Trial By Trolley (Day 3723 - 2/3/20)

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Stephen received a package from a company called Explosm who made Cyanide & Happiness. He was expecting this package to come a long time ago. The package contains a new card game they are doing a KickStarter for called Trial By Trolley. It is a game where players are faced with moral dilemmas and have to make a choice. This company also made the Joking Hazard card game.

Chaz had made a functional browser version of Joking Hazard which they played on Stephen & Friends. Stephen never released the browser version to the public since they were worried they would be sued by the company. Explosm actually saw their videos and emailed them about how impressed they were. They also wanted to know if Stephen was interested in trying out their new Trial By Trolley game and this was before the KickStarter even launched. Stephen got an email the other day from Jonathan, his contact at the company, who apologized and said that they were so busy with handling the KickStarter that they forgot to send it to him. So, Stephen was told to accept it as a gift and that he won't be expected to make content with it.

Stephen unboxes the game. There is a letter addressed to him from Jonathan about how he had promised to give Stephen an advanced copy of Trial By Trolley. The version of the game Stephen received was Trial By Trolley: Derailed Edition which was a KickStarter Exclusive. Stephen says that he really appreciates them and that he understands how crazy things can get with a KickStarter happening. The game includes a board that has blood and dismembered bodies on railway tracks, instructions, miniature figures of Trolley Tom and a trolley, 3 bonus card packs, and a KickStarter card expansion pack.

Stephen says that he would like to play this game on Stephen & Friends sometime in the future. He mentions that it's nice to know that they somewhat have the company's blessing to make video content with their game. Then, Stephen talks about how surreal it was even getting the initial email. Stephen says that the video content is basically like free promotion for their game. He thanks the company and Jonathan for the game. Stephen says that he doesn't know what the base game is, but he is appreciative for all the extra stuff. Finally, he asks viewers who have played Trial By Trolley what their experience playing it was like.