Introduction

You are a Hannukah goblin. After the Goblin King destroyed the  temple, you and the other Hannukah goblins were left without a home. Although you originally didn’t believe in Hanukkah, Hershel taught you the values of Hanukkah: community, survival, and celebrating the small miracles in life. With Hershel’s trials, you now embrace Hanukkah and the Jewish culture.

Your goal now is to convince the other Hanukkah goblins in the neighboring towns to embrace the spirit of Hanukkah. You won’t be doing this alone though! You will work together with your goblin friends and have special items. On your adventure, you will meet townsfolk and other goblins. It is your job to spread as much Hanukkah cheer as you can before the end of Hanukkah.

Physical Copies Available!

In addition to the electronic copies (PDF, EPUB3, DAISY, and TXT format),  physical softcovers are available for pre-order below! 

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Who is talking about Hanukkah Goblins?

Take a look at everyone talking about Hanukkah Goblins!

The Jewish News of Northern California and The Jerusalem Post

Check out this article written about Max and Hanukkah Goblins in The Jewish News of Northern California and The Jerusalem Post.

https://www.jweekly.com/2020/12/08/take-on-the-hanukkah-goblins-in-oakland-desig...

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/a-new-game-lets-you-play-hanukkah-goblins-and-shoot-jelly-doughnuts-651560

Café Rolistes

Kalum and I talk about Hanukkah Goblins and about Jewish representation in popular culture. I pull no punches when talking about J.R.R. Tolkien's anti-semitism and how it pervades modern representations of marginalized people. Use the following link to watch the recording!

Actual Play on @Go_Jg's Twitch Channel 

We played Hanukkah Goblins on stream with this ALL STAR cast. Use the links below to watch the recording.

Electronic Format/Accessibility

In addition to a fully accessible PDF, I have created EPUB3, DAISY, and TXT formats of Hanukkah Goblins. Most people will likely use the PDF version of the game, but I felt it important to provide a wide range of formats to meet a wide range of accessibility needs. If you want to learn more about the DAISY format, check it out here: https://daisy.org/activities/standards/daisy/

Credits

Author - Max Fefer (Twitter, Itch.io)

Editor - Theo Rusmore (Twitter, Itch.io)

Illustrator - Kali Hayes (Twitter, Portfolio)

Special thanks to Adira Slattery (Twitter, Itch.io) for cultural consulting and Ezra Rose (Twitter, Itch.io) for the information on Sheyd/Sheydim.