Pyramid Review
Award Show
Published by Twilight Creations, Inc.
Designed by Todd A. Breitenstein with Kerry Breitenstein
Illustrated by Aaron Williams
100 full-color cards and b&w rules leaflet; $9.99
After battling zombies, visiting Hell and haunted houses, and dealing with other strange occurrences, the design team at Twilight Creations, Inc. tackle a more mundane subject, though one no less important to the American gaming hobby. Award Show claims to simulate the exciting, rewarding world of professional game design. Well, not quite . . . because as the title suggests, Award Show concentrates on the one night when you can gain peer recognition for your creation and win a statue as the proof.
The game consists of 100 attractively illustrated cards that each depicts a busy monkey, either counting or rigging the vote, or in ceremony best ready to accept an award. The cards come in several varieties. They start out with the six Company cards, each parodying an American publisher right down to the logo, such as A-Man Games, Paradise Studios, Inc., and Twilight Recreations, Inc. The 36 Company Award category cards are divided into six awards: Best Game, Best Game Art, Best Game Fiction, Best Graphic Design, Best Rules, and Fan's Choice. The six cards in each category correspond to the six Company Cards. The remainder and bulk of the cards are a mix of Vote cards numbered from -2 to +2, and Event cards, while the last card is the Ceremony Host, or rather Dealer card.
Designed for two to six . . .
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Article publication date: March 3, 2006
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