Hexbound — A Solo Hex Crawl

Open the file and you are already playing.

Hexbound is a solo hex crawl in a single HTML file. You get a map, a job, and eighteen days of supplies. You do not know where the thing you are looking for is. You walk until you find out.

Why this one

• A complete crawl, not a toolkit. The map is generated, the job is generated, the sites are generated. Nothing to prepare, nothing to print, nothing to cut out.
• Every run is a different map. 30 hexes, seven terrain types, twelve kinds of site, eight jobs.
• One file, no install, no internet. Double-click index.html. That is the whole setup.
• About ten minutes a run. Built to be played in one sitting, then again tomorrow with a new map.

How it plays

1. You start with 18 supplies. Moving costs 1, or 2 through marsh, mountains and waste. At 0 the run is over.
2. You can see the ground around you, but you only find out what is in a hex by standing in it.
3. Some hexes hold a shrine or the wrong light. Those give you a clue: how far, and in which direction. The first clue also puts the goal marker on your map — until then you are guessing.
4. Reach the goal hex and roll 2d6 plus your clues (max +3). Beat 10 to finish.

Sites resolve on 2d6: 9+ it goes your way, 6–8 it costs you, 5 or less it costs you more. Caches and old camps give supplies back.

What you get

• Generated hex map with fog of war
• Twelve site types, from standing stones to sealed jars
• Clue system that reveals the goal instead of handing it to you
• Supply clock that ends the run if you overreach
• Full log of every move, roll and discovery
• One-click Markdown export
• Autosave, so you can close the tab and come back

Technical

• One HTML file. No dependencies, no build step, no network requests.
• Works in any modern browser on Windows, macOS and Linux.
• Your run is saved in your browser's local storage. Clearing browser data clears it, so export first.

What it is not

• Not a rules engine for another system. It uses no one else's tables and needs no published book.
• Not a virtual tabletop. It is the thing you keep open next to your notebook.
• Not a campaign. It is one crawl; play it again and you get a different one.

FAQ

Do I need a rulebook?
No. Everything you need to resolve a move is on the screen.

Can I play it with a system I already use?
Yes, as the exploration layer. It does not touch your character sheet.

Is it the same map every time?
No. New map, new job, new sites.

Does it work offline?
Yes. It makes no network requests.

Will there be updates?
Yes — buy once, updates are free.

Also in the Solo Toolkit. This game is one of four in the Solo Toolkit — four complete solo games for $12.99, less than half what they cost separately.