So, in one of my recent posts I talked about how I have been enjoying tabletop RPGing lately, and I just wanted to talk about a game that is very fun and easy to pick up and play in a couple of hours. This RPG is called "It came from the late late late show" and was released a long ass time ago in 1989, but you can still find copies of the first and second editions on ebay for like ten bucks (I got mine from a friend in college).
The basic premise of the game is your players are actors in a bad horror/sci fi movie and they have to play through the plot. The director can throw monsters at them and play as all of the extras and co stars. Its a cute Idea that is executed very well. Players can do things like "call in a stunt double" who takes damage for them or call for a commercial break in which the actors can come up with a strategy to beat the monster(s). The director can also force the players to "act appropriately stupid". You know how in horror movies where a person will do something stupid to force movement in the plot and/or make a situation exciting? Acting appropriately stupid is a mechanic that forces that. That being said, its not hard to get the players to go along with it in the first place. In the three or four games of it I have run I have never had to use it.
If you like bad horror movies, this is a great game that allows you to make your own with your friends. Its got some great mechanics that make playing it a blast and its very simple and easy to play, even for people new to gaming as a whole. I highly recommend it.
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