Fantasy Map Maker: Improved Edition
A downloadable game
Fantasy Map Maker (Improved Edition)
Thanks to the support of our amazing Kickstarter backers, Fantasy Map Maker Improved Edition is now available!
IMPROVED EDITION CONTENTS
- 1 Rulebook (includes The Continent expansion)
- 5 Game Sheets (1 standard + 4 variants)
- 4 The Continent Game Sheets
- 25 Quest Cards
- 12 Event Cards
- 6 Main Quest Cards for The Continent expansion
IMPROVED EDITION HIGHLIGHTS
- 5 Quests for each of the 5 Categories
- Improved Solo Mode
- Revised English and German rulebooks + now available in French!
- 4 Game Sheet Variants
- 43 illustrated cards
- 6 Landmark features to choose from
About Fantasy Map Maker
- Players: 1 or more
- Time: 30-60 minutes
- Ages: 10+
- Extra components needed: 2 dice, 1 pencil per player, an eraser
Fantasy Map Maker is a map-drawing game for one or more players, and can be played by children and adults alike.
In each game, players will roll dice and draw features on their map, aiming to complete various quests along the way.
Not just a game, Fantasy Map Maker is an exercise designed to allow players to experience the joy of creating their own fantasy world.
Included: Fantasy Map Maker: The Continent
In this expansion, players will complete four games of Fantasy Map Maker, then combine them into one epic continental map!
Highlights:
- a choice of 6 Main Quests to pursue over the course of all 4 maps
- extension of features from one map to the next
- the addition of the Port Landmark, which allows possible corrections and improvements to a previously completed game sheet
- a modified Feature Wheel compared to standard Fantasy Map Maker
Fantasy Map Maker Coverage
Prototype Coverage
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $12 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Rulebook Update and Kickstarter NewsJun 29, 2024
- Introducing Fantasy Map Maker: The Continent!May 29, 2024
- Minor Change to Game SheetMar 25, 2024
- Fantasy Map Maker Release!Mar 02, 2024
- Quick Play mode addedNov 24, 2023
- Version 3 UpdateOct 02, 2023
- Rulebook formatting updateJul 24, 2023
- Version 2Jul 21, 2023
Comments
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Hi there! Could there be a refill on the community copies please?
Hi Fred,
Thanks for the message.
Community copies will likely not be offered again for Fantasy Map Maker.
However, community copies will be offered during early access for future games, so please look out for those. :)
Cheers,
Harry
That's fair, thank you!
The initial game has become a staple of my train travels, so I'm glad I decided to check out whether there was a new version of it. Definitely won't wait for my next trip to try it!
Glad to hear that!
The Improved Edition will be released very soon, too, btw. I hope you get a chance to try it on your train journeys. :)
Hey Harry ! Is there a French version available for it ? Thanks a lot for creating such great games. I intend to use them for my solo RPG games
Hi, Thanks for the question and the kind words! I am pleased to say that there will be a French translation as part of the Improved Edition coming in October :)
Great news ! Thanks for the confirmation, Harry...will wait a bit then 😀
This is so much fun! Great game, Harry!
Great! Glad to hear you're enjoying it :)
Great game. I bought this yesterday but am now seeing your post about version 3. What version did I get yesterday? The page and rules do not reference a version. The version I have does not show ports, fences, or cliffs etc. Thanks for clarifying.
Hi, Thanks for the comment, and glad to hear you’re enjoying it! Great question and sorry for any confusion there. Previous versions were while the game was in development, but the latest version is the released edition, so the version conventions were reset and it’s the “first edition” (technically it’s “version 4”).
Thanks for clarifying. Kind of bummed because ports and cliffs sounded good. But great game!
No problem! Yeah, I liked seeing them in maps too, but the issues were:
- Cliffs were mostly just used as coastlines, which can still be drawn as cliffs in the current edition. When they weren’t used as coastlines, there were too many edge cases involving rivers. Also, their readability on maps involved a bit of artistic technique (one of the missions of the game is little drawing skill is necessary to play).
- Ports are also nice, and I think they can be still added to seaside towns during touch-ups after scoring. The reason they were removed as a feature is that sometimes you’d have to draw more ports than there were seaside towns, which always looked a bit strange.
Still, it might be nice to incorporate them in a future expansion or something! Again, these features (and others like walls, pyramids, compass roses, etc) can always be added during touch-ups after scoring :)
Thanks for the explanation. Love hearing the thought process!
Really helpful ! Thank you !
Great! Thanks for the comment. The latest edition includes a number of improvements to the game, so I hope you can check it out some time.