powers in a dangerous, exciting world.'
• Wide Stance ● A game about repressed homosexuality, written in five minutes.
• Witless Minion ● The role-playing game of mooks, minions, and dupes.
• Wordplay Basics ● A straightforward narrative role-playing game.
• Wordplay Core Rules ● A straightforward narrative role-playing game.
• Wrack & Wruin ● Ryan St's rewriting of original D&D in the style of Apocalypse World.
• WTactics ● 'We're a community of free culture-loving individuals, creating a free card game.'
• Wushu Open ● A game where detailed narration affects your chances of success.
• Xceptional ● A supers RPG.
• Xochitlcozamalotl ● Aztec daisies, god-rabbits and divine parties meet in this Aztec soap opera.
• Yags ● A moderately crunchy cinematic rules system.
• ZeFRS ● A retroclone of TSR's Conan RPG.

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Tabletop Game Resources

• A Spark in Fate Core ● 'This is an expansion of the (soon to be) award winning Fate Core, focussing on the process of collaborative world building. It includes some of the concepts found in The Spark RPG and helps you build an engaging setting with a history, fraught with danger and potential for growth.'
• Abulafia ● A collection of random concept and word generators for story gamers.
• Bad Habits ● A Fiasco playset about backstabbing nuns.
• Bounty Hunter Blues ● A playset for the Fiasco role-playing game
• Dragon 2000 All You Can Eat ● A shady Chinese restaurant is the setting for a Fiasco playset.
• Fantastic Classes Codex ● Classes for Dungeon World.
• Fantasy Generators for World of Dungeons and Other Games ● Situation generators for fantasy games.
• Ganakagok Cards ● Cards for the game Ganakagok.
• Grand OGL Wiki ● A collection of open game content, primarily for Dungeons & Dragons.
• Hierarchy of Interface for Tabletop Games ● How people interact with tabletop games.
• Keeping On The Borderlands ● A Fiasco playset parodying Dungeons & Dragons.
• Khas Fara, Village of Fear ● An evil witch has taken over a small town.
• News Of The Empire ● A one-page Victorian steampunk setting, written in newspaper format
• One Page Dungeon Contest 2011 ● A collection of rules-free dungeons on one page each.
• PCGen ● A character generator for the d20 System.
• Skeksis Cards for Ganakagok ● Skeksis from the Dark Crystal on cards.
• Slacking through the Sandbox ● How to put together a slacker's sandbox.
• Take on Establishments ● '[A] collection of physical establishments and locations, brief descriptions (sights, sounds, smells), an NPC, and corresponding moves for Dungeon World.'
• Take on Magic Items ● '"Take On Magic Items" is a collection of magic items for Dungeon World, though a clever game master could easily translate these items into the fantasy system of choice, especially systems that encourage rulings not rules.'
• The Green ● A Donjon supplement by Valent Games.
• The Lands of the Dead ● 'This [Dungeon World] supplement is a resource to help you and your players create interesting, exciting, mysterious and dangerous lives after death.'
• The Later Blue Book of Amaxathroth the Cursed ● A Sorcerer supplement.
• The Penthouse ● A Fiasco playset.
• Twisted Space ● An encounter for the RPG Dungeons & Dragons 4E.
• Unlikely Treasures 1 ● Tables of treasures for dungeon-crawling fantasy.
• Voidspanners ● A swashbuckling space adventure for Basic Fantasy RPG.
• vs Elves ● A supplement for vs Monsters.
• Weapons & Gear ● A Ronin Arts gear book for 4C System.
• You All Meet In A Tavern ● 'As a fledgling adventurer you have decided that the best way to get into the business is by attending the monthly Adventurer-Nite at the local White Griffon Tavern.'

