Tollund

Twenty-four hundred years ago.

Iron Age Northern Europe.

The crops have failed and your village is starving. The gods demand a sacrifice to restore the fields. You have been chosen… but you must be willing.

You will be given four days to determine if you accept or not.

Your fate lies in the black waters of the bog, but not yet. Use your remaining time to make final preparations, talk to loved ones, and consider your decision.

The choice is yours.

Tollund

"Never before have I had to decide whether I would be a bog body sacrifice. Now I have. Turns out, given the opportunity I am gonna slide straight into the sweet wet mud. 10/10 would die again."

Inspired by the Tollund Man of Denmark, Tollund is a 60-page solo journaling game about impossible choices in Iron Age Northern Europe.

It’s a journaling game, but one in which each decision pushes the scales one direction or the other. The final result is an accumulation of many tiny choices over time, rather than a singular decision.

A standard deck of playing cards and 13+ tokens are required to play.

Content Warning & Player Safety

Tollund explores mature themes inspired by Iron Age history involving death, grief, starvation, loss, animal violence, and ritual human sacrifice. While these elements are integral to the narrative of the game, they may evoke strong emotions while playing and are not for everyone.