Foundations
World-Building Game
2023
2023
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Foundations is a solo world-building and map making game, in which players create a fantasy setting for use in table top RPG campaigns and stories. The game is based around storytelling prompts cards informed by real-world history, geography and anthropology to help players create worlds which are unpredictable and unique.
The game was written by East London-based designer and community support worker, Marsh Ana. Ana had always played traditional board games and began designing games after the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. They said that they missed the social aspect of playing board games with others and tried solo gaming in the winter lock down, when people were spending a lot more time indoors.
Ana said they wanted to create a game focused on different aspects of real-world history when creating the storytelling mechanics in Foundations, and that they drew inspiration from 'the Marxist history, “A People’s History of the World”, which focuses on how forces like nature and economics shape history rather than individuals.'
The game was written by East London-based designer and community support worker, Marsh Ana. Ana had always played traditional board games and began designing games after the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. They said that they missed the social aspect of playing board games with others and tried solo gaming in the winter lock down, when people were spending a lot more time indoors.
Ana said they wanted to create a game focused on different aspects of real-world history when creating the storytelling mechanics in Foundations, and that they drew inspiration from 'the Marxist history, “A People’s History of the World”, which focuses on how forces like nature and economics shape history rather than individuals.'
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Foundations (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper, card |
| Brief description | Foundations, solo world-building and map making game, consisting of deck of 54 cards and a hardback book of prompts. |
| Physical description | Hardcover book and deck of cards, white background with blue abstract illustration of a map. |
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| Credit line | Leyline Press / Marsh Ana |
| Summary | Foundations is a solo world-building and map making game, in which players create a fantasy setting for use in table top RPG campaigns and stories. The game is based around storytelling prompts cards informed by real-world history, geography and anthropology to help players create worlds which are unpredictable and unique. The game was written by East London-based designer and community support worker, Marsh Ana. Ana had always played traditional board games and began designing games after the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. They said that they missed the social aspect of playing board games with others and tried solo gaming in the winter lock down, when people were spending a lot more time indoors. Ana said they wanted to create a game focused on different aspects of real-world history when creating the storytelling mechanics in Foundations, and that they drew inspiration from 'the Marxist history, “A People’s History of the World”, which focuses on how forces like nature and economics shape history rather than individuals.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.3-2024 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2024 |
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