Bitch (verb)Tabletop Tuesday: Micro RPG | Submitted by costik on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:04. |
Bitch (verb) is a very short (rules on one sheet of paper) pick-up-and-play RPG for up to eight players. In this, it is quite original: an interesting roleplaying set-up, intended for a single, quick session of play, with minimal rules. It comes out of the indie RPG scene, but reminds me strongly of "acting games," the improv scenarios used by actors to hone their skills.
I held off reviewing Lost Pig here because I beta-tested it, and I tend to feel some attachment to games I test.
Now that it's won first place in last year's annual IF Competition, though, and taken home the Best Individual PC, Best Individual NPC, Best Writing, and Best Game XYZZYs for 2007, and earned rave reviews from as far afield as the Onion AV Club, I think I can safely say it's not just my own affectionate beta-tester's bias at work: this is a fantastic game.
