I just realized I never wrote an update here when I released Oceania 2084 in December. So better late, than never!

Oceania 2084 is a tabletop roleplaying game heavily inspired by the book 1984 by George Orwell. It is designed around the question "How can I make a dystopia engaging?". It is an original system that finds its strength in asymmetrical and adversarial gameplay, where a group of players play as resistance characters and one player embodies Big Brother, that is the state, the surveillance, and the Thought Police. 

The game can be described as a tug-of-war over narrative control and the way that the world is imagined. It can be described as a social stealth game, or even a heist game. It is inspired by rogue likes in that Resistance players will play as a series of characters throughout a campaign, continuing the story of resistance even though their initial character dies. It is ultimately a game about hope, struggle, and finding meaning in the small victories. 

The game version that was released in December 2023 is called the Austere Edition and features a text-only, pay-what-you-want PDF download. You can find the free Austere Edition here: https://jocher-symbolic-systems.itch.io/oceania-2084

Right now I am in the middle of the process of trying to get the Surplus Edition released. The Surplus Edition is the limited edition, hardback book edition. Illustrated and meticulously crafted into an A5 format. The Surplus Edition is also receiving minor updates to the text, primarily tone adjustments and grammar corrections. I am so proud of Oceania 2084 - The Surplus Edition and I hope that you will consider backing it so that the dream of a hardback book can come true. It hit Kickstarter yesterday!
Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jochergames/oceania-2084-the-orwellian-ttrp...

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