The Death of the Gilded Age

It's the last great party, thrown by the last great host of the age. With sex, fame, wealth and reputation all in play, what will your hosts fate be when the last guest leaves?

The Death of the Gilded Age is an art nouveau fiction game for 2 or more players. 

The players attend the last great party of the age, thrown by a mysterious and complicated Host. During play, you use playing cards to guide the course of the party, ending up with the discovery of what happens to your Host and what memories of the Age he leaves behind. 

This game is casual and meant to be played while enjoying food, drinks and each others company.

• 3-page PDF, meant to be printed out and used as playmats.
• Playmats contain all of the rules for play.
• Requires a standard deck of playing cards.

You can preview the game rules in their entirety using the Preview link on the top right of this page.

This game is part of the ndp microgame series of short, high-quality game experiments. To explore the library, as well as purchase the 12"x18" double-sided full-color poster version of this game for only $5, visit the ndp design website.

This game, and in particular this pay-what-you-want version of it, was made possible by backers of my Patreon campaign. Consider joining them here.