Name: Top 10 Games You Can Play in Your Head, by Yourself: Second Edition
ISBN: 9780998379418

D. F. Lovett

Sam Gorski

J. Theophrastus Bartholomew

"Your mind is now the ultimate gaming engine. Ditch the remote. Ditch the controller. Explore worlds and stories through a revolutionary single-player role-playing system that pushes your imagination beyond its furthest limits"--Back cover.

Top 10 Games You Can Play in Your Head, by Yourself: Second Edition

Amelia Lin

Both fun and also frequently unintentionally hilarious. I want to meet the original author in person. Choice quotes:

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"You might think to yourself, but what about all my friends? To which I retort, of course, and without hesitation: who needs them! Do you imagine that your friends will be there for you when the sun extinguishes itself and this world ceases to exist, as it is wont to do? Will your friends be there when the pillars turn to dust and the horsemen return to town? Life is not a popularity contest."

"One of the many simple tasks required of you throughout this book is the ordinary task of fragmenting your mind to create opposing selves within yourself. This is not as daunting as it may sound at first. You do it every day. If you are an adult who attempts to function as a cog in the blood-soaked machine we call the American dream, consider how you go to swallow your own soul as you daily enter the factory where you go to die, piece by piece, five for every seven days."

"Surely your parents are like my own once were--distant, frowning entities with a set of stern rules ... That'll teach 'em! Try it. Speak it. Say it aloud: 'I am playing a game, Father. A game that requires you to leave me in peace and allow me to be a more fully formed human.'"

"You may be asking yourself, I just don't buy it. A Space Ship? In my garage? ... If you need an explanation of how you discovered or invented the plans to create it, or simply refuse to believe that this story you're in is true, then feel free to skip this game and try something easier. Why don't you skip on down to the library and read one of those books where all the stories are planned out for you?"

"Logistics-Themed Scenarios for the Dungeon game:
- The Dungeon Employees Have Unionized And Are Striking
- A New Torture Chamber Is Being Added And the Funding Fell Through
- A Visit From the Fire Marshal"

"How many children do you have? What are your children named? Which child is your favorite? Least favorite? Rank the children in order of preference, including the least positive traits of each child."

"How many cats do you have? You can have as few as four or as many as fifteen. How many dogs do you have? Also, on a scale from 1 to 10, rank their level of ferality."
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