Wagon Wheel
A downloadable game
Wagon Wheel
Cover Art by Matt Aytch Taylor
Wagon Wheel is a hack of Stewpot by Takuma Okada
Wagon Wheel is a game of restoration that follows former adventurers as they find new ways to help. The evil has been defeated, the calamity is over, the tyrant is dead. Now you and your fellow adventurers travel the land repairing what’s been broken and helping folks find their way in a changed world.
Wagon Wheel can be as wild or as grounded as you want! Want your game to be on the moon and populated by bug people? You got it! Want it to take place in a dusty prairie land where magic is all but unheard of? No problem! Want your wagon to be a caravan of, well, covered wagons? That’s great! Want it to be a giant turtle that is chill with you building all over its shell? I like the way you think!
No matter how you decide to play this game I hope you have a great time!
- players: 1 - 5
- time: can be played as a one-shot (about 4 hours) or a short campaign
- no prep required
- what you need:
- at least one coin for flipping (though three per player is better)
- a way to take notes
- a six-sided die
Purchase
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Community Copies
These community copies of Wagon Wheel are available for the marginalized and the run down. More will be added as people donate them.
Development log
- Updated Title PageMar 13, 2022
- Some Tweaks and PolishDec 23, 2021
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This game is simply lovely. This sort of vignette-style storytelling is something I very much have a sweet spot for, and it is surprisingly adaptable to many different settings and flavors. The minigames are varied, fun, and impactful in a variety of ways, and the progression is simple but satisfying. I could easily see pairing some of these minigames with similarly pastoral games like Wanderhome.
If anyone is interested, I made a character sheet on Excel that anyone can make a copy of and use in their own games. I'll likely make a Wagon sheet at some point as well, but thought this was a good starting point. Let me know if I missed anything or if you'd like anything changed!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aTI4UIG5o8N9Pb_c0t1RKjaaeJhWSMbCJFVUsQXq...
Thank you so much for the comment! I'm so glad you had such a nice time!
My group has been playing Wagon Wheel for the past couple of months, and it's a wonderful game. We just sit down each week and have the next chapter of a rebuilding epos, full of strife and hope and desperation. It's beautiful. Thank you so much for this game!
Hey creator, how can I contact you about making hacks of WW?
Oh my gosh! It's so lovely to hear that you're having a nice time! My linktree is here and you can contact me on any of the socials listed there, but one of the instagram accounts might be best.
This is a BRILLIANTLY written game, it's so easy to build a vast and wonderful and strange world with vibrant and amazing characters. It can be funny, sad, heartwarming, casual, intense, and it's amazing!
this is an excellent game about community, travel, hope, and oh yeah, some wagon wheels. it rules. well-designed, deeply creative, and full of heart.
Fantastic game about building and helping communities! The split character creation means you'll have plenty of options to create a character with an unique role in an unique world
Wagon Wheel is an absolutely wonderful game full of whimsy and fun and heartfelt moments! i love the Setting table because it has led to every game i've played being completely unique--and the whole concept of the game is beautiful. a story of restoration and healing and community, which will is something we all need right now.