Hello JJ,

I played a rocking session of Contenders Thursday. Holy cow are the boxing mechanics fun!

We dealt each player their hands of playing cards, without looking at them, then played them out one card at a time and sort of narrated as we did, or at least expressed our opinions as players as to the eventual outcome. It was great, especially so during the matches.

We didn't push each other so hard and had no Threat Scenes, Brawls or Connections, which was too bad. I explained the mechanics of the Threat Scenes, and how the one player with a lot higher Pain than the rest of us, could kick our collective asses in Brawls, and also how all of us can force endgame by threatening each other's contacts.