Curmudgeons & Bandwagons

Curmudgeons & Bandwagons is a lightweight tabletop RPG for 1 to 5 players.

How to Play

You're a politician trying to build a career in Upper Suburbula. You have two stats, FUNDRAISING and IDEALISM, and 10 weeks to sway enough BALLOTS to win the election.

Each week there will be a NEWS CYCLE (your fate decided by the dice) and a CALENDAR EVENT (a strategy of your choice). Ballot by ballot, week by week, it all comes down to Election Day. Will your character become CORRUPT? Will they run out of money and be forced to drop out of the race? Or will they win the hearts of the people and gain a seat in government?

Play alone or with friends. Tell the story of Upper Suburbula's most important election to date.

About This Game

Curmudgeons & Bandwagons is a strategic dice game with elements of collaborative storytelling. By relying on random events, limited actions, and a minimal ruleset, it can help RPG-shy gamers get more comfortable with the concepts of narrative gameplay.

Upper Suburbula is based on modern-day USA politics but could be adapted to any setting.

Curmudgeons & Bandwagons is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

This game is a product of human effort. No AI was used.