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Strange But True Games

@strangebuttruegames / strangebuttruegames.tumblr.com

A collection of artists, writers, and the kind of people who love to discuss possibilities for combating entropy over drinks. Makers of Drunkards & Flagons. www.strangebuttruegames.com
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Happy July 3rd! People have off over the next day or so in America so why not give the good folks of the Internet with some free (untested) drinking game (garbage)? Enter “Rock N Roll!” Check out the link in the bio, and let us know what you think! #sbtg #drinkinggame #murica #free #freegame #didyouseetheswimmingpool #theyflippedthebitch https://www.instagram.com/p/BzeYKL4BZOG/?igshid=1vkk9egxeqecm

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Hey friendos! Eddie’s been hard at work behind the scenes on an exciting new project with some incredibly talented people called @podofwonder, a podcast where we use random Wikipedia articles as inspiration for worldbuilding. Give it a listen on your podcatcher of choice! #podcast #rpg #western https://www.instagram.com/strangebuttruegames/p/Bud9otJjVc2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=66fhk3sik5yz

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Happy Valentine’s Day! I know we’ve been radio silent for a while, but for all good reasons. I’ll be announcing a new project tangentially connected to SBTG, but you’ll just have to wonder about that for yourselves for now. Here, though, marking our fourth FREE game in a calendar year, is Necro Knockout! Face off against other necromancers by casting spells to dwindle their forces...but be warned: you and your army of the undead are just as vulnerable to their magicks! Link to the FREE rules in bio! #sbtg #strangebuttrue #necroKO #free #freefame #tabletop #dice #undead #zombies https://www.instagram.com/strangebuttruegames/p/Bt3nbeVjj8T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bwkwgbuaczou

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Gonna be roaming around #paxunplugged this weekend, hopefully all three days. Not exhibiting, just spending irresponsible amounts of money. Always up for a game of @drunkardsandflagons though! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqx2hvUBqlc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=194klmfnixqpq

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MONSTER DATER LIVES!

Holy cow! It's only two and a months after I said I'd finish it, but Monster Dater—a game initially conceived for an exercise during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)—is finally live for your perusal (and 100% FREE). For those of you not in the know, Monster Dater is a roleplaying dating game set in a world where Earth's inhabitants have all been turned into monsters, and it's up to the contestant to choose a romantic partner from one of the suitors. It's completely untested and absolutely bonkers, but it was fun to create, and I hope just as fun to play.

Speaking of lateness, I posted a Drunkards and Flagons Quick Quest last week, but forgot to herald it here on the blog. This one is inspired by (and late because of) the Superb Owl shennanigans in Philadelphia. Don't worry; I'm safe and managed to avoid climbing up any poles. But yeah, here's a game idea about Eaglefolk rising up against their human oppressors in a riot.

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Quick Quests 4!

A day late, but it's better than a week late. We'll see if I've learned my lesson in 13 days. Check out some troll versus goat action in the Drunkards and Flagons section.

I don't wanna get too excited yet, but I'm getting ready to start something big for Strange But True Games. Yuge. Ginormous. But I'm not gonna say much yet. I still have microphones to test and audio to play with. But I won't say much more.

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Quick Quests 3!

Better late than never! Which is kind of a theme of my output lately. That said, I'm kinda pressed for time, so I'll make this quick: Quick Quest 3 is here! It's teen 80s horror-themed. Check it out over in the DnF section. I know it's a week late, but Quest 4 will be on time on Monday.

As for Monster Dater, it's still happening. Hopefully it'll happen by the end of January, but I don't wanna make another release-based promise I can't keep. Turns out there was a lot more writing and filling in charts than I planned, and I also decided to take time to format it a little bit in InDesign. I'll have more for you soon.

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Merry Xmas!

I'll make this short. As I'm writing this, it's Xmas Eve, and I'm on call to pick up my parents from church. (I'd go with them but the statues start crying blood if I get too close.)

Last month, I talked about a game I wanted to put out for Xmas this year called Naughty or Nice. I wrote up some rules and sent them off to capable playtesters, and after hearing back, I realized that this game is worth spending some more time on. Expect both a free version AND a full, printed version available Xmas 2018.

Today, though, I give you two things:

  1. Monster Dater is trucking along nicely. I'm still on track to have that out in the next few days, and I'm very excited about it. It'll be a freebie available for all brave enough to dig through that trashy nonsense, but I might also put out a limited edition print version later. I'll focus on getting this guy finished first, though.
  2. Note one, but TWO new Quick Quests over in the Drunkards and Flagons section! When I decided to start putting these up every other Monday, I wasn't even thinking about Xmas happening on a Monday this year. How could I pass up the opportunity to make even MORE work for myself and put out a bonus, yuletide-themed Quick Quest.

Have a great New Year, everyone, and if you've ever made the mistake of playing Drunkards and Flagons (or any of our games) with your parents/extended family, please let us know how it went!

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