Due to some very successful conventions and an increase in demand, supplies of Fiasco have been running low. If you were looking to buy The book from Indie Press Revolution and found it to be out of stock, you’re in luck! More books are on their way to the warehouse. In the meantime, if you have to get your fiasco started today, drop us a line here on the site and we’ll get you sorted!
We are pleased to say that Fiasco won this year’s coveted Diana Jones Award for excellence in gaming! The competition was very tight, with the other contenders including The Dresden Files RPG, FreeMarket, and the board games Catacombs and Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space.
Many thanks to the awards committee, and to all of you for letting Fiasco come over to play!
For August we have a special treat–to coincide with the release of Cranio Creations’ Horse Fever boardgame at at Indie Press Revolution, our Playset of the Month is… Horse Fever!
Horseburg is a foul city, grey like the dust you breathe in the Boss’ racetrack. One breath is enough to fill your lungs with corruption, greed, and filthy lies. Before nightfall, all kinds of ne’er-do-wells crowd the bleachers, cursing at the horses they spent all their savings on–but when the sun vanishes behind the city hall, you can see the rotten heart of this town. A grim fog rises to hide the elusive, shady types scheming to decide the winning horse for tomorrow. O’Brian, the Irishman, passes bribes on Pier 7, and down at old Daniels’ pub they never stop whispering. Once, I had the luck of being invited to the bridge table of inspector Recherche. It’s always best to mind your own business, grasp information here and there and use it to bet heavily tomorrow. See, in this city, luck won’t be enough to make you filthy rich. There’s people out there who’d sell their own mothers for a reliable tip. Some say you just need to know “the right people”, but then “the right people” will want favors in return; many of these geniuses are down at the docks, wearing fashionable cement shoes. Myself, I’m for natural remedies: I’ll just stick to a worn out nag named Bosson nobody would bet a dime on, and make my money by grabbing a mexican jalapeno and sticking it up the right place at the right time.
This gorgeous playset is all about horse races, bets and backstabbing in the early 20th Century. It is the result of a collaboration between Cranio Creations and Janus Design, the good people behind the Italian translations of Fiasco.
This year we splurged and decided to take the entire staff of Bully Pulpit Games to Gen Con! Every last one of us will be there, running games at Games on Demand and doing game-related gaming. Fiasco, our game about powerful ambition and poor impulse control, is on the Diana Jones Awards shortlist and it, along with the Fiasco Companion and our other games, will be available at the Indie Press Revolution booth (#413). If you are at Gen Con, track Steve and Jason down and say hello!
Games on Demandwill be taking place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pennsylvania Station C from 10am to 10pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 10am to 2pm Sunday. Bring a generic ticket or two and come play with us!
