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The Swindle is a solo roleplaying game of roguish adventure, daring heists, risky gambits, ill-gotten gains, and dramatic consequences.

You are a streetwise scoundrel making your way in the criminal underworld of a haunted industrial city. Using an array of skills, tools, and methods, you will rob the wealthy of their riches, the corrupt of their secrets, and the powerful of their hubris. To the genteel you are a wretch, to the constabulary a brigand, to the citizen a renegade — but only The Swindle can say what you will become...

The Swindle: Solo Heist RPG combines the narrative moves of Ironsworn with the thrilling heists of Blades in the Dark.

• Innovative “Pressure Clocks” never let up, building dramatic tension from the start to finish of every heist.
• Intuitive D6 dice pool system quickly resolves uncertainty without getting in the way.
• Interdependent character stats balance specialization and generalization.
• Bend reality to your will with the volatile “Attune” move. Wield magic without being limited to a single stat.
• Plan as you go with heist cards, flashbacks, and a load-based inventory. Cut to the chase as a criminal mastermind.

Join the Playtest

Your feedback is crucial to improving the game! Sign up here if you're interested in playtesting, or if you'd like to be notified when The Swindle is published. After you subscribe, you'll receive an email with everything you need to get started (quickstart rules, character sheet, moves reference, and heist cards).

Join the conversation on Discord, and check out the playtest documentation for more info. Playtesters who complete the survey will be credited in the front matter of the published game.