Announcing a REEL-lite RPG: Tales from the Tape Deck
Race against the clock using a music playlist in a gonzo TTRPG
What is Tales from the Tape Deck? Tales from the Tape Deck (TTD) is a rules-lite roleplaying game system that fits in a cassette tape box! Inspired by various OSR systems, Mork Borg, and one-page RPGs, we wanted to push the lite format with TTD and create an ultra-portable game, with flair.
The cassette tape box is more than storage. It is meant to be an in-game artifact. For example, Volume 1 is an adventure called The Righteous Ride of the Radicals and can be best summed up as Mad Max meets the giant robots from Super Sentai. This means the cassette tape box and art will have that post-apocalyptic look–and a soundtrack from the end of the world, too, because TTD comes with a set of curated playlists per game that build tension, aid game masters, and keep the clock ticking along.
TTD is meant to be played quickly for groups of 3-5. Sessions are designed to last one to two hours. The curated playlists (some of which include original music!) last 1 hour each; in hour 2, the Game Master replays them so players know when the end is near.
Tales from the Tape Deck was honored to be chosen by Gamefound for their RPG Party open call–one of only twenty games out of hundreds of applicants. We were invited to attend seminars and other events organized by Loot Tavern, Magpie Games, DrivethruRPG, and Chaosium.
Who is behind Tales from the Tape Deck?
Ahmed Suffety worked on Chew: The RPG for Imagining Games and the upcoming Kingdom of Keshanar for Orthane Productions. Most recently, he successfully funded his own Mothership adventure, stand\Deliver.
Yamil Camacho served as editor for World of Trash and The Gongfarmer’s Almanac. He also worked on the upcoming Kingdom of Keshanar for Orthane Productions and published his own Weird Frontiers adventure, When the Sky Comes Looking for You, in 2025.
When is Tales from the Tape Deck launching? TTD is launching during Zine Quest/Zine Month, on February 24, 2026.
For more information, please go to https://www.suffety.com/landing-page-talesfromthetapedeck
For interviews, appearances, and business inquiries, please reach out to jyamil@joseyamil.com
