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So Many Problems

So Many Problems

By Join In Games

Daily challenges to hone your creative problem-solving and storytelling skills from So Many Problems™, the party game for people with problems. — — — One problem, five story elements. You pick three elements to use and improvise a hilarious solution! — — — Share yours and play the card game for free at SoManyProblems.com. Submit an idea for a new problem or story element and you might hear it in a future episode! — — — Put on your thinking cap, your creativity jacket, and your improvising shoes, and get ready to run full speed and pantsless into absurd scenarios every day!
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Caveman or Carswell

So Many ProblemsDec 10, 2019

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Sub-Destruct
Dec 25, 201901:26
Stranded Hero
Dec 24, 201901:40
Unworthy In AI Eyes
Dec 23, 201901:32
A Talking Dog? Yeah, So What?
Dec 22, 201901:33
The Only Hope at 10,000 Feet
Dec 21, 201901:29
The Bullydozer Comes Knocking
Dec 20, 201901:46
Drown or Boil?
Dec 19, 201901:34
Van Trouble and a Giant Bird
Dec 18, 201901:36
Assassin's Last Call
Dec 17, 201901:27
Meteorite Mayhem
Dec 16, 201901:42
What Are the Billionaires Doing in Space?

What Are the Billionaires Doing in Space?

You are a member of the Outer Space Fail Force: Nearly infinite planning has gone into your ambitious mission. And yet, something always seems to go terribly, terribly wrong in space. Here’s the problem:

A billionaire paid to send his personal car up on our rocket, and wants us to jettison it out into space. But with mere moments until its release, I just saw that it secretly contains a spy probe! I have to stop it!

Your five random story elements are: Waxed dental floss, a bubble of water floating in midair, an archer's arrow with a grappling line attached, a rubber Frankenstein's monster mask, and a sense of international cooperation only possible in the vacuum of space.

Pick three of them, imagine how you will solve the problem, and craft your story. Bonus points for imaginative and hilarious solutions. Record yours at SoManyProblems.com, and we might include it on our weekly recap podcast. Or post a short video on TikTok or Instagram and tag @SoManyProbsGame.

To play the real-life version, learn about the January 14th Kickstarter, and maybe make some new Problems and Elements, head over to SoManyProblems.com.

See you tomorrow, problem solvers!

© & ™ 2019 Join In Games

Dec 15, 201901:38
Spooky Statesmen
Dec 14, 201901:35
Auto Shop Escape
Dec 13, 201901:29
A Captive Beating
Dec 12, 201901:45
The Smell in Space

The Smell in Space

You are a member of the Outer Space Fail Force: Nearly infinite planning has gone into your ambitious mission. And yet, something always seems to go terribly, terribly wrong in space. Here’s the problem:

After unloading the resupply craft and packing it up with all of our trash, it failed to detach from the space station. The additional weight could pull us out of orbit! (Not to mention the smell.)

Your five random story elements are: A zero-gravity sleeping bag attached to the wall, werewolf costume gloves, rusty rebar, punching with both hands simultaneously, and the kind of madness that only five weightless months can inflict.

Pick three of them, imagine how you will solve the problem, and craft your story. Bonus points for imaginative and hilarious solutions. Record yours at SoManyProblems.com, and we might include it on our weekly recap podcast. Or post a short video on TikTok or Instagram and tag @SoManyProbsGame.

To play the real-life version, learn about the January 14th Kickstarter, and maybe make some new Problems and Elements, head over to SoManyProblems.com.

See you tomorrow, problem solvers!

© & ™ 2019 Join In Games

Dec 11, 201901:36
Caveman or Carswell

Caveman or Carswell

You Meddlesome Youths! You and your high school friends bought a van, adopted a dog that sounds like it’s trying to talk, and started a detective agency. Here’s the problem:

A caveman sighting has shut down Professor Blake's archaeological dig. Could Mr. Carswell and his real estate development firm be behind this, or is it something more?

Your five random story elements are: A rescue liferaft, a two-foot-tall sandwich, the nerd's lost eyeglasses, nunchuck skills, and cubes of space food.

Pick three of them, imagine how you will solve the problem, and craft your story. Bonus points for imaginative and hilarious solutions. Record yours at SoManyProblems.com, and we might include it on our weekly recap podcast. Or post a short video on TikTok or Instagram and tag @SoManyProbsGame.

To play the real-life version, learn about the January 14th Kickstarter, and maybe make some new Problems and Elements, head over to SoManyProblems.com.

See you tomorrow, problem solvers!

© & ™ 2019 Join In Games

Dec 10, 201901:29
Treasonous (w/ demonstration)

Treasonous (w/ demonstration)

This scenario includes a special demonstration of how to play the game!

You are the Improvising Secret Agent: a master of both physics and chemistry with the incredible ability to combine materials in unimaginable ways to create the right tool for any job. Here’s the problem:

A treasonous military leader is selling the access codes to shut down all of our country’s defense systems to the highest bidder.

Your five random story elements are: A bucket of dry ice, a shattered bathroom mirror, escape velocity, a butane lighter, and cumulatively large amounts of solar radiation.

Pick three of them, imagine how you will solve the problem, and craft your story. Bonus points for imaginative and hilarious solutions. Record yours at SoManyProblems.com, and we might include it on our weekly recap podcast. Or post a short video on TikTok or Instagram and tag @SoManyProbsGame.

To play the real-life version, learn about the January 14th Kickstarter, and maybe make some new Problems and Elements, head over to SoManyProblems.com.

See you tomorrow, problem solvers!

© & ™ 2019 Join In Games

Dec 09, 201904:30
Season 1 Introduction

Season 1 Introduction

Welcome to So Many Problems™ Daily - Season 1! In this introduction I explain the game, share how you can get on the podcast, and give you a sneak peek at the themes we'll be playing with this season. Be sure to head over to SoManyProblems.com to play the early access beta right now! While you're there, you can even help us make new problems and elements for the game!

So Many Problems is the party game for people with problems, coming soon from Join In Games™. The debut Kickstarter kicks off January 14th, 2020, and you won't want to miss the opportunity to immortalize yourself on your very own card. Get signed up for updates at SoManyProblems.com today!

© & ™ 2019 Join In Games

Dec 07, 201903:18
Trailer - So Many Problems Daily

Trailer - So Many Problems Daily

Coming soon from Join In Games™: So Many Problems™. Learn about the new way to stretch your mind and hone your problem-solving skills with fun and farfetched scenarios ever day!
Dec 07, 201900:60