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Voting begins! Let me know which entries you'd like to see added to the next Tiny Library: Tiny Expansion

That's a good question! Personally, I find the challenge of reducing your ideas to a single submission is part of the fun. But you're right - there's no longer any strict reason for this. I will talk to some other creators and update if people want to make more submissions. 

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Done :)

Hi folks, 

Thanks for your patience as I skipped last month's jam. 

The headline news is I have made a change to the way these operate: selected contributors will no longer receive a printed set of cards. This means there will not be any reward or payment if your card is selected. 

This raises two questions. Firstly, why would I do this? 

Basically because nobody bought the booster packs. In the months since the first booster pack was released, we had precisely zero sales on The Gamecrafter. This is something I can handle for a brief window, but long-term is obviously unsustainable. I can't continue spending more-than-zero money on a thing that returns zero money.

Secondly, why would I think this is okay? 

It might not be. You might need some sort of tangible reward to feel okay with somebody else (theoretically) printing one of your cards. I completely understand if that is the case. However, if it makes any difference, I have changed the pricing on the booster packs, and they now make $0 for Long Tail Games. The packs are now available for sale at cost-price, meaning the purchase only covers the cost of printing and selling from The Gamecrafter. 

So the contributor doesn't get anything for the card, but neither does Long Tail Games.

The product has also been changed from random boosters to fixed-cards, so people can collect the entire set more easily. With these changes, I hope the product is more attractive to folks, and we can gradually build an audience for them.  

Other than the above... nothing has changed. It's still a little monthly challenge that I hope you find fun and creatively fruitful. 

- Ash (Long Tail Games)

PS - If you are still waiting for your cards to arrive (from previous jams) please continue be patient! They will all arrive, I'm just slowly ordering a couple each week. 

The upcoming jam themes will be: 

• Downtime activity (November 2024) 
• Relationship (December 2024)
• Solarpunk (January 2025) 
• Vibes (February 2025) 
• Minigame (March 2025) 
• Quest (April 2025) 
• Vehicle (May 2025) 
• Fishing (June 2025) 
• City Jam - everyone makes a character/location/historical event about one canonical city where everything takes place. (July 2025)  
• Micro mystery card - literally the bones of a mystery to be solved/created (August 2025) 
• Fantasy swag card (magical item) (September 2025)
• Extend the "With Thee I Bond" concept (October 2025)

You can submit your theme for an upcoming jam at this link. 

Can you send me an email? Then I can send you the info ash@long-tail.games

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Done :) 

Done :) 

Done :) 

Oh I know! There's a smattering of other stuff in there as well - like system agnostic adventures, or stuff specifically for different systems. If you're interested in more info please shoot me an email. ash@long-tail.games 

Of course! Can you send an email to me? ash@long-tail.games 

Done :) 

Great! Can you send me an email? ash@long-tail.games 

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Great! Can you send me an email for more info? ash@long-tail.games

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Done :) 

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Great! Can you send an email to ash@long-tail.games for more info?

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Great! Can you send me an email for more info? ash@long-tail.games

Done :) 

I just sent an email. The adventure is fine! Our readers are a resourceful bunch. 

Great! Can you send an email to me for more info? ash@long-tail.games 

Great! Are you able to send me an email so I can send more info? ash@long-tail.games 

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

Great! I'll send you an email. 

Great! Can you send me an email? ash@long-tail.games 

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.