TableTop - Fiasco Set-Up

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Alison Haislip (@alisonhaislip)
Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl)
John Rogers (@jonrog1)

[@gummywormjim]

As an aspiring filmmaker, I saw this game here on tabletop and IMMEDIATELY ran out and bought the source book! This is essentially the best way to have a table meeting for writing a film in like two hours!!! Fiasco is GENIUS!!!

[@MartKencuda]

You can definitely tell who the screen writer is in this group.

[@niallsb]

I've enjoyed watching this more than I have watching Fiasco Part 1. I think it's seeing all these wonderful creative minds in action working together to create a great story. I would really like to see Fiasco make a reprise in the second season of Tabletop, just for another one these set up episodes.

[@GuyWithTheCoolName]

ANOTHER FIASCO PLAYSET FOR SEASON 3

[@caraelizabeth8098]

Yeeeeesss. This was fantastic.

[@JoachimErdtman]

I love that you shared the setup video, as it's such an important part of playing Fiasco. The Saturday Night 78 playset sounds like a blast, and I was happy to see it as a free download from the Bully Pulpit Games' web site, along with the table cards used in your video - thanks a ton!

[@deadserenity95]

Amazing, a game that is 95% creativity and role playing, the game is just a vague framework... So good, cant wait to see all the twist and turns and how their plans will change as different things happen

[@TheToxicDreamland]

I love that they created an entire backstory for these characters in just under half an hour.

[@SkilesHasFun]

"My instinct is to do drugs." -Wil Wheaton

[@Firgart]

I think you captured the essence, as far as I remember

[@teslai101]

Lol 2 years and still amazing to watch. You guys are the best :)

[@donmilleriii7399]

I loved that, it was like the did session you burn making your characters. I also liked that it was uncensored, for some reason it made the show really immersive.

[@BenThorp]

Finally got around to watching the Fiasco episodes - so glad you put this extra video up to get a real feel for the game. Headed straight to Amazon to buy it :)

[@dagman85]

This was actually a lot more fun to watch than I thought it was going to be. I really enjoyed seeing the thought process play out amongst the four players. Thanks for posting it!

[@d2beej]

The beginning of an incredible story...

[@zelbinian]

That they set this up in under half an hour is impressive as hell. That's *never* happened in my games.

[@PhillipCarver]

Watching this, and then watching the Fiasco episode gave me a better handle on the situation. Awesome stuff!

[@Troglodite89]

loved the homage at the end of the video!

[@plastickat]

Thank you so much for this. I'm going to be playing and hosting my first Fiasco game tomorrow night and this really helped me understand the set-up rules

[@jian9007]

Great set-up episode. Can't wait until part 2 next week. I enjoy you all but Moar Alison please. Also, changing the Italian name to French is spot on. My grandfather worked at a steel company after WW2 & Italians were not liked in America due to Mussolini's and Italy's involvement with Hitler and the Axis forces. They thought he was French and called him "Frenchie," and called him that for the over 2 decades he worked there. Only a few people ever knew he was Italian after all those years there.

[@GrantHoeflinger]

I've been wanting to get my friends to try Fiasco... And now I can direct them here to get a feel for it! Awesome! Thanks for this!

[@CrimsonSanX]

Woo! The setup video! Now I can finally comfortably watch part 1!

[@fillerblog]

We've played this a few times at our game nights. My gamers sent this link to me, and after watching the play session I went to the publisher and ordered the books and PDFs online. Our third game was set in the Ice Station, and was "a stupid plan, executed to perfection." Fantastic!

[@Azriol]

I really loved watching the set-up for this game! So funny!!!

[@strotras]

That was fun watching your creative juices flowing as your setup for the game.

[@Yenrx]

Nice "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" reference at the end :)

[@tamaravh]

Hooray! Thanks G&S for posting this!

[@rkieran2]

Btw it is Brenda and Eddie from Billy Joel's "Scene from an Italian Restaurant"

[@martinmaenza5513]

Glad we got to see this setup video - it makes me miss my college days of roleplaying games.

