Archive:Thousand Year Old Vampire
Template:Short description Template:Infobox game Thousand Year Old Vampire is a one-player tabletop role-playing game by Tim Hutchings, played through guided journal writing using randomized prompts. Gameplay can last from hours to weeks. The storytelling game revolves around documenting the life of a vampire, relying on the use of dice to generate open-ended prompts, which the player interprets and records as experiences. The vampire's story develops through gaining and losing memories. The player can only store a limited number of experiences, so the core gameplay loop includes erasing parts of a character's history.[1][2] The game's central question is what to do with immortality and power.[3] The print edition of the book is illustrated with detailed collages.[4]
Thousand Year Old Vampire won the 2020 IndieCade Tabletop Design Award.[5] It won the Gold ENNIE Awards in 2020 for Best Production Values and Best Rules, and the Silver Ennie Award for Product of the Year.[6] As of April 2023, it was a top rated physical game on Itch.io with 281 ratings and an average of 5/5 stars.[7]
References
- ↑ Wieland, Rob. "Spend Your Time In Isolation As A Thousand Year Old Vampire" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/robwieland/2020/04/29/spend-your-time-in-isolation-as-a-thousand-year-old-vampire/.
- ↑ Thousand Year Old Vampire Review - 9/10 Undead Would Recommend, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COJcWFf0H3U, retrieved on 2021-07-22
- ↑ Krum, Rebekah (2023-02-17). "10 Best Single-Player Tabletop RPGs" (in en). https://www.cbr.com/greatest-solo-ttrpgs/.
- ↑ "The Gaming Shelf Heads to Space, and Brings Back Tabletop News" (in en). 2022-05-10. https://gizmodo.com/gaming-news-tabletop-roleplaying-tim-hutchings-kickstar-1848891153.
- ↑ "Thousand Year Old Vampire – IndieCade Anywhere & Everywhere" (in en-US). https://anywhere.indiecade.com/nominated-games_2020/thousand-year-old-vampire/.
- ↑ "2020 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards" (in en-US). https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2020-nominees-and-winners/.
- ↑ "Top rated physical games" (in en). https://itch.io/physical-games/top-rated.