
Spellbinder: A Little Free Library RPG
A downloadable game
YOU ARE A WIZARD
In your post-apocalyptic world, magic is hidden in ancient spellbooks. The spells inside are powerful but fleeting. When you cast one, it disappears from the spellbook forever.

Spellbinder is a quick-play tabletop roleplaying game intended for 4-5 players. Players borrow books from a Little Free Library and use the words inside to cast powerful (but unpredictable) spells. Now available in English, French, Dutch, and Portuguese!
WHAT YOU NEED
- 3 six-sided dice
- 1 small hourglass
- Pencils and paper
- Books from your local Little Free Library
DOWNLOAD INCLUDES
- The one-page rules for Spellbinder
- A zine for you to leave in you local Little Free Library
Never folded a zine before? Check out Taylor Rushing's guide.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO...
- Matisse JDR (French translator)
- Hanine El Mir (French-Canadian consultant)
- Sarah Torfs (Dutch translator)
- Freddy Pavão (Portuguese translator)
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (8 total ratings) |
| Author | Mammoth Island |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | Fantasy, Homebrew, Indie, pen-and-paper, Print & Play, rules-lite, Tabletop role-playing game |
Download
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Spellbinder RPG (English) 2.1 MB
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Spellbinder Zine (English) 1,011 kB
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Spellbinder RPG (French) 2.3 MB
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Spellbinder Zine (French) 1.2 MB
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Spellbinder RPG (Dutch) 2.4 MB
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Spellbinder Zine (Dutch) 673 kB
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Spellbinder RPG (Portuguese) 2.4 MB
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Spellbinder Zine (Portuguese) 764 kB
Development log
- Spellbinder in Portuguese?!Aug 16, 2025
- Spellbinder is now available in Dutch!Jul 05, 2025
- Spellbinder at Toronto Games Week 2025May 17, 2025
- Spellbinder French Translation Available Now!Apr 12, 2025
- Coming to a Little Free Library Near You!Dec 22, 2024



Comments
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Found a copy in the Little Free Library at McCormick Park a little while back—very clever concept to activate the kind of devalued books one tends to find inside a LFL.
Thanks! I’m glad people are finding the zines I’ve been scattering around Toronto. And yes, after visiting 70+ libraries, I’ve noticed the books on offer have been… interesting.
How does one exorcise the tiny wizard from a library? He is weaving his miniscule magicks atop a stack of Nancy Drew novels and WON'T STOP.
I love the idea of leaving a copy of the game in a Little Free Library!! That's fantastic! I have three right near my house!!
Thanks! I’ll be printing off a bunch myself and dropping them in little libraries all over Toronto very soon.