The Locked Garden

You found the key long ago—you hardly remember where or how—but you’ve kept it ever since, wondering if it was lost, discarded, or meant for you to find. One day, in a quiet back avenue of the quaint town of Threadwyke, you find an old, ivy-covered gate whose lockplate matches your key! You peek through the keyhole and glimpse a garden on the other side. Curious, you peek again. What secret does the garden hold, and what will you do once you have uncovered it? About the Game The Locked Garden is a one-page cozy solo journaling & sketching or tunnel book making game where you peek through a keyhole, piecing together clues about the garden on the other side. How to Play: Peek Through the Keyhole and roll on the Glimpse Tables to determine what you see. Record the Glimpse. This can be done as a journal entry with or without sketches, or a multi-layered tunnel book. When you have 4+ Clue Points, you may attempt to Uncover the Secret. Repeat steps 1-3 until you feel certain you have interpreted the clues correctly, then Make Your Choice and decide what you will do with your key to end the game. At the end of the game, you will have a record of the garden and its secret, either as a series of journal entries, or as a physical view of your glimpses through the keyhole in the form of a small, illustrated tunnel book. (Instructions are included for creating a tunnel book.) You Will Need This pamphlet: Your guide to the game. Dice: One or two six-sided dice (d6). Supplies: For journaling, sketching, or making a tunnel book. Printable Extras Thank you for playing my game! The one-page PDF will always be free, but if you'd like to support my work and help me create more cozy games, you can purchase these optional printable extras for $2 or more: A glimpse tracker to record your clues and theories about the garden's secret. A complete tunnel book template, ready to print on 2 sheets of paper.