{"product_id":"the-walden-paradox","title":"The Walden Paradox","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"subtitle subtitle-HEEcLo\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eA transcendental solo journaling game about Henry David Thoreau, Walden Pond, and time travel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"header-anchor-post\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou are Henry David Thoreau.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"header-anchor-post\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou came to the woods because you wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if you could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when you came to die, discover that you had not lived.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Walden Paradox\u003c\/strong\u003e is a solo journaling game about Thoreau’s final months at Walden Pond from May 1846 to September 1847.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach month, a new visitor will call upon you. Converse with them. Keep a keen eye for both \u003cstrong\u003epeculiarities\u003c\/strong\u003e and signs of \u003cstrong\u003etime anomalies\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003etime paradoxes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Record everything in your journal. The game ends either at the 6th time paradox or when your time at Walden ends in September — whichever comes first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, you will write a final letter to your friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the rules and instructions for how to play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParadox Risk Values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalden Tasks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisitor Names, Locations, and Topics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeculiarities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime Anomalies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime Paradoxes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll that is required to play is a notebook, pen or pencil, a standard deck of playing cards, and two six-sided dice (2d6). It plays in an hour or two with options for a long or short game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e36 pages, 8.25 x 5.75 inches, black and white RPG Zine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"captioned-image-container\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003ca class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!nzPP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1394b6f-9f97-4798-8884-6361d859ee06_1080x1080.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image2-inset\"\u003e\u003cpicture\u003e\u003csource type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!nzPP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1394b6f-9f97-4798-8884-6361d859ee06_1080x1080.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!nzPP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1394b6f-9f97-4798-8884-6361d859ee06_1080x1080.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!nzPP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1394b6f-9f97-4798-8884-6361d859ee06_1080x1080.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!nzPP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1394b6f-9f97-4798-8884-6361d859ee06_1080x1080.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\u003e\u003c\/picture\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Exeunt Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67961449316386,"sku":"EXEUN-008","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/8020\/4578\/files\/waldenparadoxcover.png?v=1791749987","url":"https:\/\/tabletopbookshelf.com\/products\/the-walden-paradox","provider":"Tabletop Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}