
The Lamplit Correspondence: A Solo Letter-Writing Game
Published 18 October 2026 · On Quisicosas since 3 November 2026
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3 November 2026 (on Substack)
What it is about
The Lamplit Correspondence A solo letter-writing game for the living and the lingering. Somewhere a lamp is still burning in an old house, and someone there is waiting for your letter. Write to a ghost, or to a pen pal you lost, and read their replies through cards and dice. How it plays Draw a card and answer its prompt in a handwritten letter Red cards add Ink (what still binds you), black cards add Ash (what is fading) Three Acts and a Final Letter. The balance of Ink and Ash decides one of 5 endings What's inside 23-page game book in A4 and US Letter, as a dark screen version and an ink-saving print version 73 letter prompts, 18 replies, 6 events, 20 enclosures, safety page, optional wax-seal ritual, tracker and letter log 17-page stationery set: 6 letter-paper designs, envelope template, stamps and postmarks, 52 printable prompt cards You need A deck of playing cards (or the printed cards), one d6, paper and a pen. Try it free Download One Night , the free one-page version, below. License Personal use. You may print it for your own play. No resale or redistribution. How it was made Text written with help from an AI assistant. All art drawn with code, with no image generators. Fonts under the SIL Open Font License. Zlatko Chulev - Zekir © 2026 Zlatko Chulev - Zekir. All rights reserved.





