(And I’m pretty sure he showed up twice yesterday)
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Out of curiosity, anyone know if that first one an actual specific game, or is it just supposed to represent the entire category of tabletop games that involve, y’know, a die and cards and hexes you lay out and stuff? Like I don’t think that Settlers of Catan has a dungeon or a stonemason, but I don’t actually play it, and there’s like a zillion supplements and rules variations, so I wouldn’t be surprised; plus, there’s lots of other games, too.
As long as Andréa’s around, I don’t have to remember things like this!
Thanks.
Because of Terry Pratchett’s DEATH character, I very much enjoy the DEATH cartoons in all their permutations . . . Oh yeah, this one was illustrated in another thread, but just in case someone missed it . . .
The first comic is a parody of the old Chess Game with Death story trope, and modern substitutions for the chess game are common.
Of course the classic Seventh Seal film is a well-known example of the trope, played straight.
“Grime Wiper.”
Probably violating all sorts of copyrights, but I know I’m among friends, so here goes . . .
and another with a side job . . .
Time to floop the pig.
Dungeon and Stonemason appear to both be cards in Dominion, but I know only as much as a web search revealed. I think it only has to be an obscure point of strategy in any elaborate card game chosen by Death’s opponent.
“Of course the classic Seventh Seal film is a well-known example of the trope, played straight.”
And Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey has a variant played… well, not straight, really, just weird.
I’m pretty sure that the first comic is intended to be “wrong” use of the game – it’s some house-rules mash up that Death has no way of understanding how to play, let alone winning.
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Out of curiosity, anyone know if that first one an actual specific game, or is it just supposed to represent the entire category of tabletop games that involve, y’know, a die and cards and hexes you lay out and stuff? Like I don’t think that Settlers of Catan has a dungeon or a stonemason, but I don’t actually play it, and there’s like a zillion supplements and rules variations, so I wouldn’t be surprised; plus, there’s lots of other games, too.
As long as Andréa’s around, I don’t have to remember things like this!
Thanks.
Because of Terry Pratchett’s DEATH character, I very much enjoy the DEATH cartoons in all their permutations . . . Oh yeah, this one was illustrated in another thread, but just in case someone missed it . . .
BTW, loved the ‘Thank Thanatos’ heading.
The first one is a remake of https://xkcd.com/393/
LOL-quality, Philip.
The first comic is a parody of the old Chess Game with Death story trope, and modern substitutions for the chess game are common.
Of course the classic Seventh Seal film is a well-known example of the trope, played straight.
“Grime Wiper.”
Probably violating all sorts of copyrights, but I know I’m among friends, so here goes . . .
and another with a side job . . .
Time to floop the pig.
Dungeon and Stonemason appear to both be cards in Dominion, but I know only as much as a web search revealed. I think it only has to be an obscure point of strategy in any elaborate card game chosen by Death’s opponent.
“Of course the classic Seventh Seal film is a well-known example of the trope, played straight.”
And Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey has a variant played… well, not straight, really, just weird.
I’m pretty sure that the first comic is intended to be “wrong” use of the game – it’s some house-rules mash up that Death has no way of understanding how to play, let alone winning.