the library · est. in a basement

Every sport is made up.

Open source sports rulebooks. Share your sport with the world or find a new one to play.

✎ Write a new rulebooka ten-minute interview turns your game into one of these

The library — as played

6 fit

  • 3v3 basement basketball: tag three furniture items, then shoot the duck.

    4–8 playersa room~45 minlive board
  • The folk climbing card game — first out rules the next round.

    4–8 playersa table~30 minscreen at pauses only
  • Mafia

    v1.0

    Moderated social deduction — the village against the hidden few.

    7–20 playersanywhere~30 minscreen at pauses only
    10 rulesStart a game
  • The canonical playground game: field it clean or race the ball to the wall.

    2–12 playersa court~20 minscreen at pauses only
  • Red-zone-only football: four downs from the twenty, every drive.

    4–10 playersa field~40 minlive board
  • Nutmeg

    v1.0

    Tight-space keep-away where the only goal is between your legs.

    3–6 playersa room~30 minlive board