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Review: The role-playing game's afoot in charming black comedy Murder Bury Win - Ars Technica
May 08, 2021 1 min, 21 secs

Three friends get more than they bargained for when they think they are about to hit the gaming big-time in Murder Bury Win, a charming black comedy that proved to be a fan favorite at last year's Austin Film Festival.

Three friends have created a board game, Murder Bury Win, and they think it has what it takes to become a bestseller on the indie charts.

When their attempt to crowdfund fails, a mysterious man makes them an offer: he will publish their game on the condition that he takes credit as the sole creator and owner.

Chris (Mikelen Walker, All American), Adam (Erich Lane, Dear White People), and Barrett (Henry Alexander Kelly) worship a mysterious game designer named V.V.

They aspire to be like their hero, and dream of having the blockbuster success of another crowd-funded game, Puppies on Fire (a running gag that alludes to the popular crowd-funded game Exploding Kittens).

The film is at its best when celebrating the passion and enthusiasm of its main characters, with game play frequently shot as its it were really happening—and it is, inside the players' vivid imaginations.

The fictional game itself involves all players drawing three murder and three bury cards, and then discarding the two bury cards they decide they don't want.

Their mysterious benefactor—played to perfection by Craig Cackowski (Drunk History, Veep, Community)—thinks the game holds promise.

Rather than asking players to adopt fictional personas, they basically play themselves, making Murder Bury Win a game of dark wish fulfillment.

But he also criticizes the game design for lacking a clear motive for offing the victim.

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