Frame cards let you quickly create a game to play, when nobody in the group has any strong ideas. They are like character cards for the game itself.

Each player draws a random Frame card, or picks a specific one. They then make decisions based on those cards about what to play, and the group discusses what to make of all this. The cards are the start of a conversation, not the end of it - players can draw new cards, change their mind, etc.

This is a game based on a specific work, such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Gideon the Ninth, etc. If you are basing a game on works that not every player knows, either be prepared to answer questions, or accept that some players may take the game in directions the original work didn't go.

• What parts of the work do you want to bring in?
• What parts do you not care about?
• Which players know the inspiration vs. which don't?
• What do you feel should be changed about the work? What shouldn't?