What Geeks Want using Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock
Posted: May 29th, 2012, 10:47 pm
Sort of Big Bang Theory meets Gilligan's Island, up to 5 geek archetypes (and preferably 5) crash-land on an island. Each has his/her own specially-important need and each has his/her own particular lack of concern for a need most people have, as well as of course they gotta survive. GM-less or with GM, so ideally 4 can join me or just as happy if 5 show up and I facilitate.
All conflict is resolved by rock-paper-scissors-lizard-spock (geek archetypes each get a particular "supply" of those and then you throw in rock or lizard when you start running out or to make a play earlier). Note that each hand means something narratively (rock = brute force, paper = proof/a historical fact all respect, scissors = surgical/cutting strike, lizard = deception, spock = logic/force of intellect).
Hoping to have 4-5, at least a couple other people would be great (will play fine with 3+, maybe even just 2), interested for a 3 hour slot, might run shorter.
All conflict is resolved by rock-paper-scissors-lizard-spock (geek archetypes each get a particular "supply" of those and then you throw in rock or lizard when you start running out or to make a play earlier). Note that each hand means something narratively (rock = brute force, paper = proof/a historical fact all respect, scissors = surgical/cutting strike, lizard = deception, spock = logic/force of intellect).
Hoping to have 4-5, at least a couple other people would be great (will play fine with 3+, maybe even just 2), interested for a 3 hour slot, might run shorter.