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Introduction

What’s in this book? At some point in your life, you’ve had to deal with a

fool. The fool has a long tradition. Being rich enough to

support a fool to entertain you is a sign of high status and wealth. Among the superstitious, beating a fool can be seen as a sign of good luck,

Sometimes a fool is brought in to lead the cheer, to whip the warriors into a battle frenzy.

Small villages can take great pride in their “village idiot”, because even if things are bad, at least you’re not that guy.

Larger courts usually have a fool. Since the fool doesn’t lose any pride by insulting people or by pointing out flaws in plans, a fool can say things in court that other people would never think to say.

Credits Written by Norman Rafferty Co-written by Canio Pagliacci, Lewis Theobold, and

Friedrich Wallenhaupt Illustrated by Brett Foster, Brian Harp, Christine

Klunder, Norman Rafferty, and Sara Palmer Game Design by Jason Holmgren Edited by Chien Petit Méchant Special thanks to all the fools out there. Copyright ©2011 Sanguine Productions. All rights

reserved. Several fools were harmed in the making of this game, but it’s okay, we were sure to hit them in unimportant areas, like their heads.

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