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Briefest Write-Ups continue… dark days of limited rambling ahead! β›ˆοΈπŸŒͺ️

Hello all! It has been a hectic and fun summer… and well… now it’s already fall?!?! Where is my life going? Anyway, existential crises aside, I just HAVE to get a ton of new stuff onto the site… and so… September 2023’s write-ups will be yet another entry into the “my shortest ever” tour books. I’m starting to sound like KISS with their “FINAL WORLD TOUR… number 47!!” schtick. I miss that band being on the scene. Ah, memories…

KISS ARMY for life! ❀️🫑

Anywho… Sorry for the lack of poetic ramblings and video links and such! πŸ˜…

I’m doing the best I can…

“…and I guess my best wasn’t goooood enough” [thank you James Ingram and Quincy Jones… now I’m teary eyed…πŸ˜‰]

Did I already use that in another listing? Yes… I did. Wasn’t there a Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols) version of that? Oh heck.. I don’t know. πŸ™„

Hey… what’s that over there?

SQUIRREL! πŸ˜† <attempts to distract people from his clear laziness in copying that last bit from another listing… again>

“Bundle” details?

This Upstart “bundle” isn’t actually a bundle at all.  😬

There are two separate options here:

The first is a shiny new copy of the latest installment in the Dark Series collection by Facade Games – Hollywood 1947. Β And, of course, it is the deluxe edition of the game including all sorts of goodies and the costume cards!

The second offering is the Index of the Dark Cities book. This is simply a cool empty book (with hidden compartment like all the other “books” in this collection) where you can store excess bits, sleeved cards that might not have fit perfectly in some of the other games/books in this series… or just anything you’d always wanted to hide in a box with a secret compartment! πŸ˜ƒ I just LOVE this whole darn series!

Anywho, I just want be sure you understand that The Index of Dark Cities is just the empty book with a secret compartment… there aren’t any components in there! πŸ™

A few links for fun!

You can find a link to the original Kickstarter for Hollywood 1947 HERE.

And, to sweeten the deal a bit more… the good people at Facade games shared a soundtrack, a 3D print file for poster stands for the game, and the deluxe and regular edition rule books on a WeTransfer server. I’m not sure how long this link will remain active.. but it’s active right now (OCT 23, 2023) and I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it remains that way for a good while! The link is here –> Hollywood 1947 Digital Downloads.

More soon… my friends! ❀️

 

Ages: 14+
Players: 1 – 9
Play Time: 20 – 40 minutes
Designer:
Artist:
Publisher: Facade Games
SKU: Facade Games 005
MSRP:
At the time of this listing (OCT 2023) the deluxe
version of Hollywood 1947 was selling for $44.95 and up
on a variety of sites. The Index of Dark Cities was
selling for $14.95 on the publisher’s website… so I matched that price
Upstart Price: $40.75 and $14.95 Β 
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Hollywood-1947-and-Index-of-Dark-CitiesThe Deluxe version of Hollywood 1947 is HERE! And, the Index of Dark Cities tagged along for fun! πŸ˜‰πŸŽ‰

Hollywood 1947:

The year is 1947 and you are a member of the thriving movie-making industry of Hollywood. However, it is suspected that there are communists hiding among your small production studio slipping β€œun-Patriotic” messages, themes, props, and lines into your movies! Will you be able to find all the communists before your studio is shut down? Or will you be suspected yourself and banned from the industry?

In the game each player will secretly be a Patriot, Communist, or Rising Star. Each round every player will have a unique Job to perform (such as the Screenwriter, Gaffer, Director, Actor, Editor, etc). These jobs will affect what kind of movie is getting made that round, what cards are in players’ hands, and who will receive special information. Players can choose to skip their jobs to instead re-roll any two of the dice in the game. At the end of each round the players with stars showing on their dice will get to add a card into the movie.

The added cards will be shuffled, one will be removed, and the rest will be revealed. The team with the majority of revealed symbols (including the symbols on that round’s movie poster) wins the round! Indicate the winning team for the round by placing that team’s matching film-strip over the movie poster. The first team to win 4 rounds wins the game! The Rising Star plays both sides by trying to make the game go to 7 rounds and making the 7th round a tie.

Hollywood 1947 is a social deduction game. You must never show your cards or loyalty to anyone, but you may say whatever you’d like about the cards you put into a movie, or about your true allegiance. Open discussion about which cards were added into a movie is encouraged. However, if you are a Communist or the Rising Star, lying will often help you accomplish your goals since the majority of players will be Patriots.

That’s a wrap. Most players get the hang of the game after only a few minutes. So let’s go make some movies, but be careful who you trust!

Hollywood 1947 is the 5th standalone game in the Dark Cities Series by Facade Games. Previous games in the series include Salem 1692, Tortuga 1667, Deadwood 1876, and Bristol 1350.

The INDEX of Dark Cities:

This is an empty book box that is the same size as all of our Dark Cities games. You can use this book for extra storage (especially if you like to sleeve your cards), for future Dark Cities expansions, to hide treasure in, or just as a cool piece of decor to spice up your house!

β€”descriptions from the publisher

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