To celebrate the 40th anniversary of classic TTRPG Paranoia, Modiphius has announced that it will be releasing a highly game of “sci-fi slapstick one-upmanship” for 2-6 player: Paranoia: The Uncooperative Board Game. The game will be released through retail distribution later this year.
THE COMPUTER IS YOUR FRIEND! TRUST THE COMPUTER!
Welcome Troubleshooters! You are among The Computer’s most elite (expendable) agents tasked with carrying out its completely insane demands. Prove your loyalty! Complete missions for The Computer (by sneaking and snitching and scheming) to earn the highest Clearance Level! Rest assured, your clone will absolutely not die in spectacularly horrible ways. In the unlikely event of their premature demise, your next clone will do better! Probably!
Shoot trouble in the face and/or other life-critical body parts with an array of perfectly (un)stable and not-prone-to-exploding equipment! Watch out for Troubleshooters using treasonous mutant powers and advancing the agendas of seditious secret societies! Report the treasonous activities of your friends! (Before they report yours!). Remember: The Computer is your friend. Trust The Computer…
FUN IS MANDATORY. FAILURE TO HAVE FUN IS TREASON. TREASON IS PUNISHABLE BY SUMMARY EXECUTION!
Paranoia was created by Dan Gelber, Greg Costikyan and Eric Goldberg and first published in 1984 and won an Origins Award that year for Roleplaying Rules, entering the Origins Hall of Fame in 2007. It is now on its sixth edition, with the most recent editions being published by Mongoose Publishing. The sixth “All New Shiny” Edition successfully kickstarted in 2022. It has been twice (officially) adapted for video games, in 1989 and 2019. Three Paranoia novels were released in the 90’s as well as a short-lived Malibu Comics Series.
Chris Birch, publisher at Modiphius, described this opportunity. ‘Well, it’s a world-first isn’t it? We are launching the very first uncooperative board game! We worked hand in keyboard with our friend, The Computer, to devise this ingenious new twist on board game design to satisfy the cravings of Infrared citizens everywhere!”
Troubleshooters can sign up for updates on Paranoia – The Uncooperative Board Game here.
Images via Modiphius
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