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A gamebook about making games

The Wave brings you a world. You make it play.

You are alone on an island. Something appears on the horizon. Whatever reaches shore becomes the beginning of a game no one has played before.

See what reaches shore
The Wave book cover, with the title rising above pale blue ocean waves World • Action • Vibe • End

Play it. Design with it.

What's in a WAVE?

Discover its World. Decide the Action. Find the Vibe. Choose the End. The book supplies the questions. You're responsible for the creation.

W World A Action V Vibe E End

Read the opening

What rides the wave and frees your soul?

Here's a sneak peek at the World phase, the first step in making your own game.

Phase 01: World 1 / 14
Preview page 1 of 14: the island premise begins
The island

The preview stops. The design begins.

You have found your world. Now teach it how to play.

The complete book carries your idea through World, Action, Vibe, and End. By the time you leave the island, you will not have just finished reading the game. You will have started making one.

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