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2022 Ranked #12,574

A Simple Life

Roll-and-write farming game has players use dice over ten days to plant crops, make friends, mine, and fulfill personal goals. Efficient location choices determine whether a quiet new life becomes a successful one.

Dice Farming Solo / Solitaire Game Cooperative Game

Players

1-2

Play time

10-20 min

Age

8+

Complexity

?/5

Rating

7.84

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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Awards & Recognitions: 13th Roll & Write Game Design Contest 1st Best Overall Game 1st Best Solitaire Game 1st Best Thematic Game 1st Best Video Gameplay 1st Best Game Sheet 2nd Best Innovative Mechanic 3rd Best Cover You just moved to the province to live a simple life.

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Awards & Recognitions: 13th Roll & Write Game Design Contest 1st Best Overall Game 1st Best Solitaire Game 1st Best Thematic Game 1st Best Video Gameplay 1st Best Game Sheet 2nd Best Innovative Mechanic 3rd Best Cover You just moved to the province to live a simple life. You promised yourself you’ll get things done in 10 days. Plant crops, make friends, mine the mountains, populate your pond and donate to the museum to achieve your goals. A simple life is a 1-2 player roll & write game inspired by relaxing pixel art farming video games such as Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon. Game Summary The game is played in 10 rounds. Each round you roll 5 dice. Use the dice on locations on the sheet and perform the location’s action. When you run out of dice the round ends and a new round is started. If you completed your goal at the end of the game, count your score. —description from the designer Art Credits: Shikashi's Fantasy Icon Pack * Overworld Grass Biome * Pixel Paper * DungeonUI * Fantasy Eggs * Midjourney

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Players
1–2
Best with
1–2
Play time
10–20 min
Age
8+
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Designers

1
Clint Ghosn

Artists

1
Clint Ghosn

Publishers

1
(Web published)

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