Sources of Tabletop Games

• 1KM1KT ● A host of gratis role-playing games.
• Alderon's Tower ● Chris Gonnerman's website.
• Amagi Games ● A game company which publishes libre tabletop games and supplements.
• Animalball Partners ● A website that hosted tabletop games.
• Artikid ● "[A]n Italian full-time web-developer, part-time illustrator and games geek."
• Bedroom Wall Press ● 'Designer of Hulks and Horrors, Heaven's Shadow, and Drums of War.'
• Berengad Games ● A publisher of story games.
• Beyond Belief Games ● Swords & Wizardry ports.
• Bill Browne ● RPG creator.
• Brent P Newhall ● A NASA web developer and game designer.
• Chris Sakkas ● A fan of free culture.
• CRN Games ● A publisher of fun and eclectic games.
• Crystal Obelisk ● A collection of resources for medieval study and tabletop gaming.
• D101 Games ● A small press RPG company.
• Daniel Solis ● An artist and game designer.
• Evil Hat Productions ● A small press RPG company.
• Goblinoid Games ● A publisher of retro-style tabletop games.
• Grand OGL Wiki ● A collection of open game content from other sources.
• Gratis Games ● A provider of free retroclones.
• Green Ronin Publishing ● An RPG publisher.
• Greg Christopher ● An author of RPGs.
• HG Wells ● A famous author.
• Interactivities Ink ● A creator of games you can print and play.
• James D Hargrove ● An author.
• Jason Morningstar ● Game designer for Bully Pulpit Games.
• Jeff Moore ● An RPG author.
• Joe Banner ● Writes adventures for Dungeon World.
• Johnstone Metzger ● A game designer.
• Josh Roby ● A game designer.
• Justen Brown ● An author of retroclones.
• Mongoose Publishing ● A game publisher.
• Pelgrane Press ● An RPG publisher.
• Rafu ● Rafu, or Raffaele Manzo, is a game designer.
• Ronin Arts ● A publisher.
• Sage LaTorra ● RPG designer.
• Sand & Steam ● An RPG company.
• Stuart Chaplin ● Story game author.
• Tabletop Battles ● A website.
• TakeOnRules ● A publisher.
• Teapot Dome Games ● A publisher of free role-playing games.
• Telecanter ● A tabletop RPG website.
• (un)Playable_G4mes ● 'Where game ideas come to die'
• Wizards of the Coast ● A game publisher.

Role-Playing Games and Story Games

RPGs and Story Games

• The Carnival of Dreams ● A Swords Without Master adventure.
• The Devil, John Moulton ● 'The Devil, John Moulton is a game about demon summoning outlaws in the American old west.'
• The Dreaming Crucible ● A story about troubled adolescents travelling to Faerie.
• The Far Towers ● Play travelling enforcers and heroes putting wrongs to right.
• The Fifth World ● %%form_data{intro}%%
• The Fifth World ● Humans after civilisation - a tabletop roleplaying game that has been extensively revised.
• The GAME System ● The Generic Action Mediation System is designed to give players flexibility in the powers they design.
• The Logic of Tales & Dreams ● Once upon a time, there was a writer who wrote a story game that doesn't exist. This is that game.
• The Modern Path ● A tabletop RPG.
• The Ouroboros Cycle ● Books about roleplaying, ranging from general advice to specific settings.
• The Plant ● A solo RPG where you play someone crawling around the innards of a power plant.
• The Shackled Self ● A game of princes who pursue asceticism to save the world.
• The Shrouded Lands ● A fantasy setting.
• The Simple Game System ● A simple and generic rules-system based on d6s.
• The Vicious Crucible of the Eburnean Tower ● 'The Eburnean Tower has stood for centuries as a symbol of scholarship, arcane power, and ruthless domination.'
• The Vicious Crucible of Verdigris Valley ● 'The borderlands of the Verdigris Valley have never been peaceful, but now an invasion force gathers at the summit of the Pashuan Way, looking hungrily down on the rich homesteads and crippled fort below.'
• The Wizard's Amulet ● An adventure for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.
• Toast ● A rules-light universal RPG.
• Torch & Sword ● A retroclone of 0D&D.
• Traveller ● A long-lived role-playing game with some setting details.
• TRIC SRD ● A 4E clone.
• Tricks and Treats ● A Halloween-themed tabletop RPG about trick-or-treaters out on Halloween who must overcome scary monsters to rescue a friend
• Tri-Fold FATE ● The basic rules of FATE on three pages.
• True20 ● A d20-based RPG.
• Twenty One Turn Hero ● A curious one-page RPG where you face off against dragons and sorcerers.
• Ultramodern4 ● Dungeons & Dragons 4E rules in a modern setting.
• Uncharted Worlds ● 'Uncharted Worlds is a Space Opera roleplaying game built upon the Apocalypse World rules. It’s inspired by the big, bold, larger-than-life space-faring epics like Mass Effect, Firefly, Star Trek, and by games like Traveller, Masters of Orion, Starcraft (and a bit of Galaxy Trucker).'
• Uneven Wings ● a tabletop RPG in which players bid tokens to succeed at competitive tasks
• Unsung Tales ● 'Unsung Tales is a card-based roleplaying game, in which you and your friends will work together to tell stories of mystery and adventure in a Sword and Sorcery world.'
• vs Monsters ● A 24HRPG by Phil Reed.
• Wanton Role-Playing System ● An OGL version of the RPG Over the Edge.
• Warrior & Wizard ● A retroclone of The Fantasy Trip.
• Wayfarers ● Points-buy medieval fantasy role-playing.
• Weasels! ● A simple system of intelligent weasels living in The Forest that must deal with a threat. Easy for kids.
• Weird World ● 'Weird World is a game about playing characters with unnatural powers in a dangerous, exciting world.'
• Wide Stance ● A game about repressed homosexuality, written in five minutes.
• Witless Minion ● The role-playing game of mooks, minions, and dupes.
• Wordplay Basics ● A straightforward narrative role-playing game.
• Wordplay Core Rules ● A straightforward narrative role-playing game.
• Wrack & Wruin ● Ryan St's rewriting of original D&D in the style of Apocalypse World.
• Wushu Open ● A game where detailed narration affects your chances of success.
• Xceptional ● A supers RPG.
• Xochitlcozamalotl ● Aztec daisies, god-rabbits and divine parties meet in this Aztec soap opera.
• Yags ● A moderately crunchy cinematic rules system.
• ZeFRS ● A retroclone of TSR's Conan RPG.

