Merry Fictionaire Flair
The day was Black Friday and all through the city,
the stores were a’bustling and grease traps smelled shitty.
My brother led the party through the darkening streets,
to a bastion of games, a 20-sided cube in stone relief.
The usual FNM odor of card shops had shockingly ceased;
it seems the magic players had showered for their thanksgiving feasts.
A trivia game was procured with an odd sounding name,
one that would give us some fun, but cause us some pain.
Fictionaire it was called, but none of us could discern,
Is it “airy” or “aer”? I still haven’t learned.
The game itself is like a Balderdash clone,
lame jokes for answers and players constantly groan.
Could it be fun in groups? Absolutely, it’s true!
Are the questions too easy? I knew all but a few…
The secret to fun, in this particular gem,
is learning to lie exactly like the card writer’s pen,
because when you lie, in a believable voice,
you actually win and can start to rejoice.
We played a short while until we discovered the rub,
lying while drinking ain’t simple, it’s easy to flub.
We quit the game playing and ate our small dinner,
I don’t think we even kept track of the winner.
A recommendation is hard for a diversion like this,
Fictionaire is fine, but effortless to dismiss.
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So, I had an idea for a new game a while back, but when Ben and I discussed it we ruled it out for any sort of production because 1.we don’t have the funds or time, 2.the game takes too many people to play it, and 3. one of the people who plays doesn’t actually get to have a hand in the action. But! I figured why not start a new PMC Category called “Original Game” and just put the idea out there anyway. Now, behold…
Such Truth. Much Knuckles.
For 5 to 11 Players
Requires 1 Deck of Playing Cards
Requires 5-ish Shiv Markers
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