Banda's Grove
The planes intermingled, not neatly defined, but patched and twisted into each other, all radiating out from where Banda stood. You can find the springy ground and dazzling colors of Alohi blended with the cold, snowy lands of Cluthar. The dry grasses and stone of Ágil folded around the dense, lush blues and floating fauna of Pese Malosi. The peoples are just as wonderful and varied as the planes they inhabit.
From the journal of Ranger Murie
First of the Grove
A crackling campfire, a cozy cabin, friendly company, a primordial quantum being in the shape of a white-tailed prairie dog, and making s’mores. There’s really nothing quite like living at Banda’s Grove: The Quantum Convergence of Campgrounds.
Banda’s Grove is a diceless, cozy, slice of life RPG with collaborative, legacy map drawing for 1+ players. A community-building game of discovery, quasi-magical quantum science, whimsy, and wonder!
Banda's Grove Camper Handbook Includes
- 172-page PDF
- 1-spread rule summary
- Character Sheets
- Hex Map Pack
- Plane Records
- Print-and-Play Badges
- Camper and Spirit Cards
- Nature Watching Cards
- Quantum Event Cards
- Nature Spot List
FEATURES
- Diceless - Earn Pebbles to spend on actions and moves to achieve your goals, build Facilities, earn badges and help others!
- Short or Long Sessions - Play a quick 'one-week' session in 45-90 minutes or a more traditional 3-4 hour game with multiple weeks, events, and story beats.
- 10 Playbooks - Play as the Grove Ranger, Artist, Botanist, Chef, Counselor, Ecologist, Groundskeeper, Instructor, Quantum Specialist or Tenderfoot.
- Festivals and Special Events - Unique events to plan that give bonuses and boons.
- Badges to earn - Permanently add new actions or bonuses to your Camper!
- Map Drawing - Define details and discoveries of the Grove directly on the map!
- Facilities to Build - Build new facilities on fragments with Grove Projects that unlock new actions, festivals and more.
- Lore, But Room For More - Enough lore to get you going, with rules and tips to collaboratively make the Grove yours.
- Crafting! - Unlock player creativity with an easy and fun crafting system to make all the things you could want, need or imagine!
- Blips - Mysterious Imbalances - Quantum instabilities cause blips to consume a Fragment. They can be healed and mended in several ways to get the Fragment and its facility back!
- Multiple Formats Available: Full-color, Print Friendly, Singles, Spreads, booklet printing, .txt, .epub, and HTML.
ACTUAL PLAYS
- Almost Bedtime Theater, a dad and daughter duo review and play Banda's Grove!
- BrambleBerry Games plays Banda's Grove on Twitch
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
BANDA'S GROOVE: THE CURATED PLAYLIST
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Find the old game jam, along with the third-party license and creator resources here!
Community Created Content
Purchase
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Community Copies
If you're in need, can't or don't want to afford a copy of the game or have previously supported Banda's Grove during Itchfunding, please help yourself to a community copy of the full game!
- Every sale adds 1 extra community copy
- You can get the Ashcan Edition free forever.
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Development log
- Devlog 05 - The Drama EconomyJul 11, 2023
- Devlog 04 - Pebbles, Resources, Safety Tools, and TutorialsJul 11, 2023
- Devlog 03 - Badges & Rethinking MechanicsMar 14, 2023
- Overhaul Devlog - 02 - Design, Maps, and TerminologyMar 08, 2023
- Overhaul Devlog - 01 - Why?Mar 08, 2023
- Updated Player HandoutsDec 04, 2022
- Version 1.0 Released!Oct 18, 2022
- All 100 Creatures Released!Jun 23, 2022
Comments
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How many players is this game designed for?
Hi! Banda’s Grove can be with 1 or more players. It has a solo mode and the standard game can be played with someone acting as the Grove Ranger and the other as a Camper.
We think it plays really well with 4 players!
Thank you very much!
Hi! So I just downloaded this hoping to Print and Play. Do you have maybe a list of all the files that should be printed? There's a lot of folders and files in the download, and it's a bit confusing figuring out what's needed or if I might need to print several copies of something.
Hi! Thank you for reaching out. I agree, the folder organization is a bit of a mess and is something we’re looking at making simpler. Apologies about that.
For print and play I’d print:
In “Additional Formats & Print Friendly Folder”
In Map Files -> Maps
In Extras -> Print & Play
In Extras -> Print & Play -> Camper and Spirit Cards
Let me know if you run into any issues or have any more questions. I’m happy to help.
Hi! Thanks for such a speedy response. This is meant to be a gift, so I'm trying to be extra careful haha. Are the printable token sheets not necessary for making the map? As well as the badges? Are the templates also there to help out with first playthroughs? I have to admit I haven't read through the entire rulebook, so I might be mistaken.
Not a problem! I appreciate you asking these questions because it means others probably have them too, and I need to organize all this better.
There is a lot of extra content in there for people who want to make their own props to print (such as making their own creature cards, or pre-made Camper/Spirit cards). That’s what the templates are all there for.
You can absolutely print token sheets and badges for use on the maps and character sheets!
In the rules we encourage people to draw, sketch, and color on the maps, but supply the token sheets for people who would rather cut and paste those on the map instead.
We’ve had many players who draw their earned badges on their character sheet, but we provide the badge sheet to print out and use. Also, we offer a sticker sheet for the badges players can peel and stick onto their character sheets as they earn them.