Tag Archive: Forsooth!

Forsooth Re-Play

We recently came across this awesome replay of our Shakespearean RPG Forsooth! by avid UK story-gamer Epistolary Richard. We were really impressed with the detail of the re-play, the skill and storytelling ability of the players, and the thoughtfulness of the notes – not to mention the time and effort that went into producing this …

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See Spoiled Flush at PAX East

If you’re headed to PAX East next weekend, you can see Kevin and Sam present at  the Wood for Sheep panel on Saturday. We’ll be talking about board game culture with Mack Cameron from the board game comic OverBoard, RPG designer Emily Care Boss from Green and Black Games, freelance children’s game designer Daniel Solis. …

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Forsooth Preview: Hamlet, King of Denmark

Creating a cast in Forsooth! is a ton of fun, but it’s also challenging. So in the full version, we’ve given you the option to let us do some of the work. In the back of the book we’ve included five “Fifth Folio Plays.” The conceit here is that we’ve found a trove of lost …

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Forsooth! Preview: R&D

Mark how well the sequel hangs together: Eleven hours I have spent to write it over.” – Richard III, Act III, Scene 6 Let’s say you’ve just won Game Chef. You’re high on life, drunk on champagne, and generally more pleased with yourself than you’ve got any right to be. Where do you go from there? …

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Forsooth! Links

Looking to hear more about Forsooth! our upcoming RPG? Well then you might want to check out this interview we did with Grand Rodiek of Hyperbole Games, where we talk all about the game and our process. And if you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out our first preview, explaining how we …

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Forsooth! Preview: Death

When beggars die, there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes. -Julius Caesar, Act II, Sc. ii OK. Let’s cut to the chase. We’ve all played RPGs, and at this point, I think we know what the groundlings want. Death. Violence. Bloody murder. Pound for pound, I’ll put Forsooth! …

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Announcing Forsooth!

That’s right folks. Today we officially announced the release date for our first self-published game, Forsooth! The RPG of Shakespearean Proportions. It’s an update on our 2011 Game Chef-winning game of the same name, but much expanded, with updated rules, new game modes, new player aides, and a ton more. For those who haven’t played …

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