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RPG and Story Game Resources

• A Spark in Fate Core ● 'This is an expansion of the (soon to be) award winning Fate Core, focussing on the process of collaborative world building. It includes some of the concepts found in The Spark RPG and helps you build an engaging setting with a history, fraught with danger and potential for growth.'
• Abulafia ● A collection of random concept and word generators for story gamers.
• Bad Habits ● A Fiasco playset about backstabbing nuns.
• Bounty Hunter Blues ● A playset for the Fiasco role-playing game
• Dragon 2000 All You Can Eat ● A shady Chinese restaurant is the setting for a Fiasco playset.
• Fantastic Classes Codex ● Classes for Dungeon World.
• Fantasy Generators for World of Dungeons and Other Games ● Situation generators for fantasy games.
• Ganakagok Cards ● Cards for the game Ganakagok.
• Grand OGL Wiki ● A collection of open game content, primarily for Dungeons & Dragons.
• Keeping On The Borderlands ● A Fiasco playset parodying Dungeons & Dragons.
• Khas Fara, Village of Fear ● An evil witch has taken over a small town.
• News Of The Empire ● A one-page Victorian steampunk setting, written in newspaper format
• One Page Dungeon Contest 2011 ● A collection of rules-free dungeons on one page each.
• PCGen ● A character generator for the d20 System.
• Skeksis Cards for Ganakagok ● Skeksis from the Dark Crystal on cards.
• Slacking through the Sandbox ● How to put together a slacker's sandbox.
• Take on Establishments ● '[A] collection of physical establishments and locations, brief descriptions (sights, sounds, smells), an NPC, and corresponding moves for Dungeon World.'
• Take on Magic Items ● '"Take On Magic Items" is a collection of magic items for Dungeon World, though a clever game master could easily translate these items into the fantasy system of choice, especially systems that encourage rulings not rules.'
• The Green ● A Donjon supplement by Valent Games.
• The Lands of the Dead ● 'This [Dungeon World] supplement is a resource to help you and your players create interesting, exciting, mysterious and dangerous lives after death.'
• The Later Blue Book of Amaxathroth the Cursed ● A Sorcerer supplement.
• The Penthouse ● A Fiasco playset.
• Theonosis ● A crowdsourced fantasy setting.
• Twisted Space ● An encounter for the RPG Dungeons & Dragons 4E.
• Unlikely Treasures 1 ● Tables of treasures for dungeon-crawling fantasy.
• Voidspanners ● A swashbuckling space adventure for Basic Fantasy RPG.
• vs Elves ● A supplement for vs Monsters.
• Weapons & Gear ● A Ronin Arts gear book for 4C System.
• You All Meet In A Tavern ● 'As a fledgling adventurer you have decided that the best way to get into the business is by attending the monthly Adventurer-Nite at the local White Griffon Tavern.'

