Gridlock

Gridlock is an easy-to-learn, grid-based tabletop game where players work together to defeat enemies in various encounters.

It takes about 15 minutes to learn how to play. Each Encounter is expected to last about an hour.

The game takes inspiration from several tabletop games including Draw Steel, ICON, and Dungeons and Dragons as well as several tactical, grid-based strategy games that I never quite meshed with. I've tried to create a a game with simple tactics, teamwork opportunities, and enough complexity to allow for strategical minds to run wild. It's also intended to be easy to run on your own. There are multiple pre-designed Encounters already included in the game, so Gridlock is great for a no-prep game night!

You can play this game with pen and paper, at the dinner table, with your family. Or with whatever else, wherever else, whoever else you want.

Included in the downloads are are helpful instructions if you want to make your battle grid out of paper. You'll notice that there are some strange black boxes in the Gridlock rules packet, they represent space dedicated to art that may be included in the future.

Gridlock © 2025 by Riley Clark is licensed under CC BY 4.0 

Cover Icons by MarkGosbell.