And Now Presenting: Murder!!!
By Robbie Matthews (Home)
A Blue Room Gamers Production
Systemless Pulp Action
Winner: Best New Designer, Phenomenon 2003*
It’s 1939, and WBC is the number three radio station in Boston, but you
are on the way up. The owner has just spent a fortune upgrading the station
facilities, and tonight WBC starts broadcasting live to the entire East Coast.
Tonight’s program will consist of the popular ongoing adventure series,
"The Scarlet Wing", dance music from Ramon Tortellini and his Big Band, News,
and an appearance from George and Gracie White – America’s top comedy team.
What could go wrong?
Well, apart from equipment failures, a temperamental sponsor, rampant food
poisoning, spot fires, your boss panicking, mysterious smells coming from
the plumbing, the guest stars running late and a restive studio audience,
all is going well until the first body is discovered.
Never-the-less, the show MUST go on…
An adventure for 4-6 players ready to make broadcasting history.
This was run at Phenomenon 2003 (June 6-9, Daramalan
College, Canberra)
It was an utter hoot to run, and all teams that played rose magnificently
to the central challenge: which was to improv a 10 minute episode of a radio
serial ... while all hell is breaking loose around them!
As promised, here are the (very low quality) recordings of The Scarlet
Wing!!
Session 2 (MP3 1.8Mb)
Session 5 (MP3 1.2Mb)
Session 8 (MP3 2.2Mb)
* ... up against two other
designers who probably deserved it more, but I'll take what I can get...