Hearts Blazing
Hearts Blazing is another favorite of my friend group and while we’ve only played it through twice, both times have left such a lasting impression that we talk about this game, and our characters, all the time. Each player embodies an archetypal character and gets a deck of cards with episode tropes for that character. As situations—described as episodes—come up, players use their deck to decide who gets to narrate the episode and what stories they want to see played out. Incredibly clever and self aware, Hearts Blazing is a fantastic game, and it’s available as a free print and play version on DriveThruRPG. (I found my physical copy at the Indie Press Revolution table at a convention… but it might be completely out of stock at this point!)