Sources of RPGs and Story Games

• 1KM1KT ● A host of gratis role-playing games.
• Alderon's Tower ● Chris Gonnerman's website.
• Amagi Games ● A game company which publishes libre tabletop games and supplements.
• Animalball Partners ● A website that hosted tabletop games.
• Artikid ● "[A]n Italian full-time web-developer, part-time illustrator and games geek."
• Bedroom Wall Press ● 'Designer of Hulks and Horrors, Heaven's Shadow, and Drums of War.'
• Berengad Games ● A publisher of story games.
• Beyond Belief Games ● Swords & Wizardry ports.
• Bill Browne ● RPG creator.
• Brent P Newhall ● A NASA web developer and game designer.
• Chris Sakkas ● A fan of free culture.
• CRN Games ● A publisher of fun and eclectic games.
• Crystal Obelisk ● A collection of resources for medieval study and tabletop gaming.
• D101 Games ● A small press RPG company.
• Evil Hat Productions ● A small press RPG company.
• Goblinoid Games ● A publisher of retro-style tabletop games.
• Grand OGL Wiki ● A collection of open game content from other sources.
• Gratis Games ● A provider of free retroclones.
• Green Ronin Publishing ● An RPG publisher.
• Greg Christopher ● An author of RPGs.
• James D Hargrove ● An author.
• Jason Morningstar ● Game designer for Bully Pulpit Games.
• Jeff Moore ● An RPG author.
• Joe Banner ● Writes adventures for Dungeon World.
• Johnstone Metzger ● A game designer.
• Josh Roby ● A game designer.
• Justen Brown ● An author of retroclones.
• Mongoose Publishing ● A game publisher.
• Pelgrane Press ● An RPG publisher.
• Rafu ● Rafu, or Raffaele Manzo, is a game designer.
• Ronin Arts ● A publisher.
• Sage LaTorra ● RPG designer.
• Sand & Steam ● An RPG company.
• Stuart Chaplin ● Story game author.
• TakeOnRules ● A publisher.
• Teapot Dome Games ● A publisher of free role-playing games.
• Telecanter ● A tabletop RPG website.
• (un)Playable_G4mes ● 'Where game ideas come to die'
• Wizards of the Coast ● A game publisher.

Solitaire Games

Solitaire Games

• The Plant ● A solo RPG where you play someone crawling around the innards of a power plant.
• Twenty One Turn Hero ● A curious one-page RPG where you face off against dragons and sorcerers.

Solitaire Game Resources

Sources of Solitaire Games

• Jason Morningstar ● Game designer for Bully Pulpit Games.

Live Action Roleplaying Games

LARPs

• Bank Robbery LARP ● A LARP about bank robbery which doesn't quite work.
• Bloody Forks ● A LARP about the French and American battles before the War of Independence. 11 players.
• Death of the Japanese Emperor ● An experiential larp for 4-8 players
• Providence Junction ● A Western LARP of small town secrets.
• Science Fiction Mystery ● An 11-player science fiction LARP.
• Second String Superheroes ● A 12-player LARP about incompetent superheroes.
• Sufficiently Advanced Technologies ● A 16-player LARP inspired by Doctor Who.

