Gentlemen and Bathroom Fixtures

A rough draft of the short play entitled Three Gents and a Sink has been added to “Section 23″ underneath the Pages section.  The play is very short (it might end up as the abbreviated version in the future — we’ll see) and was written by Nancy’s gardner, Gerald “Grumple” Rumplemill.  So direct your complaints at him.

Nancy’s Fantastical Forray

Just added to “Section 19″ under the Pages section is a draft of the short children’s story, Felice and the Wheelchair (A Beginning).  This was written by Nancy Wust in 1953.  Supposedly.

Correspondence Completion

The letters between Cedric and “I.O. Yankee” are finally complete.  They can be found within the Section 15 draft, in case you’ve forgotten.

The “Cedric Ike” Diaries

So.

 

If you haven’t noticed, the newest addition to the “Pages” section is actually “Section 05″, and not “Section 28″.  In addition to being essential for the creation of the Ruleset (you’ll see how exactly when the footnotes finally come along), this section was shamelessly fun to write, and I encourage all to read it.

Finished…

…Or at least, “half” of it is.

 

The complete first draft of the manuscript’s overarching narrative can be found underneath the “Pages” section.  Now I will begin uploading bits and pieces of metafictional elements over he course of the next week.  These will be found underneath the “Pages” section as well.

Lest Ye Forget…

Sections of my manuscript are being posted every week, under the “Pages” section.

 

The manuscript is incomplete, but will hold the rules to the game.

 

The purpose of the game is to complete the manuscript.

Book Map

Prototype Reading

Book Binders

So…above we have the cover design for one of the Character Books.

I learned from my play-testing event that a.) the existing game board was highly unnecessary, and b.) there were far too many elements floating around.  I decided that it would be best if I a.) eliminated the game board, and b.) combined the storybook, diary, biographies and background sheets into one object.  And so the Character Book was born.  Each player will have a Character Book — each book designed from the perspective of either Cedric or Nancy.

Although it is difficult to tell from the above visual, the different objects of the “piece” are all separate elements, and all of them have been taped together.  I chose tape rather than glue because elements taped together correctly yield a very satisfying, “popping” collage.  Glue, on the other hand, leaves things flat and lumpy.  I am now considering taking this idea further and including “pop-up” elements within the Character Book.

One mustn’t forget…a problem that needs to be addressed: I was forced to resort to turning the Character Book into a three-ringed binder.  Based upon my play-testing obvservations, I noticed that players had the tendancy to remove diary and storybook pages for easier writing and reading.  It would be swell if they could do the same with the official Character Books.  It would also be swell if the Character Book wasn’t a three-ring binder.  Suggestions are welcome.

Boorish Bores Breed Boards

This was a prototype for the game board.  I say “was” instead of “is” because the gameboard has been deemed unnecessary, courtesy of my play-testers.

Just so you know, the illustrations  on the board are once again reflective of the personal illustration style of either Cedric or Nancy.  Cedric penned the Chapter Squares and airship, Nancy was responsible for the whale.