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Recap by Fire Eater Wizard; Gotta say that last night was probably the most enjoyable I've had on the show since I returned back in January. Roc City Roller Derby announcer Gil Monster joined us, and while he proudly promoted the upcoming Roller Derby season, he was also on hand to promote something just as cool!
Now, I'd seen photos of some of Gil's handiwork. The guy makes some awesome little figures out of pipe cleaner, all kinds of fun creatures and creepy characters. What I didn't know was that these characters were part of something much larger in scope. Seems that Gil has patented a board game, and these little pipe cleaner critters are actually game pieces!
Awesomeness...
So, the game is called "Amputheatre", and the game board represents a futuristic battle arena where our fuzzy little pipe cleaner pals fight it out. Seems that each character (and there are literally dozens of them, all hand crafted by Gil) is a hardened convicted criminal, and what they're battling for is a full government pardon. Random dice rolls represent a number of things, including the initial placement of your character on the game board. Now, as each character has a detachable head and arms, some attacks allow for dismemberment or decapitation. Of course, severed body parts have to land somewhere, so another random roll of dice determines where these pieces end up on the game board.
Prime example: I'd chosen a character called Sunderella, a child-eating circus bear who, instead of rolling around on a giant ball, can roll around on severed heads for a movement bonus. Yeah, it's pretty gruesome...
Speaking of gruesome, there's also blood. Lots and lots of blood, represented by little tokens made of pieces of red felt. Blood spatter occurs after successful attacks, and once again, a random dice roll determines where the blood falls. This comes in handy if you're low on life, as you can absorb any blood that occupies a square that you land on.
Of course, there are also little surprises scattered about the board. Little cards that represent weapons to be picked up, or spells, and even a couple of traps that are truly best avoided. Loved the Yeti In A Box! (If you've ever seen "Creepshow", you know what I'm talking about.)
There's much more to it, really can't fully describe it here. I will say that Josh and I were in game geek heaven as we played in between talk breaks, with Gil and his wife, RCRD's Dee Fenestrate playing along and guiding us. Seriously, it's a blast!
Speaking of games, during a brief visit from Jim Schreck we somehow got on the subject of song lyrics being sung by assorted celebrities and/or public figures. Can't honestly remember how this came about, but it reminded me of a conversation I'd had with my brother and a mutual friend.
About three years ago, Bill had been lamenting about not being able to beat a song on Guitar Hero 2, and we'd told him "It's not the end of the world". Now, it's well established that it doesn't take much to plant a given song in my head, so this, combined with an earlier discussion about Cradle Of Filth, made me ponder how Skeeter Davis's country classic "The End Of The World" would sound as sung by Dani Filth...
Needless to say, I did my impersonation of just that on the show last night...
That sparked an idea for a game to be played on the show, combining well-known rock lyrics with impersonations of random celebrities or characters.
Guess who's seriously considering running with this idea? Given a few weeks, I'm betting I could concoct something fun, and I'm sure the other guys on the show would love to provide some input. We'll see how it goes!
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