Forsooth!

Prepare to get your bard on. Forsooth! challenges three-to-six players to improvise one of Shakespeare’s greatest lost works. There’s no need for a game master, no need to prepare anything in advance, and the rules take just minutes to learn. If you love theatre, or literature, or being a complete ham for the amusement of your friends, this game is for you. From cast generation to curtain call, a game lasts around two or three hours, and a handy Cliff Notes edition allows for even faster game play — right around 90 comedy-or-drama-packed minutes. Great for a casual night of gaming, or building epic cycles of drama with your role-playing group, Forsooth! is easy to pick up, but loaded with challenges for even the most serious RPG aficionado.

In addition to winning Game Chef 2011 with Forsooth!, Kevin Spak and Sam Liberty won the 2010 Rio Grande design contest for their deck-building combat game Gladiators, due out in 2013. They also designed the upcoming spatial puzzle game Cosmic Pizza from Cambridge Game Factory. They have been featured in the Boston Globe, and were speakers at TEDxBoston 2012.