Fiasco: Instapackages

The thought occurred to me that, easy as it is to set up a fiasco, maybe it’d be nice to have one set up for you – perhaps a package writer could put together their favorite elements into a pick-up-and-play instapackage. Like this:

INSTAPACKAGE: A NICE SOUTHERN TOWN

RELATIONSHIPS

For three players…
Family: Siblings
Romance: Ex-spouses
Crime: Corrupt official and local big shot

For four players, add…
Friendship: Drug buddies

For five players, add…
Work: Professional and client

NEEDS

For three players…
To get even: With a rival

For four or five players, add…
To get out: Of a crushing debt coming due

LOCATIONS

For three, four or five players…
Main Street: El Perro Alto Mexican restaurant

OBJECTS

For three or four players…
Valuables: Suitcase full of cash

For five players, add…
Weapon: Poisonous snake

Write ’em on index cards, figure out who is who, and get playing. It shortcuts one of the really fun parts of the game, but it also cuts half an hour off the time it takes to play, which might occasionally be nice. It also allows the package writer to show off what they think is a golden combo, which might be instructive. What do you think?