LARP Resources

Sources of LARPs

Retroclones

Retroclones

• 4C System ● A supers retroclone.
• 4SRD ● A project to closely clone D&D 4E.
• Adventurer Conquerer King System ● 'Autarch's Adventurer Conqueror King System fulfills the promise of the original fantasy role-playing game by providing comprehensive, integrated support for play across all levels of a campaign.'
• Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game ● A fusion of Basic D&D with D&D 3E to create a simple, light-weight game.
• Dangers & Dweomers ● A merger of Swords & Wizardry and Basic Fantasy.
• Dark Dungeons ● A tabletop RPG based on the Rules Cyclopedia.
• Dark Passages ● A modern fusion and re-organisation of 0E and 1E rules.
• Darker Dungeons ● A tabletop RPG based on a streamlined version of the Rules Cyclopedia.
• D&D4.5 ● A partial clone of D&D 4E.
• Epées & Sorcellerie ● A game inspired by Original Dungeons & Dragons with some modern changes.
• Exploding Kingdoms ● Inspired by 4th edition D&D.
• Fantastic Heroes & Witchery ● An extensive tabletop RPG.
• For Gold & Glory ● A retroclone of 2E AD&D.
• Labyrinth Lord ● A retroclone of Basic/Expert D&D.
• Lamentations Of The Fire Princess ● Weird fantasy role-playing.
• Magic Sword ● A project to clone and improve upon D&D 4E.
• Mazes & Perils ● 'Mazes & Perils is a game of imagination and role playing in a fantasy world, suitable for ages 10 and up.'
• Myth & Magic ● An adaptation of 2E AD&D.
• Open4E ● 'This system is intended to be a streamlined and open tactical RPG. The primary source of inspiration is Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition.'
• OSRIC ● A retroclone of 1st Edition Dungeons & Dragons.
• Pathfinder ● A role-playing game based on Dungeons & Dragons 3.5.
• Spellcraft & Swordplay ● A retro role-playing game that combines Chainmail and Original Dungeons & Dragons.
• Swords & Wizardry ● A retroclone of original and whitebox Dungeons & Dragons.
• The 52 Pages ● An old school tabletop RPG with each concept explained on one page.
• The Big Brown Book ● A take on 0E D&D that avoids using d20s altogether.
• Torch & Sword ● A retroclone of 0D&D.
• Ultramodern4 ● Dungeons & Dragons 4E rules in a modern setting.
• Warrior & Wizard ● A retroclone of The Fantasy Trip.
• Wrack & Wruin ● Ryan St's rewriting of original D&D in the style of Apocalypse World.
• ZeFRS ● A retroclone of TSR's Conan RPG.

Retroclone Resources

Sources of Retroclones

• Artikid ● "[A]n Italian full-time web-developer, part-time illustrator and games geek."
• Goblinoid Games ● A publisher of retro-style tabletop games.
• Gratis Games ● A provider of free retroclones.
• Justen Brown ● An author of retroclones.

Boardgames

Boardgames

• Army Brats ● "Welcome to Fort Biloxi. Your parents have sent you to military school to "help you focus". What could be scarier than military school? How about being one of the new kids? Luckily, you have a cunning plan. You and the other new kids (the other players) are going to try to get expelled so you can go back to public school with all your friends."
• Hexpack ● An expansion to the Piecepack.
• Piecepack ● A set of pieces you can use to play many games.
• Push ● A board game played on a chess or chequers board.
• Sovereign ● A Risk-like boardgame.
• Tannenberg 4 ● 'Tannenberg 4 is a wargame about the Russian offensive into East Prussia 1914, later known as The Battle of Tannenberg.'
• To the Barricades ● A boardgame about a faceoff between radicals and the police.

Boardgame Resources

Sources of Boardgames

• Interactivities Ink ● A creator of games you can print and play.

Miniatures Games

Miniatures Games

• Astral Dreams ● A space opera miniatures wargame.
• Brigandine ● 'Brigandine is a 28mm skirmish-level fantasy wargame that aims for speed and simplicity.'
• Floor Games ● A storytelling game HG Wells played with his children.
• Little Wars ● A storytelling game HG Wells played with his children.

Miniatures Games Resources

Sources of Miniatures Games

• Tabletop Battles ● A website.

Card Games

Card Games

• Conquering Corsairs ● A deck-building card game.
• Drupal: The Card Game ● "In this quick card game 2-4 players compete to earn the most reputation by developing new Drupal modules and building complex websites!"
• Elevation of Privilege ● 'The EoP card game helps clarify the details of threat modeling and examines possible threats to software and computer systems.'
• Final Decrees ● 'Final Decrees is a board game based on a monstrous incompetent bureaucracy.'
• Libre: The Open Source Card Game ● 'In a time where time wasn't, Seven Factions struggle for Liberation of the others so that they may live free and without struggle. This is the world of Libre.'
• Project Utopia ● 'A strategy card game set in the fictional world of Project Utopia.'
• Rainbow Deck ● 'The Rainbow Deck is a card game system that has a total of 162 cards.'
• Sneaky Cards ● 'Sneaky Cards is designed to encourage, inspire, or facilitate playful interactions. Breaking up the tedium of everyday life, with small entertaining objectives. Each card is created to be unique and develop different kinds of play.'
• Unsung Tales ● 'Unsung Tales is a card-based roleplaying game, in which you and your friends will work together to tell stories of mystery and adventure in a Sword and Sorcery world.'
• WTactics ● 'We're a community of free culture-loving individuals, creating a free card game.'

Card Games Resources

Sources of Card Games