Principia Discordia

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Hey there spags and baguettes --- I just finished publishing NOT UNDER MY ROOF!, a card game for 2-5 players. Not Under My Roof! is a fast-paced fighting game in which opponents battle their way through a building. Rather than sitting at a table, the cards you play knock your opponent from room to room until somebody is thrown through an exit.  Some cards require objects like a TV or shelves to be in the room with you. You will fight through the building until somebody throws you out of it and yells NOT UNDER MY ROOF! Not Under My Roof! comes with 98 self-explanatory playing cards. It can be played with 2-5 players. A full game takes 10-20 minutes. A deck costs $20. (It got a lot of workshopping in the RPG subforum, but not everybody checks there, so I figured I'd make a topic here in Apple Talk.)

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Check it out:
http://cramul.us/2011/06/not-under-my-roof/

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Dimo, that middle pic...Twid definitely doesn't have your best interests at heart.  Look at the expression on his face.

It's because you're Italian.  Twid is racist against greasy dagos.

WIN!!!! I need a deck!

This looks great, Cram! When I have some moolah I will definitely be buying it!

Quote from: Doktor Howl on June 27, 2011, 04:39:27 PM
Dimo, that middle pic...Twid definitely doesn't have your best interests at heart.  Look at the expression on his face.

It's because you're Italian.  Twid is racist against greasy dagos.

He's just jealous because I have hair.

Quote from: Cuddleshift on June 27, 2011, 05:27:25 PM

Quote from: Doktor Howl on June 27, 2011, 04:39:27 PM
Dimo, that middle pic...Twid definitely doesn't have your best interests at heart.  Look at the expression on his face.

It's because you're Italian.  Twid is racist against greasy dagos.

He's just jealous because I have hair.

All the same, that look doesn't imply anything sane or good.  One day, you're gonna go into the bathroom, and there he'll be.  The papers won't write too many details, and the cops on the scene will feel sick inside for years, despite the best counseling the department can afford.

Also, buying this product.

There are a ton of great dimo expressions in those NUMR albums

http://cram.imgur.com/not_under_my_roof_richter_vs_dimo
http://cram.imgur.com/not_under_my_roof_cainad_vs_dimo

Here are some other favorites
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Anybody that's planning on buying a deck --- hang on until tonight. Somebody pointed out a typo on a card, I want to get home and fix it.

Cram's Law of Publishing prevails: Errors are only revealed by hitting the "Publish" button.

Actually, I'll be buying it two weeks from this Wednesday, as all of my disposable income had to go yesterday to bail one of my friends out, after the shenannigans on Saturday night.

Also, THIS on Cram's Law of Publishing.

I have found that at least 3 BLATANTLY OBVIOUS ERRORS will NOT be spotted, no matter how much proof-reading you do or have done, until after the production run, whereupon they will be horribly evident to all.

:mittens:  Awesome job, Cram, congrats!

yeah, it's like evil gnomes magically add in the errors as soon as the fucking thing's in print. Happens every goddamn time!

I'm psyched because I'm taking a box of these to Connecticon. I'll also be bringing a bunch of copies of the Etc.Discordia, though I don't expect them to sell. It'll be the first time I'm selling my own creations at a convention.  :mrgreen:

I'm bummed though because I won't get a chance to see a real copy before I make a bulk order. So I'm wondering how many copies I should actually buy to bring to the con.  I'd hate to come home with 20 decks that have stupid errors in them. And I KNOW there are still stupid errors... just don't know WHERE.

Quote from: Cuddleshift on June 27, 2011, 05:27:25 PM

Quote from: Doktor Howl on June 27, 2011, 04:39:27 PM
Dimo, that middle pic...Twid definitely doesn't have your best interests at heart.  Look at the expression on his face.

It's because you're Italian.  Twid is racist against greasy dagos.

He's just jealous because I have hair.

Actually it's because I want to do horrible things to people who like pointing out my going bald (which people in Rhode Island seem to like to do).

You sir, just got yourself put on the list twice.  :evilmad:

Will buy!
kiddos are too young yet, but it will be good family fun soon enough...
:)

Quote from: Cramulus on June 27, 2011, 05:42:12 PM
yeah, it's like evil gnomes magically add in the errors as soon as the fucking thing's in print. Happens every goddamn time!

I'm psyched because I'm taking a box of these to Connecticon. I'll also be bringing a bunch of copies of the Etc.Discordia, though I don't expect them to sell. It'll be the first time I'm selling my own creations at a convention.  :mrgreen:

I'm bummed though because I won't get a chance to see a real copy before I make a bulk order. So I'm wondering how many copies I should actually buy to bring to the con.  I'd hate to come home with 20 decks that have stupid errors in them. And I KNOW there are still stupid errors... just don't know WHERE.

What's a "conecticon"?
/me looks it up

Ohh. How much to get in? Do you have a "booth" or whatever? Are there even booths? I think I really want to go to this.

