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John is an absolute layman. He knows nothing about religion. He is also not particularly bright, or skilled in any notable way. John is just a regular guy. 

Somehow, on a vacation to Rome, John was elected Pope. Don't ask why. He's not sure either.

Luckily for Pope John XXIV, he can have faith that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit will guide his every move... By hiding in his mitre and pulling his hair. See, two rats and a pigeon happened to be hiding in the mitre when it was pulled out of storage, and when you've lived all your life in the gutters of the Vatican, you learn a thing or two about acting like a Pope. And so, they help him out.

Unfortunately for Pope John XXIV, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit each have their own secret agenda. Such is the treacherous political world of the Holy See.

Inspired by the games Everyone Is John by Michael Sullivan and Goat Crashers by Grant Hewitt.

Made for Pope Game Jam and released under the CC-BY-NC 4.0 license by Alexandre Bujold, 2025.

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Jean est un laïc. Il ne connait absolument rien à la religion. Il n'est pas non plus particulièrement brillant ou habile à quoi que ce soit. Jean est un homme parfaitement moyen.

En vacances à Rome, Jean a été élu pape. Ne demandez pas pourquoi. Il n'est pas sûr lui non plus.

Heureusement pour le pape Jean XXIV, il peut avoir foi que le Père, le Fils et le Saint Esprit guideront ses actes... En se cachant dans sa mitre et en tirant ses cheveux. Voyez-vous, deux rats et un pigeon se cachaient dans la mitre quand elle a été sortie des boules à mites, et quand on a vécu toute sa vie dans les coins crasseux du Vatican, on sait comment un pape se comporte. Et donc, ils décident de l'aider.

Malheureusement pour Jean, le Père, le Fils et le Saint Esprit ont chacun des intentions cachées. Tel est le monde politique traître et perfide du Saint-Siège.

Inspiré par les jeux Everyone Is John de Michael Sullivan et Goat Crashers de Grant Hewitt.

Créé dans le cadre du Pope Game Jam et publié sous licence CC-BY-NC 4.0 par Alexandre Bujold, 2025.

Updated 12 days ago
Published 25 days ago
StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Authorbujold
TagsComedy, Tabletop role-playing game
Asset licenseCreative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial v4.0 International
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish, French

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Hello, may I ask who the artist is for the mouse art in your game?

It's a quick collage I made of two public domain engravings I found on WikiCommons (great source for this type of art, by the way!): The rat is a 1808 engraving by William Samuel Howitt, while the hat is by an unnamed artist and taken from a 1908 dictionary. I'm surprised how well they ended up fitting together!

lovely, thank you very much!

I was already finding this game very good… And then realized I forgot to read its second page, which elevates it even further!

A success on all counts, including title and illustration ;)

Better than a Dan Brown novel!