And then this happened . . .

[apoc527]

Man, I was curious so I went to look up what I could find. There were some seriously TWISTED cards from that 1962 set. And the Kickstarter also some twisted art that actually...I'm not sure I particularly find fun to look at! It makes my skin crawl a bit (particularly the sample "Art Gallery" card on the main page).

I can totally see how the GURPS campaign setting can be used for a huge variety of genres though. Gruesome horror to Grade B Camp, all in one book! I'm definitely curious.

[camazotz]

This definitely qualifies as "one of those things I didn't know I desperately wanted until I saw it." Very excited....and not just because it means an actual physical print GURPS book is manifesting again! Although that's probably 51% of the excitement.

[PK]

Originally Posted by Nexahs

Point of interest, is the Martians' weakness to country music from the comics, or was that just the movie?

That was the movie -- and basically because Burton wanted an easy ending, a way for the invasion to end within minutes. But including something like that in the game would basically turn the entire invasion into an easy one-shot!

That said, you will find a bit of advice for adding an Achilles' Heel to the Martians, with options ranging from the sensible and sane to the downright silly.

Originally Posted by apoc527

Man, I was curious so I went to look up what I could find. There were some seriously TWISTED cards from that 1962 set. And the Kickstarter also some twisted art that actually...I'm not sure I particularly find fun to look at! It makes my skin crawl a bit (particularly the sample "Art Gallery" card on the main page).

Yeah, the art style has remained consistent from 1962 to 2015, just becoming more polished over the years -- always gory, dark, violent, and just a bit campy. In fact, when the original cards came out in the '60s, there was a public outcry in some circles and a few stores refused to sell the cards. I imagine the artists took that as a point of pride. :)