10 Best TableTop RPGs That Aren’t Dungeons And Dragons

This horror RPG has a unique way of handling the effectiveness of a character’s action. It doesn’t rely on dice for a random outcome. It relies on the player’s dexterity. The simple inclusion of a Jenga tower makes this a very different game.

This system is built for horror-based games in which it is expected most of the player characters will not survive. Most of these sessions are one-shots, but a campaign can be run. Characters are created based on their roles. In a slasher setting, for instance, a character may be the Jock or the Rich kid. Each role also has question’s the players must answer, such as why you want everyone to split up?

As previously mentioned, the challenge comes from the inclusion of a Jenga tower. Actions performed by the group of players will require one or more people to remove blocks from the tower, how many depends on the difficulty of the task. This allows for ramping tension as the tower becomes more unstable. When that tower falls, the one responsible will be out of the game. This is usually by death, but it may be through other more horrific means.