The Past is a Crooked Game
Summary: This is a tutorial case for New York Noir, told as a flashback from the 1930s to the early 1900s. It is meant to introduce new players to the world of New York Noir.
Lead stats: 61 Leads / 10.5k Words / 60.3 KB
Author(s): Jesse Reichler <jessereichler@gmail.com>
Additional credits: Editing by Debbie Levy
Difficulty: 1/5
Duration: 2 hours
Cautions: Suitable for all audiences
Version: 1.8 (11/15/24)
Game Status: First playable draft.
Published: Sat, Nov 16 at 10:03 AM
Owner account: admin
Created: Sat, Nov 09 at 06:36 AM
Modified: Wed, Jan 15 at 12:53 PM
Published Files:
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_published_v1p8_20241115.zip (14.5 MB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_cover.jpg (136.8 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_cover.pdf (259.5 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_largefont_soloForScreen_letter.pdf (964.0 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_onecol_a4.pdf (881.5 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_onecol_a5.pdf (895.0 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_onecol_b5.pdf (886.1 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_onecol_letter.pdf (891.9 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_soloForScreen_a4.pdf (977.2 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_soloForScreen_a5.pdf (975.9 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_soloForScreen_b5.pdf (977.7 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_soloForScreen_letter.pdf (977.5 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_soloprn_a4.pdf (979.7 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_soloprn_a5.pdf (978.2 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_soloprn_b5.pdf (979.9 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_soloprn_letter.pdf (980.4 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_twocol_a4.pdf (864.2 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_twocol_b5.pdf (864.3 KB)
- ThePastIsACrookedGame_twocol_letter.pdf (865.0 KB)
Additional Instructions
To play this case, you need to download ONE of the above casebooks in your preferred format, and the pdf directory set below if you don't already have it. If you plan to print out the case book, you should download a 2-column format (twocol) for compact printing; if you plan to play on a pc or tablet, choose a soloForScreen format.