{"product_id":"sock-puppets","title":"Sock Puppets","description":"\u003cp\u003eSock Puppets is an award-winning RPG about a failing children's television series. Make\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereal, actual puppets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand use them to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eruin a perfectly good puppet show\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e👤3-6 Players\u003cbr\u003e⏲️40 - 80 Minutes\u003cbr\u003e✂️ Crafting\u003cbr\u003e🤝 GM-less\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSock Puppets\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll act as both puppets and their troubled puppeteers, each with baggage they're taking onto the show. Someone is trying to get a vape sponsorship; someone is pushing their cult; someone wants to make their cat famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a mess, basically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e38 page zine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilled with awkward\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erelationships\u003c\/strong\u003e, messy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epersonal agendas\u003c\/strong\u003e, goofy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003echaracters\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eepisode ideas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand a handful of rules. It's designed to be picked up and played with no work in advance – well, except for getting a bunch of puppet-making materials. But you could all just take off a sock and shove a hand in there if you're feeling lazy and gross. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSock Puppets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis lovingly designed in the style of petty squabbling games like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGhost Court\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFiasco\u003c\/em\u003e. It's a playful, crafty, fast-paced game that will get all your friends talking in wretched little puppet voices almost immediately. But don't take my word for it. Here's Ian Howard, designer behind\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e5-Star Match\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Breath Left\u003c\/em\u003e, with an accolade so glowing that I'm almost too shy to put it here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Kurt is one of my favorite people and designers, and Sock Puppets is the Kurtiest game imaginable. That is to say: it's whimsical, funny, artful, elegant, insightful, and suffused with loving reverence for all the quirks and foibles that make us human.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Indie Press Revolution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51512858804502,"sku":"ASL01","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0876\/8225\/3078\/files\/ttji5588.png?v=1783521274","url":"https:\/\/www.swordsandspoons.com\/products\/sock-puppets","provider":"Swords and Spoons","version":"1.0","type":"link"}