I have a booth that's being split between Merchantswares (http://www.merchantswares.com/) and NERO (http://nerolarp.com). If you want to volunteer at the booth or sword fighting tourney, I might be able to get you a free badge / hotel floor space. It'll involve a few hours of work per day, but you'll also have some time to walk around and harass people, which is the best part of the con. I'm bringing along another Discordian friend who wants to experience this particular brand of sublime madness -  if you want to come, I'll have to see if I can swing an additional badge, but it shouldn't be impossible.

Quote from: Cramulus on June 27, 2011, 06:21:21 PM
I have a booth that's being split between Merchantswares (http://www.merchantswares.com/) and NERO (http://nerolarp.com). If you want to volunteer at the booth or sword fighting tourney, I might be able to get you a free badge / hotel floor space. It'll involve a few hours of work per day, but you'll also have some time to walk around and harass people, which is the best part of the con. I'm bringing along another Discordian friend who wants to experience this particular brand of sublime madness -  if you want to come, I'll have to see if I can swing an additional badge, but it shouldn't be impossible.

That would be awesome. I need to figure logistics, it may or may not be do-able. This is right around the corner, no?

I will be making this purchase. I have no idea where I'll be playing this, since we've already broken the doorknob of the person whose parties I typically go to. D: But I want.

Cram is there an electronic version of the images maybe? I wouldn't mind proofreading it for errors.

Don't worry I'm not gonna be cheap and print it, I'm probably even going to order two sets, one for myself and one to give away as a present, since a bunch of my friends like gaming much more than I do :)

dunno who yet, but it's always handy to have a backup present ready for giving away--which reminds me I gave away my copy of the Etc Discordia last week (emergency present!!) I need to get a new one.

Are you going to be selling through distributors, brick and mortar stores or just online at that site?  I'm curious because we own a game store and might be willing to give it a trial run on the shelves.  You'd have to talk to my husband, but he's generally up for new games and this one sounds interesting.

I can attest that the game is fun as hell

Quote from: Nephew Twiddleton on June 28, 2011, 02:41:04 AM
I can attest that the game is fun as hell

Definately fun.

Not sure how it'd work as an in-store demo, though...  you'd have to get creative.

Quote from: Wyldkat on June 27, 2011, 10:34:24 PM
Are you going to be selling through distributors, brick and mortar stores or just online at that site?  I'm curious because we own a game store and might be willing to give it a trial run on the shelves.  You'd have to talk to my husband, but he's generally up for new games and this one sounds interesting.

I don't have a real concrete plan yet, but it would be really cool to sell it in brick and mortar stores. I didn't know you owned a game store, that's awesome! After I get the first print in my hands and I'm positive that I've got all the little publishing gremlins, I'll send you guys a sample.  :)

Quote from: Cramulus on June 28, 2011, 04:47:43 AM

Quote from: Wyldkat on June 27, 2011, 10:34:24 PM
Are you going to be selling through distributors, brick and mortar stores or just online at that site?  I'm curious because we own a game store and might be willing to give it a trial run on the shelves.  You'd have to talk to my husband, but he's generally up for new games and this one sounds interesting.

I don't have a real concrete plan yet, but it would be really cool to sell it in brick and mortar stores. I didn't know you owned a game store, that's awesome! After I get the first print in my hands and I'm positive that I've got all the little publishing gremlins, I'll send you guys a sample.  :)

Great!  I just talked to him about it and he's more than willing to take a look at a sample and see if it would work for the store.  He's worked with self published games before.  The store has been around for 9-10 years and he's owned it for about 7 of those.  epicadventuregames.com if you're curious. 

I guess I haven't mentioned it around here.  I'm not really shy about it since owning a game store sort of trumps any geek one-up-manship game. LOL

Quote from: Cramulus on June 27, 2011, 05:42:12 PM
yeah, it's like evil gnomes magically add in the errors as soon as the fucking thing's in print. Happens every goddamn time!

I'm psyched because I'm taking a box of these to Connecticon. I'll also be bringing a bunch of copies of the Etc.Discordia, though I don't expect them to sell. It'll be the first time I'm selling my own creations at a convention.  :mrgreen:

I'm bummed though because I won't get a chance to see a real copy before I make a bulk order. So I'm wondering how many copies I should actually buy to bring to the con.  I'd hate to come home with 20 decks that have stupid errors in them. And I KNOW there are still stupid errors... just don't know WHERE.

Needs to be added to the list of modern day mythical creatures.

Quote from: Lies on June 28, 2011, 12:12:07 PM

Quote from: Cramulus on June 27, 2011, 05:42:12 PM
yeah, it's like evil gnomes magically add in the errors as soon as the fucking thing's in print. Happens every goddamn time!

I'm psyched because I'm taking a box of these to Connecticon. I'll also be bringing a bunch of copies of the Etc.Discordia, though I don't expect them to sell. It'll be the first time I'm selling my own creations at a convention.  :mrgreen:

I'm bummed though because I won't get a chance to see a real copy before I make a bulk order. So I'm wondering how many copies I should actually buy to bring to the con.  I'd hate to come home with 20 decks that have stupid errors in them. And I KNOW there are still stupid errors... just don't know WHERE.

Needs to be added to the list of modern day mythical creatures.

A high tech version of the machine gremlin.