[@RegariDevine]

Just voicing my opinion that I'm happy we got this second, it was more fun wondering what the hell set this all in motion while watching part one than getting the set up all explained. It helped that everyone was acting like a boss to make it easy to follow and a lot of fun to figure out.

[@michaelgerring2227]

I really enjoy watching these theatrical minds brainstorm over a plot. It seems like they are taking it with a certain level of seriousness. I really dig it. I hope the game plays as well as the movie they're directing.

[@zigfb]

I would LOVE to see these three in another episode.

[@JasonPitre]

Thank you very much for the awesome display of the setup mechanics. Very well done.

[@seanboden]

The very ending. Fantastic Ferris Beuller reference!

[@theoffkeydiva]

I got super excited that it was part 2... but the set-up was cool too.

[@YoshMaster]

I love you guys soooo much!! You are such a great group for this kind of game!!

[@sonicscrewdriverahoy]

loving the Ferris Bueller reference at the end!

[@AlexGidra]

Best game session... Thank you Will and guy's.

[@MrJeef69]

Subscribed because this video and game are both so amazing. Can't wait for the next part!

[@Spellhammerfly]

"My instincts are to do drugs." Something every child star says to themselves at one time or another Wil...

[@DWMHitManTwo]

Loved the Ferris Bueller reference.

[@DrDelvan]

HAHA! You totally got me with the Ferris Bueller ending. Kudos, Wil.

[@irian42]

Thanks a lot for the set up!

[@xVaultx]

Man, I really wish I watched this before the first video. Fiasco seems like a pretty great game. Definitely one of the best Tabletops so far.

[@shaunaaaah]

I now get when writers talk about setting up characters like making game characters.

[@AndrewMcClenning]

Please do another game of Fiasco-featuring the Wheatons. I mean it: Will, Anne, Ryan, and Nolan...

[@osutuba]

The nod to "Ferris Beuller's Day Off" at the end by Wil ... AWESOME!

[@MsRaediance]

Bonnie is hilarious! This is some amazing story creation :D

[@ApproxKnows]

Yay it's finally here! We can see how this game's made!

[@unlvogres]

Definitely looks like and interesting and fun game. Definitely gotta get this for my organization to try out.

[@EmmaYlva]

Oh you should totaly play versions of this game over and over, its so much fun!

[@Dont6x9Panic]

6:00 Alison and Wil's legs. In sync. :P

[@JerimiahGentry]

What a sweet observation

[@soulofmen]

LOVE the Ferris Bueller ending :D

[@DisneyAshmanDemos]

And to me, this is more crucial to understanding the logistics of the game and how it's played than the actual story-line itself. They tell us everything we really need to know at the beginning of the episode, character and story wise, and I was able to understand everything fine.

[@CBoy92]

Holy crap, now I have to watch Ferris Bueller again. That ending made me laugh so hard!

[@WalkOnNick]

This really made me appreciate the last part more now that I actually understand the rules of the game I wasnt sure if it was just all free form previously but I agree that setup before main part would be preferable

[@ryanmccuan]

I love this show

[@surfacingcom]

Seriously, this set-up may be the best episode yet, if you're really into game mechanics.

[@ZappoHisbane]

really enjoyed this, maybe even more than the episode of the game itself. That said, can't wait to see how things go terribly terribly wrong.

[@PGDJ88]

Did anyone else like that this one was uncensored? At least John Rogers 19:36

[@CBoxStudios]

+PGDJ Also, Wheaton at 16:15

[@kens4693]

Nice little Ferris Bueler nod at the end there...

[@StephMetaller666]

Italian gangsters.. classic! :D greetings from Italy and keep up the good work!

[@sambart1986]

This game is SO ideal for roleplaying and helping your mind become creative and helps bring up great plots and stories. I'd defo just get it for creative influence! ^^

[@BaconHat]

That was AMAZING!

