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the lazy cartographer's guide
A 12-WORD RPG JAM GAME THAT ENCOURAGES YOU TO USE THE TECHNIQUE OF DRAWING MAP OUTLINES USED BY SCATTERDIEThe game is a nano, designed for the 12 word limit. The instructions are simple and will reward you with an embellished map that can be customized to your liking using die-scattering techniques like scatter dice or hand signals (depending on ruleset). It's intended as a fun challenge but also offers opportunities for creative expression in world creation through minigames inspired by the game mechanics.
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