Not the game America needs, but the one it deserves.
are a sleep-deprived, drug-addled Spokesperson for the President of the United States. When the President creates an Incident by doing, saying, or tweeting something totally inappropriate, you must answer the call to explain and defend what he did. Oh, and there's another problem...in your muddled stupor, you can only think of a handful of Responses.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Spicey is a politically-charged party improv card game created by Mark Brillig and play-tested by his wonderful friends.
...who?
Me! Hi. I'm Mark Brillig. You've never heard of me, but sometimes I make things and put them online. My main oft-neglected website is AHaltingSon.net. I've also put a few dumb videos on YouTube, and I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, though I'm not very active on them. You should email me any questions or comments at Mark@AHaltingSon.net. And you should definitely email me if you've got a project you want to collaborate on.
Me! Hi. I'm Mark Brillig. You've never heard of me, but sometimes I make things and put them online. My main oft-neglected website is AHaltingSon.net. I've also put a few dumb videos on YouTube, and I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, though I'm not very active on them. You should email me any questions or comments at Mark@AHaltingSon.net. And you should definitely email me if you've got a project you want to collaborate on.
Who is this game for?
Anyone who would agree that America's political "situation" is absurd, but who also has a masochistic urge to push the absurdity a step further, and experience what it's like having to actually explain and defend it.
As for age-appropriateness, I put 12+ on the box, but it really comes down to a player's grasp of current American politics, maturity level, and basic improv ability. There is one Incident card that refers to drug use, and another that refers to defecation.
Anyone who would agree that America's political "situation" is absurd, but who also has a masochistic urge to push the absurdity a step further, and experience what it's like having to actually explain and defend it.
As for age-appropriateness, I put 12+ on the box, but it really comes down to a player's grasp of current American politics, maturity level, and basic improv ability. There is one Incident card that refers to drug use, and another that refers to defecation.
What other games is this like?
It's probably most similar to Funemployed or Snake Oil, what with all the improv. Watch the video on the main page to get the gist of it, or read The Rules.
It's probably most similar to Funemployed or Snake Oil, what with all the improv. Watch the video on the main page to get the gist of it, or read The Rules.
How do I play?
First you need the cards, which you can either buy from DriveThruCards, or download a free PDF and print them out at your local print shop. Then you'll need the game rules, which are back on The Game page.
First you need the cards, which you can either buy from DriveThruCards, or download a free PDF and print them out at your local print shop. Then you'll need the game rules, which are back on The Game page.
Are you going to do a Kickstarter?
It's a thought, but there are no set plans yet.
It's a thought, but there are no set plans yet.
Just to be clear, you're talking about President Trump, right? And obviously Sean Spicer.
Oh, let's not make any careless assumptions. Trump's name appears nowhere in this game -- the game's President is purely hypothetical. And "Spicey" is clearly a reference to the delightful spice that is political public relations, not a reference to any one person or their SNL impersonations by Melissa McCarthy. Not a bit.
Oh, let's not make any careless assumptions. Trump's name appears nowhere in this game -- the game's President is purely hypothetical. And "Spicey" is clearly a reference to the delightful spice that is political public relations, not a reference to any one person or their SNL impersonations by Melissa McCarthy. Not a bit.
And Sarah Huckabee Sanders? And Kellyanne Conway? And Stephen Miller? And briefly, Anthony Scaramucci? And...
No comment, man!
No comment, man!
Ok, but if it were about them...is this game supposed to make us feel sorry for them, or what's your point here?
I don't feel sorry for them. If they really didn't believe in what they were doing, they could always quit. ...oh wait, one of them did! Anyway, the point of this game is to challenge your bullshit-spinning skills and have fun and laugh. But I wouldn't be surprised if you had a bit of a queasy feeling, too. I mean I do, and I made the thing.
I don't feel sorry for them. If they really didn't believe in what they were doing, they could always quit. ...oh wait, one of them did! Anyway, the point of this game is to challenge your bullshit-spinning skills and have fun and laugh. But I wouldn't be surprised if you had a bit of a queasy feeling, too. I mean I do, and I made the thing.
Me and my friends hate your rules and we came up with a better way to play it.
While we play-tested a bunch of different rules and were fairly satisfied with what you see on the Rules page, I'd agree that it may not have that perfect balance of simplicity with intrigue or whatever. I honestly just wanted to get it out there. So I think it's awesome if you came up with a better way to play with these cards, and I think you should share those new rules with the world.
While we play-tested a bunch of different rules and were fairly satisfied with what you see on the Rules page, I'd agree that it may not have that perfect balance of simplicity with intrigue or whatever. I honestly just wanted to get it out there. So I think it's awesome if you came up with a better way to play with these cards, and I think you should share those new rules with the world.