Caltrops - Wall Street Kid





	[quote name="skip"]Except it would have been rejected for being a skit because it's almost <a href="https://geekdad.com/2016/10/decemberists-illimat/">too stereotypical.</a> It starts off with some GAMER DAD bullshit and then we get to the good stuff. [quote] Ellis and photographer Autumn de Wilde made up a board with a little box on it and some cards, and (from what I was told) they only ended up using it for one photo shoot rather than all over Portland. The board sat there for a long time, though, and eventually they wondered if they could make an actual, playable game to go along with it.[/quote] Branding out the ass? Check but this is a recurring theme. [quote]The Decemberists wanted something that could exist in the world of their album “Hazards of Love,” without the game being about the album. They wanted it to feel like a game that you might have discovered in your grandparents’ attic, something with a timeless feel. In keeping with the secret society idea, Baker wanted the game to feel a little mystifying to somebody who was just casually watching, but at the same time not too complex to learn.[/quote] We want it to feel old but still fit in our album world. And mysterious but we can't alienate the Cards Against Humanity demographic. [quote]There’s a summary card that explains what each of the Luminaries does, but the cards themselves do not have game text on them, partly to keep that element of mystery in the game.[/quote] This is supposed to be a 15 minute game but let's make it just a bit harder for no fucking good reason. [quote]Baker has definitely succeeded in his goal of making a game that has a timeless feel to it. The core of the game is based on a traditional card game called Casino.[/quote] If you've ever played Casino this becomes obvious really quick. This is just some set dressing to an old game, sorry, I mean vintage game that's completely unnecessary and doesn't add anything but costs $45+shipping. [quote]And, of course, it’s also a beautiful game and wouldn’t look out of place in a speakeasy concealed behind a bookshelf, or maybe in one of Miss Peregrine’s peculiar loops. [/quote] Where else would you store your board games except in a speakeasy? Bonus picture: <img src="https://geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Illimat-XOXO.jpg" alt="Illimat XOXO"/>[/quote]