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Hi Forever Geek,
What do you get when you put some of the funniest improv coaches from famed NYC and LA improv theaters into a room? The first-ever team-driven improv party game, Humans Being. Co-created by Dennis Zavolock (William Esper Studio and Magnet Theater) and renowned master improv coach Amey Goerlich (Upright Citizens Brigade, Westside Comedy Theater), Humans Being makes improv comedy approachable and an interactive game requiring involvement from an entire team.
Fresh off its successful Kickstarter campaign that led to hundreds of units already shipped, Humans Being is available for purchase online in time for the holidays, and promises to be a hilarious new tradition family and friends will love playing together. Humans Being is the ultimate ice breaker and proves improv comedy can be done successfully by anyone. Yes, even you! I’d like to recommend adding Humans Being to the Forever Geek holiday gift guide coverage.
Humans Being is incredibly interactive and easy to get started. Two team members improv funny scenes using the game’s Scene Cards, and a word suggestion from the opposing team, with the objective being that fellow team members need to guess the scene’s secret challenge that was selected using one of eight Challenge Card categories. The first team to collect all eight Challenge Card categories wins!
A round of Humans Being looks like this:
1. Team #1, Player One picks a Scene Card that reads, “A filmmaker is making a documentary film about ____.” (Super Hero), and asks Team #2 to suggest a super hero without reading the scene out loud. Player One will select a suggested super hero, let’s say Deadpool, and use it to complete the scene description.
2. Team #1, Player Two chooses a Challenge Card and only shows it to the time keeper. A Challenge Card category may be “Goal” with the challenge being, “Tell your partner at least three times that you are a doctor.”
3. Player One and Player Two have 90 seconds to improv the scene, “A filmmaker is making a documentary film about Deadpool,” after which their teammates must guess the challenge acted out by Player Two. In this case, Player Two needs to tell Player One that he or she is a doctor at least three times. If guessed correctly, the team earns the Challenge Card. If incorrectly guessed, Team #2 gets a chance to steal the Challenge Card by guessing the challenge correctly.
While people are frequently turning to their devices for games and entertainment, Humans Being is a fun and creative way to bring people together over the holidays, for birthday parties, or any game night get together.
Humans Being makes a great stocking stuffer and currently has a suggested retail price of $34.95. Recommended for 3-16 players ages 11+, Humans Being can be purchased now at HumansBeingCardGame.com.
Packaging art and the more than 270 Humans Being playing cards were illustrated by VICE Media cartoonist Tristan Scolnick.
I’m looking forward to working with you to add Humans Being to the Forever Geek holiday gift guide. If there is someone else on staff that you think would also be interested, please feel free to share.
Thank you!
Rob Novickas
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