Just played it tonight and had a blast!! The prompts are so funny and the rules easy to get a hang of; it got my inner boomer (who is apparently a columnist by the name of Merchante Kashbagge) really going at some point hahaha
I'd also like to share the best line I've written so far for this game: "Back in my day, you see, it was a different time."
I played with this lovely person as Phont Maulch, the normalest of columnists. NOT A COMMUNIST.
Here is an excerpt from his deep deep thoughts:
Standards for workplace safety, are we focusing on the right things?
The workplace is like a home in many ways, a big family. Sometimes you find out that your wife is just like the OSHA inspector for example, telling you to stop eating pipes. Well, dear reader, what you'll agree with is that it is the fruit of communist propaganda. If your wife starts telling you what to eat, remind her that those pipes are what keeps things RUNNING in this house.
I'm glad you and farenhi were able to get into the spirit of the game and have fun! The names were probably my favorite part to write, so I'm glad Merchante Kashbagge and Phont Maulch both turned out to be such NORMAL AND RATIONAL INDIVIDUALS.
Played the first version and enjoyed it. I boosted the irrelevance each round to make a shorter game. For replayability, I'd want to think hard about different types of collumnists (advice, local flavor, gossip). I can see the game working with multiple players, maybe competing for The Publisher's approval? In conclusion, cargo pants are comfy and easy to wear, by gum.
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Just played it tonight and had a blast!! The prompts are so funny and the rules easy to get a hang of; it got my inner boomer (who is apparently a columnist by the name of Merchante Kashbagge) really going at some point hahaha
I'd also like to share the best line I've written so far for this game: "Back in my day, you see, it was a different time."
I played with this lovely person as Phont Maulch, the normalest of columnists. NOT A COMMUNIST.
Here is an excerpt from his deep deep thoughts:
Standards for workplace safety, are we focusing on the right things?
The workplace is like a home in many ways, a big family. Sometimes you find out that your wife is just like the OSHA inspector for example, telling you to stop eating pipes. Well, dear reader, what you'll agree with is that it is the fruit of communist propaganda. If your wife starts telling you what to eat, remind her that those pipes are what keeps things RUNNING in this house.
I'm glad you and farenhi were able to get into the spirit of the game and have fun! The names were probably my favorite part to write, so I'm glad Merchante Kashbagge and Phont Maulch both turned out to be such NORMAL AND RATIONAL INDIVIDUALS.
Played the first version and enjoyed it. I boosted the irrelevance each round to make a shorter game. For replayability, I'd want to think hard about different types of collumnists (advice, local flavor, gossip). I can see the game working with multiple players, maybe competing for The Publisher's approval? In conclusion, cargo pants are comfy and easy to wear, by gum.
Fascinated to know that columnist who vents in a real physical newspaper instead of like, going on twitter is a universal experience
Heard this game played on Friends at the Table, it absolutely rules!