{"title":"Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eStandalone boardgames and TTRPGs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"brother-why-boxed-edition","title":"Brother, Why? Boxed Edition","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow could you possibly justify such ridiculous medieval doodles?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAs one of the monks responsible, you've got to desperately justify your pairing of Silly Lil' Guy and Very Serious Quote cards to avoid the Abbot's wrath! Throw your fellow monks under the cart and ensure that they, not you, take the fall for all these very silly margin doo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003edles!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA game of free-for-all desperate justifications and improvised debates featuring genuine and ridiculous 14th-16th century medieval art. How will you justify your pairing of bafflingly bizarre marginalia and \u003cem\u003eincredibly \u003c\/em\u003eserious quote?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGameplay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLo! What hath happened?! Your mind hath wandered and you’ve drawn something Very Silly. 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