Story-based Puzzle

A Map Without North

Four maps depict the same island through different conventions. Reconstruct an atlas, recover the measurements and return safely. Polish game materials.

Age 14+ years
Players 1–4 players
Playing time 90–120 min
Preparing 8 min
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Home · 1

The Home licence covers private games with family and friends. This is a one-time purchase with no recurring fees or limit on permitted games or prints. The licence does not permit resale, public file sharing or transferring files to other organisers. Statutory user rights are unaffected.

Licence terms
Organiser · 1

The Organiser licence belongs to the named business or institution. Its staff and contractors may run its own events and activities, including paid events and events at clients’ premises. Separate businesses and other institutions in a network are not automatically covered. This is a one-time purchase with no recurring fees or limit on permitted games or prints. The licence does not permit resale, public file sharing or transferring files to other organisers. Statutory user rights are unaffected.

One-time purchase. No recurring fees or limit on permitted games or prints.

PDF: Digital download — no physical delivery.
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About the game

Compare fixed landmarks and infer how the same island was drawn under different conventions. Account for flooded points and one-way crossings before planning the entire journey back to the lighthouse. For 1–4 players, without a facilitator; age 14+. Entirely offline. All game materials are in Polish; this English text describes the product. Play time of 90–120 minutes and preparation of about 8 minutes after reading, excluding printing, are prototype estimates. Source review, logic simulations and digital PDF checks completed. Human playtests, physical printing and independent preparation are pending.

What is included?

Four maps, convention reference, two atlases, movement rules, a sixteen-step log, three stage checks and four hints. Two complete print packages, colour and black and white, each with 4 PDFs, a print guide and font licences.

What do you need?

  • A4 printouts
  • Pencil