[@SebastianPeitsch]

I know that the short attention span of KZbin viewers made you exclude this from the original episode but honestly: this is needed exposition I would've liked to have. This is part of the game and I laughed a couple of times watching this. If a game needs an hour and a half just show it the way it is - an hour and a half. We won't mind. This is better than TV :-)

[@trillianlee6671]

The Fiasco episode is probably my favourite episode of tabletop.

[@RysoxBattleon]

definitively should of watched the set up before part 1. It was still a good watch.

[@UltraTurbo11]

I would TOTALLY go see this movie.

[@d2beej]

I wanna see this movie.

[@Bailonsy]

Still my favorite episode of Tabletop

[@aVeryDeadlyCreamPuff]

I would totally watch that movie.

[@TeddyBearWithSexHair]

This seems so complicated, but it looks so fun!!

[@em85976]

Love the Ferris Bueller ending.

[@GermanNightmare1976]

Just saw that you quoted the same thing. :) It really stood out, I guess!

[@KevinMacLeod-administrator]

I "ran" this game at gaming convention once, and it was very successful. It's kind of nice having strangers since then you can literally build your relationship up from scratch.

[@danjer0047]

Oh I see. Thanks for the information!

[@gamestop251]

It was so fucking awesome to see you reference to another film there at the end.

[@Dviperjr]

By now I instinctively open an Amazon tab whenever I see a new TableTop video in my feed. My bank account thanks you Wil Wheaton and I do too!

[@drmntpibb]

Want part two right now!

[@23wintermute]

Seriously Genius... best writer exercise ever?

[@Neithie]

They have some potential, that's for sure.

[@mykeiboi]

I LOVE BONNIE BURTON!

[@madmanotl]

Thanks for showing this. It might have been better had this been part one of three instead of a filler between one and two. Can't wait to see how this Fiasco ends up.

[@opsimathkaroshi]

Wil Wheaton swore!Quality moment,can't wait for the 27th.Cheers Tabletop.

[@DisneyAshmanDemos]

The producers agree with you. That's why they wanted this to go up at the same time as the first part of the game, but there was a miscommunication with Geek & Sundry, who thought it was supposed to go up a week after. The only reason it still took about a week to go up after the screw up was realized was because it still had a bit of editing, sound-mixing, and color-correction to go through.

[@titustsimonjela2627]

I love Bonnie Burton.

[@RVGmetallicasaw]

I really want this game now.

[@seigeengine]

Nice touch at the end with the FBDO reference. :>

[@AustinBaugh]

What a Lupe Fiasco!

[@internetskeleton8969]

4:04 We see the extra fiasco books back there ;) c'mon!!! Do another

[@allluckyseven]

Hahah! GREAT last bit!

[@nitemarestlk]

I searched this game on Amazon and if you look at the "Customers Who Bought this Also Bought" list, it's all games you've played on TableTop. Well played Wheaton!

[@AzrealShadow]

I would play this and reccomend it be played as a kick off for any major White Wolf LARPs I run.

[@Tracy_AC]

lol, that ending!

[@chewbobington]

It was actually BRENDA and Eddie in the Billy Joel song. ;) I'm glad I watched Episode 1 before I watched this, I think if I'd watched the set up first, I would have been really confused, but since I saw the scenes played out, this made both of them make more sense.

[@stove0809]

I feel you there, I wish my friends had the intention span to sit down and play a game the way its supposed to be played.

[@Killingglorie]

that was so much fun

[@tre77tre77]

Please please please ignore those who are saying to always do setup before showing part of the game. You were entirely correct to show the setup in a later episode than the first half of the game.

[@scarletspeed7]

One detail... the Billy Joel song is Brender (Brenda) and Eddie... Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.

[@SuzieQSailaway]

It almost seems like it would be more fun (and save time) to just roll for relationships/details. Still, look forward to seeing part II! :D

[@DevanLund]

I liked that little Ferris Bueller reference at the very end.

[@irishgator]

The Billy Joel song was Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, and the song was about Brenda and Eddie.