Although I ran three sessions of #AYearInFarmValley at RinCon 2025, there were people who wanted to play but couldn’t fit it into their schedule. This session is one I played with such folks after the convention was officially over.

A Year in Aachdingen - Winners of a lottery brave sinkholes and contested ownership to improve an abandoned farm in 19th century Alsace-Lorraine(-ish).

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-aachdingen-spring-and-summer/

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-aachdingen-autumn-and-winter/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

Today I’m sharing Winter from A Year in Crestfall, which completes the year.

Relationships take central stage in Crestfall as Keegan dates Alfonso, Alice bonds with her prize cow, and Jane completes her apprenticeship.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-crestfall-winter/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

Today I’m sharing Autumn from A Year in Crestfall.

The farm in Crestfall expands to include cattle.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-crestfall-autumn/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

Today I’m sharing Summer from A Year in Crestfall.

The step-siblings make progress on their barn and frog harvest.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-crestfall-summer/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

At RinCon 2025 I had a chance to facilitate a larger-scope game of A Year in Farm Valley with prompts for each player for all 12 months, 36 prompts overall. This makes the session report huge, so I’m splitting it up by season. Today I’m sharing Spring.

Adult siblings from a blended family inherit their parents’ farm, setting in motion a culinary revolution in the small town of Crestfall.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-crestfall-spring/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley, one played at RinCon 2025. This game was played in the Women's Space, which was so great because it's quiet enough that your throat doesn't go raw just from trying to talk with the other players at your table!

A group of distant cousins inherits Great Aunt Anastasia’s old farm in Piney Shore.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-piney-shore/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

We invited some friends over for a Halloween-themed game of A Year in Farm Valley, and so today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 2 of A Year in Creepy Hollow.

The witches of Creepy Hollow prepare to welcome the Count at the autumn equinox.

Join us for Summer and Autumn.

https://diceystories.com/ds427-cozy-farming-a-year-in-creepy-hollow-part-2-of-2/

#halloween
#ttrpg
#actualplay
#cozygames
#AYearInFarmValley

A Year in Farm Valley has now been up on itch.io for one month. My game's been viewed 306 times, downloaded 103 times, and earned a gross revenue of $61. Average payment for the free game is actually higher than the suggested price, surprising me—pleasantly. This will go towards paying art and layout costs for the next revision.

If you are one of the downloaders, thank you! I'd love to hear about any sessions of it you've run.

https://diceystories.itch.io/a-year-in-farm-valley
#IndieRPG #itchio #ttrpg #AYearInFarmValley

We invited some friends over for a Halloween-themed game of A Year in Farm Valley, and so today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 1 of A Year in Creepy Hollow.

A coven of witches inherits a dilapidated castle in Creepy Hollow.

Join us for Winter and Spring! (This game of A Year in Farm Valley will culminate with Autumn.)

https://diceystories.com/ds425-cozy-farming-a-year-in-creepy-hollow-part-1-of-2/

#halloween
#ttrpg
#actualplay
#cozygames
#AYearInFarmValley

Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley, one played at RinCon 2025. This time the players were both children, and all the characters were anthropomorphic animals.

A fox and a meerkat answer an ad to take over the farm that a retired mole has let degrade since devoting himself to baking cookies for the children of Bakersfield.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-bakersfield/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley. This time we decided to name all the townsfolk after birds...

A trio of lucky folks win the lottery for a fixer-upper farm in the small town of Grackle’s Nest in the mid-1900s.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-grackles-nest/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

Today we started an extended 2 player game of #AYearInFarmValley where we'll each get 18 prompts instead of just 8. Three hours, and we're about a third of the way done. We're using the Alpha Centauri setting of our Genesys campaign with a mix of known NPCs and new ones. So far we're enjoying seeing how the game world evolves in this more cozy mode than the adventure & politics of the Genesys game. Characters have time to breathe, and there's no sense that we're wasting time on that.

#ttrpg

Today I'm sharing a session report for A Year in Farm Valley that we did as a sort of solarpunk game. This is also the first time we tried a major community project.

A found family of wanderers settle together on a long abandoned farmstead and integrate themselves into the local community.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-ever-green-hills/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg
#solarpunk

Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 2 of A Year in Lake Valley.

The new farmers establish themselves in Lake Valley and unravel the mystery of Chuck McClintock.

Join us for Autumn and Winter!

https://diceystories.com/ds421-cozy-farming-a-year-in-lake-valley-part-2-of-2/

In #podcast and #SessionReport form.

#ttrpg
#actualplay
#cozygames
#gmless
#AYearInFarmValley

Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 1 of A Year in Lake Valley.

When a trio of strangers each buy a share of a farm in Lake Valley from a con artist, they have to make the best of the dilapidated property they find when they arrive.

Join us for Spring and Summer!

https://diceystories.com/ds419-cozy-farming-a-year-in-lake-valley-part-1-of-2/
In #podcast and #SessionReport form.

#ttrpg #actualplay #cozygames #gmless #AYearInFarmValley

Today I'm sharing a session report for A Year in Farm Valley written up by one of my playtesters who used just the instructions to play—no additional guidance from me.

Jeff builds a life for himself on a farm in Pepperidge Valley that he inherited from his grandfather.

https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-pepperidge-valley/

#SessionReport
#CozyGames
#AYearInFarmValley
#GMless #ttrpg

My game A Year in Farm Valley is ready!

You have inherited a derelict farm near a small town. Over the course of a year, you will settle into life there, improving the property, exploring the environment, getting to know the townsfolk, establishing a business, and celebrating it all.

https://diceystories.itch.io/a-year-in-farm-valley

Cozy, GM-less, solo or multiplayer, fun for the whole family or friend group if you like #StardewValley and #ttrpg. It's free/pay-what-you-want.

#AYearInFarmValley #GMless #itchio #PWYW

Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 2 of A Year at Flycatcher Farm.

Ursa and Ned try to keep the struggling Flycatcher Farm going, but their heart isn’t really into it. Not while they’re still wondering… what happened to Cousin Marge?

Join us for Autumn and Winter!

https://diceystories.com/ds417-cozy-farming-a-year-at-flycatcher-farm-part-2-of-2/

In #podcast and #SessionReport form.

#ttrpg #actualplay #cozygames #gmless #MurderMystery #AYearInFarmValley

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I heard from some of my playtesters (from https://diceystories.com/a-year-in-the-forks/) that they had run #AYearinFarmValley with friends. It is so cool that other people have played it without my involvement and that they had a really fun time. I laughed out loud when I heard their set-up: a multi-level marketing cult using the derelict farm to grow crops for essential oils. It's so great to see the game be so flexible. I played a solarpunk setting with another group of playtesters recently, too.

#ttrpg #GMless

Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 1 of A Year at Flycatcher Farm.

Disgraced detectives Ursa and Ned Flycatcher try their hand at agriculture when their first cousin once removed dies suddenly and leaves them a farm. (This game reprises some characters from another RPG and puts them on a farm.)

Join us for Spring and Summer!

https://diceystories.com/ds415-cozy-farming-a-year-at-flycatcher-farm-part-1-of-2/

In #podcast and #SessionReport form.

#ttrpg #actualplay #cozygames #gmless #MurderMystery #AYearInFarmValley