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Helping you find some alternatives to dice games and mechanics!
I made this list to help you find tabletop RPGs that have different types of mechanics that do not involve dice! There’s games that are based on card decks or coin flips and some that are entirely based on storytelling! I hope this list helps you find some cool new mechanics to try out or give you inspiration for shaking things up with your next game!
I did my best to sort through the games here so you can have an easier time reviewing and picking some options that will work for your particular players without having to search around. I also know that everyone is different, so please review any games for yourself and your particular players before jumping in.
Suggestions for adding to this list of diceless tabletop RPGs
If you have a recommendation for a game to add, please let me know through the TTRPGkids contact form so I can consider adding it to this list or my big game list! I’ll be adding to this list as I come across more games, so stay tuned! For recommendations, I’m looking for tabletop RPGs and journaling RPG games with mechanics that are not based on dice and that are geared at kids or are intended for all-ages as they are currently published.
List of tabletop RPGs that don’t use dice!
| Game name | Mechanic | Age range | Find a copy | TTRPGkids posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDEC (Global Dragon Egg Conservation) | journaling, deck of cards | all ages | itchio | review |
| Wanderlust | journaling, printable cards | all ages | itchio | review |
| Precious Little Animal | journaling | all ages | itchio DriveThruRPG | |
| The Princess Game | storytelling | all ages | DriveThru | |
| Fighting Monsters | storytelling and drawing | all ages | itchio | |
| Complete the Quest | storytelling, adventure book paths with full character party | 8+ | Barnes and Noble | review |
| StoryGuider: A TTRPG to play with toddlers! | worksheets, pick and choose | 2+ | itchio | Published by TTRPGkids! |
| Fairies of the Mistglade | tier 1: no dice tier 2: no dice tier 3: d20 system | 3+ | game website DriveThruRPG | review interview |
| Dino Riderz | tier 1: no dice tier 2: no dice tier 3: d20 system | 3+ | game website DriveThruRPG | review |
| I am the Witch | no dice | all ages | itchio | |
| Wanderhome | no dice | all ages | game website itchio DriveThruRPG | |
| No Mice, No Meowsters | no dice (1d6 opt at start) | all ages | itchio | review |
| Banda's Grove | no dice | all ages | game website | Featured Project! |
| Re-di-go | hand signals/finger counting | all ages | game website | review |
| Figment | rock-paper-scissors | all ages | itchio DriveThruRPG | |
| Fliptales | cards tokens | 8+ | game website | interview review |
| Delve | cards | 4+ | game website | |
| Expedition | cards | 8+ | game website | |
| Once Upon a Time | cards | all ages | game website | |
| Omotenashi | deck of cards | all ages | itchio | review |
| Talent Quest | deck of cards | all ages | itchio DriveThruRPG | |
| Dixit | card game | 8+ | amazon | |
| For the Queen | custom card deck | 13+ | game website | |
| Argyle & Crew | sock puppets! | 4+ | DriveThru DriveThru (ideas book) | |
| Glyfi SRD | printable tokens | all ages | itchio | Published by TTRPGkids! |
| Glyfi Scouts | printable tokens | all ages | itchio | Published by TTRPGkids! |
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