For the Queen (game)

For the Queen

Designers	Alex Roberts (game designer)
Publishers	Evil Hat Productions, Darrington Press
Publication	2019, 2024
Genres	tabletop role-playing game, romance
Skills	role-playing, improvisation

For the Queen is a tabletop role-playing game by Alex Roberts about the dangerous journey of a queen's servants. The first edition was published by Evil Hat Productions in 2019, and the second edition was published by Darrington Press in 2024.^[1] The game features themes of power, authority, femininity, love, loyalty, and betrayal.^[2][3] For the Queen has inspired indie role-playing games with similar game mechanics.^[4]

Gameplay

Players draw cards from a central deck and respond to textual prompts with spoken narration. Storytelling is collaborative.^[3] The game ends when the card with the final prompt is drawn.^[1]

References

1. Meehan, Alex (2024-01-23). "Critical Role publisher printing new edition of storytelling game For the Queen". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
2. Meehan, Alex (2024-05-16). ""You don't know when something profound is going to happen": Designer behind Critical Role's new RPG on the therapeutic potential of tabletop games". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
3. Wieland, Rob. "Darrington Press Brings For The Queen Back To Her Throne". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
4. Robinson, Tasha (2024-05-23). "For the Queen's creator on the new edition, her many copycats, and her balloon-kink RPG". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-08-13.