"Flower Court" Game Night @ Side Quest Books & Games

ABOUT THE GAME

The world is a better place than it used to be. A more sparkling, electric, decadent time.

Welcome to the Crystal Age; to the neon spires of the glorious Chrome Dynasty, in the Flower Court of the Plastic Empire. The nobility of the Crystal Age blur the lines between pop divas, celebrities, warlords, and despots. To live among the upper echelons of the neon spires is to live a life completely devoid of strife or suffering. When you are lifted up to the silicon gardens from the concrete jungle below, there’s never a reason to shed your aluminum wings.

The Chrome Dynasty has ruled the Neon Spires for four generations, and their quicksilver grip never wanes. Under their prosperity, the Plastic Empire has experienced a new era of untold peace. One of the most ingenious decisions of Kein TX Milo 3 of House Chromis, the previous Kein of the Plastic Empire, was to consolidate the greatest warlord-babes and slaughter-divas of the nobility and focus their minds on the most important task facing the celebrities—marriage and love. The Flower Court is the place where the powerful come together to flirt and debate and, just occasionally, M**der each other.

But what’s the nouveau without a little bit of M**der?

The Flower Court is a game about a group of incredibly powerful pop stars / feudal nobles backstabbing each other and turning against each other in the pursuit of their secret goals. In The Flower Court, you take on one of twelve character sheets, including the noble Prinxarch, the war-hungry Doxe, the mysterious Stranger, the tricksy Baronne, or the nervous Cinderella. You create a character riffing on bizarre aesthetics and unique names, and select a mysterious hidden goal. Over the next several hours, you and your fellow players ask each other questions, send each other valentines, propose to each other, and attempt to assassinate each other, all with unique end goals. Maybe you want to marry the Prinxarch and ascend to the throne. Maybe you just want to find true love. Maybe you're here to cause problems and break hearts. Or maybe, in the end, you just want to make it out of here alive.

ABOUT YOUR GM

Paula is an indie GM who has been running games for 7 years, including at PAX Unplugged. She specializes in running immersive and memorable indie games that feel accessible for the new and refreshing for the experienced.

ABOUT THE VENUE

• Side Quest Books & Games is located on the balcony of Bow Market in Somerville's Union Square. There is an elevator available in the Bow Market lobby, which is to the right of Pop's Pinball Parlor.
• Outside food and drink are allowed.
• Masks are optional, but please let us know and stay home if you fall ill.

Host or Publisher Side Quest Books & Games