Can of Whupass 2023: Speak Softly & Carry a Slapstick
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Our signature event enters its 23rd year! Pop culture & gaming icon parodies duke it out in the ring! Cool prizes for all players! Find out why so many call this the Best Event at Gen Con!
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Will we be wearing masks? Yes. Would we prefer our players wear masks? Yes. Will we give you a hard time if you're not wearing a mask? No.
Somehow, DC escaped the ignominy when Marvel heroes were starring in campy television shows in the 80s. We fix that! Be part of a slightly less powerful JLA righting wrongs in their Justice Van.
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Will I be wearing a mask? Yes. Would I prefer my players wear masks? Yes. Will I give you a hard time if you're not wearing a mask? No.
When a city has to fight multiple super-villains, they respond the only way they can - with cannon fodder. Silly heroes meet deadly consequences & potential career advancement in this comedy game.
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Will I be wearing a mask? yes. Would I prefer my players wear masks? Yes. Will i give you a hard time if you're not wearing a mask? No.
For 16 years of real time, All-Thrills was a Gen Con staple: a story of golden-age public-domain heroes in a changing world one year at a time. This year, it finally ends on a November day in Dallas.
Can of Whupass 2022: Yeah, I'm Thinking We're Back!
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Our signature event returns! Parodies of pop culture and gaming icons duke it out in the ring! Cool prizes for all players! Find out why so many have called this "The best event at Gen Con!"
An alien invasion threatens the world! The only ones who can save us are a handful of television's greatest heroes. Remember heroes like Manimal, Exo-Man, & the Man from Atlantis? This one's for you!
Our heroes are hunted by the government, and then just when things don't seem like they can possibly get worse, an old friend arrives.
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Play a public domain Golden Age hero in the grittier world of 1962. Your actions will forever affect this game in future years. This game is very friendly for new players, but has been going on for 14 years and is set to end in 2020.
Our 21st running of this event is all grown up! Pop culture and gaming icon parodies duke it out in the ring! Cool prizes for all players! Find out why so many call this "The Best Event At Gen Con!"
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It's the only slugfest where good roleplaying increases your chance to win! Featuring character sketches from Gen Con and NASCRAG artist Bill Cavalier, color commentary from Dr. Phil and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and enough prizes to pay for your ticket several times over!
They were Fair City's strangest heroes before they vanished. Now, a half decade later, they're the only ones who can protect The Infinity Mitten. The tone is similar to Mystery Men or The Tick.
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The Auditioners return to Gen Con in 2019 after a 7 year absence. Characters range from a pacifist brick, to a blind super-speedster, to a ranged weapon specialist armed only with rubber bands. Together, only their unique skills can stop Termos from getting The Infinity Mitten and wiping out 22.7% of existence.
Our heroes spent 1960 in a Soviet Gulag. At Gen Con last year, they escaped. Now they're back in the U.S. where an actual Nazi is President.
Description:
Play a public domain Golden Age hero in the grittier world of 1961. Your actions will forever affect this game in future years. This game is very friendly for new players, but has been going on for 13 years and is set to end in only a couple more.