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  "Let's get lucky." - Bottle Rocket (1996) Previously: The Lee Brothers and Barry found a bunch of booze, some Japanese WWII paraphernalia and fell down a spider hole.  And the TILT: Tragedy - confusion followed by pain & Failure - something precious is on fire! Our tale is of a small town, the secrets it hides, and guys that are bumbling their way through the mystery. Join Ken Breese, John Holt, and Giaco Furino as they play Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games using the Manna Hotel playset. To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Barry (Giaco Furino) - The ex-con lifelong friend of the brother who styles himself a spiritualist. "General" Lee (Ken Breese) - The half-japanese ex-con and co-owner of the motor lodge with his brother Geddy. Freddy "Geddy" Lee (John Holt) - General's twin brother, and the favored son. The grid for this game: Between Giaco and John: they have a mentor/mentee thing going on, spiritual advisor to seeker. Between Ken and G

    "He looks at me and says, "Bob, just because you're a fuckup doesn't mean you're not my brother."" - Bottle Rocket (1996) Our tale is of a small town, the secrets it hides, and guys that are bumbling their way through the mystery. Join Ken Breese, John Holt, and Giaco Furino as they play Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games using the Manna Hotel playset. To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Barry (Giaco Furino) - The ex-con lifelong friend of the brother who styles himself a spiritualist. "General" Lee (Ken Breese) - The half-japanese ex-con and co-owner of the motor lodge with his brother Geddy. Freddy "Geddy" Lee (John Holt) - General's twin brother, and the favored son.   The grid for this game: Between Giaco and John: they have a mentor/mentee thing going on, spiritual advisor to seeker. Between Ken and Giaco: they shared a cell together in a Kansas Penitentiary. Between John and Ken: they are twin brothers. There is a NEED to unearth the sec

“And I can't be running back and fourth forever between grief and high delight.” ― J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey  Ribbon Drive, by Avery Mcdaldno is a game built around mixtapes and road-trips. This story takes place over the course of two mixtapes. In this episode John gives a prompt at about 9 minutes to begin playing the mixtape in sync with the show, but it doesn't need to sync up perfectly. Mixtape 2: Worth of Mirth Before it Breaks You - Lewis & Clark The Good That Won't Come Out - Rilo Kiley Hundreds of Ways - Conot Oberst Where is My Wild Rose - Robin Pecknold* The Waves at Night - Phosphorescent Aurora - Bjork Winter Fields - Bat for Lashes Good to Love - FKA twigs Ultralight Beam - Kanye West*  Festival - Sigur Ros *not on spotify- replaced with a version by Chris Thompson in the playlist above The characters for this game: Kyle (Ken Breese) - Surfer now living on the west coast- was best friends with Francy from a very young age. Trent Smith (Brian Jones) - Longshoreman now living in Main

  “Each day I lacerated myself thinking on her, but I didn’t go back.” ― Neal Cassady, The First Third Ribbon Drive, by Avery Mcdaldno is a game built around mixtapes and road-trips. This story takes place over the course of two mixtapes. In this episode John gives a prompt at about 9 minutes to begin playing the mixtape in sync with the show, but it doesn’t need to sync up perfectly. Mixtape 1: Black and White and Red all Over   Last Kiss – Wayne Cochrane Chili Town – The Hinds Friday I’m in Love – Yo La Tengo Transfusion – Nervous Norvus Why Would You Wanna Live – Wilco Good Feeling – Violent Femmes You Rascal You – Cab Calloway Ingrid Bergman – Mermaid Avenue A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum The Wind – Cat Stevens B+A – The Beta Band Iron Man – The Cardigans Montreal -40C – Malajube Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) – Pixies There is a Light The Never Goes Out – The Smiths Paranoid Android – Sia Push – The Cure Before Cologne – Ben Folds Last Kiss – Coeur De Pirate Farewell, Farewell – Fairport Conventio

"Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hands long after they've turned to dust." - DragonHeart (1996) Previously on The Raven Trigger part 2: Umbrah, Melzakorn and Belaria slew a dragon outside the cabin of their old mentor. They entered seeking a tome of dark magic. Deep in the subfloors of the cottage in a room of skeletons they find the evil book.   Join Ken Breese, Brian Jones, and Giaco Furino as they venture into the a fantasical world of adventure. This week they are playing Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games using the Dragon Slayers playset.   To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Belaria Greenstars (John Holt) - A wizard turned druid, she has given up her magical youth to stop the slow of a great evil.   Melzakorn (Giaco Furino) - The dark tome is within his grasp - but so many obstacles continue to arise.   Umbrah (Ken Breese) - A hulking golem who may be breaking the hold of its creator and master.   The grid for this game:   Between

    "Are you afraid of dragons?" - Dragonslayer (1981) Join Ken Breese, Brian Jones, and Giaco Furino as they venture into the a fantasical world of adventure. This week they are playing Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games using the Dragon Slayers playset. To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Belaria Greenstars (John Holt) - A wizard turned druid, she has tapped the magic of nature to maintain a balance.   Melzakorn (Giaco Furino) - A dark wizard who seeks the power of his master. He is twisted and aged beyond his years- the price of his many dark bargains.   Umbrah (Ken Breese) - A hulking golem of clay, stone and flesh this construct follows the commands of his creator, Melzakorn.   The grid for this game:   Between Giaco and John: there is a war between them, they each have a scar the other gave them. Between Ken and Giaco: they've a magical connection as creator and golem. Between John and Ken: they have shared adventures and have in the past be

previously on bored ghost (listen here): Chuck Salisbury is the lead Anchor for Channel 6 News and Brock Stone is his co-anchor. The local fitness expert who runs the workout show on the network is Carly the Curl. Brock and Carly are working to get a scoop over on Chuck and Chuck is keeping a tight fist n the crown. There is a camp for Christ - Jesus Overarching Camp- that seems to rub Chuck Salisbury the wrong way. Things came to a head when Chuck Salisbury punched a protestor who accosted him in the News 6 lobby. Now we've entered the TILT and added two new elements: Mayhem: Misdirected Passion Tragedy: Somebody's life is changed forever, in a bad way To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Clint Salisbury (John Holt) - The lead Anchor of Action Six News Carley 'The Curl' Smith (Ken Breese) - The fitness guru of a Channel Six workout show Brock Stone (Brian Jones) - The fledgling co-anchor of the Action Six News The grid for this game: Between

This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting up and playing a game of Fiasco.  Recommended number of players: 3-5, Play time 1.5-3 hours on average Fiasco is a 'GMless' game, you don't need a Dungeon Master or Game Master setting up the rules and the world. It is helpful to have a facilitator - someone playing with you who has played the game before. We recommend picking up a copy of the rules from Bully Pulpit Games. They have copies available as PDF and physical books. Try your friendly local games store. If they carry role playing games they probably carry Fiasco. In addition to 3-5 playersFiasco only requires a handful of components: 1) Rulebook (available here) 2) Playsets (also available here but also available elsewhere online, or you can make you own!) 3) Dice - 4 per player (2 black, 2 white) 4) Index Cards/Paper 5) Writing Utensils

TV is no kiddy pool. Stop moving for a moment and you're chum. The apex predators of these violent waters are the action news teams. Join Ken Breese, Brian Jones, and John Holt as they venture into the churning waters of local news. This week they are playing Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games using the News Channel Six playset by Chris Norwood, Ken Coble, and Tom Gurganus To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Chuck Salisbury (John Holt) - The lead Anchor of Action Six News Carly 'The Curl' Smith (Ken Breese) - The fitness guru of a Channel Six workout show Brock Stone (Brian Jones) - The fledgling co-anchor of the Action Six News The grid for this game: Brian and John their relationship: they are both on the Action 6 News Team: one is the Tired Mentor the other an Ambitious Protege. Between Ken and Brian: they are in an Us vs. Them relationship: and One is the star of another locally produced channel 6 show Between John and Ken they are not fooling a

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