tuesday's wildcard

Self-Published

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Description

New name.

New species.

New planet.

Now live forever.

Every Tuesday.

And only every Tuesday.

Sneak Peakto some of author's resources (meta-data)

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: RichF

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Rating: 3.7/ 5.0
Followers: 288
Views: 151,279

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Community Reviews(6)

AalanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So Tuesday's Wildcard is an interesting take on the whole RE/reincarnation/isekai genre. Coming from the starter world of Earth, our protagnist is given a choice as to whether go through the cycle relatively normally with some minor perks or becoming immortal. Immortality has its own costs and our protaganist went with it and chose Tuesday's Wildcard as his archtype. Out of every seven days, he gets to be present and active on the world only on Tuesday (or equivilent). An immortal still can die, but unlike non-immortals, they remember a certain number of past lifes in their entirity.
Stylistically, this is a well written piece although some might find certain aspects offputting or jarring... While there are no explicit sex scenes, inferences and innuendo abound. Additionally, those references are to teenagers and teenagers, teenagers and supposed adults. Remember age is a number, maturity is far more important, particularly when there are those who can still remember their last live or lives in their entirity... Someone's physical age might be 15, but add that to the 57 years lived previously, you are now at 72. Furthermore, make sure you are considering race... Particularly long-lived and slow-aging races (like elves even though that is not specifically a race in this book) will have a different perspective of what a child/juvenille/teenager is... so just because someone is 30(ish) does not mean they are not a teenager both emotionally and physically. So not everyone will like this aspect. We also take a look at sexual release with members of the same sex via these inuendo and inference... so if you are not comfortable with that, perhaps this is not the best choice for you. However, this is something that often happens with teens, even straight ones... periods of experimentation are normal... and healthy.
Regarding the Story and Plot, I have really enjoyed the story thus far... the protaganist quickly gains your attention and is well written and developed. The worl
B.Z. HardingRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Overall: I think this story has a lot of potential.
Immediately we're introduced to a character builder; I think this is an entertaining and effective start, though of course it's not breaking out of any molds. Regardless, it's entertaining, and the AI companion is characterized as a decently fun entity to interact with. I think, going forward, it might have limited relevance, but this is where I think this story could improve a lot: the beginning is really slow.
It wouldn't be a big deal if this was just a slow start, but Rich presents an encyclopedia in regards to the many aspects of the world. If the encyclopedia had been about species choices that the main character could have made, I wouldn't have minded this so much, but we spend so much time learning about time conversions and stat numbers... it starts to get a little absurd. I get it. I'm a programmer, too, and I like building systems, but so much of this should be relegated to internal notes. It's great if you're building all this stuff out, but we don't really need to know much more than "the days are a bit longer here," if that, and that could be told through character interactions. Regardless of all that, though, the author has clearly thought out the world, systems, and even characters: the work shows through. If you like really crunchy stories, this may even be preferable. The author is clearly competent and this story is still better written than the vast, vast majority of content on RR so I will still be giving it 5 stars.
Style: The styling is annoying; the author likes to use different fonts etc. Please consider sticking with one font so your readers can properly adjust things to their liking. Oh, also, and this is important and not really a matter of opinion: please stop italicizing all the main character's thoughts. You're in first person, so you're allowed to just say what the main character is thinking in prose. If you were in third person and wanted to interject character thoughts directly, yo
darryltheradiorancherRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Hello, I have been reading this story since it started.
I like it a lot, and it is, in fact, for me, getting better with every new chapter.
I should also point out that I have been reading it as it is being written.
I am also proofreading it for Rich.
so I might be biased.
I like his characters, and the situations presented with each new adventure,
I have learned a lot about RPGs from reading this story, too.
Darryl the Radio Rancher.
wothereRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Imagine existing only one day in seven; the world, your family, your friends continuing their development without you during the six others, in exchange for immortallity and not forgetting your future lives in different worlds upon reincarnation. What can that do to a person? Would it be worth it? Our main character is finding out, one step after the other.
Style: The story is very LitRPG and number cruching, but you can usually skip the number parts without issue, so it should please both system fans and non-fans.
We can clearly see the author put a lot of thoughts in the system, setting and characters. They clearly know what to say, but what they want doesn't always get through. The story is clear, but the dialogues can feel unnatural and some of the character's decisions can be confusing. There are valid reasons for those decisions, they are just not always obvious or explained.
Story: the synopsis said it all, and it is still too early to say much about it. For now it leans toward a wholesome slice-of-life, but it can still go in any direction. Remember the 'world jumping 6 days forward' thing? A lot can happen in 6 days.
Grammar: almost perfect. I didn't spot major flaws, and when I did I wasn't even sure they were not on purpose. Not distracting at all.
Character: all the characters, even those with minimal interactions and some we only heard about, feel like actual people, with their own experiences, feelings, and worldviews. They can be skilled but flawed, make good and bad decisions, change their mind and so on. No cardboard cutouts or NPC here.
TL;DR: a good litRPG with some world hoping to come and unique new twists to make it fresh again. I recommend even if you are not a fan of litRPG.
Lastly, author is open to recommendations and critics. They will definitely improve over time.
Eudaim0niaRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
This story follows a rare trope of repeated reincarnation - meaning we watch the main character experience multiple lives. Supposedly, because this story didn't get that far yet, so right now its essentially a normal reincarnation.
Its not a bad story, overall. Definetly not 3 stars, It just has a quite specific audience, and I think its mainly due to how its written.
Why did I give such an atrocious style score? For one, the story is unbearably slow. For a story tagged "adventure" and not tagged "slice of life", I felt quite dissapointed when after 20 chapters... not that much happened. Certainly no adventure in sight. And those chapters aren't short, either. I assume thats around three hundred pages, based on the total length of almost a thousand. And thats still Forrest's first life!..
Then, there is the dialogue. Sometimes its totally fine. Sometimes its crude, inelegant, or/and unnatural. Sometimes its missing the details that would clarify a confusing scene, expecting the reader to guess the implications on their own (I certainly couldn't). Combine this all with the copius word count that makes you want to skim, its easy to overlook important details when dialogue starts and the story suddenly gets a much faster pace. That contrast is no good, no matter how I look at it.
Also, infodumps. A lot of them. This story has a a lot of worldbuilding and not nearly as much actual story.
I feel like those three points justify the score, mainly because the story doesn't have "slice of life", which it clearly is.
Edit: The author added the tag, so I'll raise the style score to 3 stars, since the slow pacing is no longer a basis to lower it.
But other than that, is tuesdays wildcard any good? Its hard to judge it because the style drags everything else down. There isn't much story to talk about in the first place, I suppose there was this and that, but not a lot of actual progress and plot. The characters can hardly shine with dialogue like that, but it seems the author di
sztrzask2Royal Road
★★★ 2.5
Starts ok, but then goes into yiff with any and all excuses the author can muster.
That's not the issue though - the issue is that there's no real consequences of MC being there 1 day out of seven - the other characters just stare blankly at walls whenever he's not with them.