Has anyone played the new Paranoia game that came out a while back?
None of my current gaming group was exposed to the fun of Paranoia back in the 80's/early 90's. Every so often I extol the virtues of the old game. I heard recently that they've redone the game with a new edition, and I've considered picking it up and seeing if my group might want a small break from our current long-running D&D game, but I'd like to know if anyone who has played it has any commentary about it.
Thanks in advance.
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I only played earlier versions once or twice, and the new version twice at Gen Con over the past couple of years. I can say that it was a ton of fun. I can't compare it too much with previous versions for you, but I had more fun in those events than any others at Gen Con those years.
Anyone else? :)
Thanks for the response JoelF847. I went ahead and purchased the main book as well as two books of adventures (including the one that is a compilation of the better adventures from the 80's). It has been 17 years since the last time I ran a Paranoia game so I figure I better start with a canned adventure to get myself going.
I've played it a couple of times at cons, and while it has been one of the funniest gaming experiences in my life (it really is the perfect game to play when you've been awake for 48 hours and is ODing on coffee (and quite possibly beer)), I can't really comment on the rules. Both GM's seemed to have a different approach to how to play it, and I can't say I got away with a good overview of the system. But it seemed to be the GM threw a dice behind his impregnable shield and the funniest outcome would happen.