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KimLuster on July 5, 2016
Posting a day early cuz going out of state tomorrow…
Alright, this ‘game of wits’ doesn't seem all that witty (as Jack notes) but I'm parodying ‘The Princess Bride’ and that movie made the Game of Wits quite interesting and hilarious!! Of course, this story twists everything, so don't expect an exact reproduction!!
Astute readers will note that the ‘Nectar’, the Steins, and the ‘Key’, were all items picked up after Kimber Lee vanquished the other Godstrain bearers, Socorro and Eli…
I tried some Lighting and Shadow effects to showcase the Glow coming from the Godstrain manifestation, but I'm not totally happy with how they came out… Oh well… practice never ends! :D
Go see the comic WE ARE THE DUCK and see all the awesome entries in Genejoke's latest comic jam (plug: the most recent page is mine)!!
Thanks for Reading Everyone!!
KimLuster at 5:11AM, July 10, 2016
@Banes: Ha yeah, but sometimes the joke ain't funny right?!! :D
Banes at 6:09PM, July 9, 2016
I knew it! Everything boils down to a three-card monte type of gag! The Universe does indeed have a sense of humor!
KimLuster at 7:18PM, July 8, 2016
@Strix: :D
strixvanallen at 12:53PM, July 8, 2016
You tell him, Kimber.
KimLuster at 8:15AM, July 8, 2016
@Paul: Yeah, I fell for a game like this at a Carnival when I was a wee one!! So frustrating... But yeah Jack would seem to be the one to not be fooled... Anyway, it'll take a couple more a pages for this game to play out - hope you like what happens!!
PaulEberhardt at 6:48AM, July 8, 2016
I didn't know the film, but I knew this game of wits. This kind of thing - albeit with somewhat lower stakes - was a popular fraud in the 19th century and is still around under the title of "shell game". I always had Jack down as the kind of guy who'd be an expert at these things, still Kimber seems to know exactly what she is doing, so this is going to be most interesting.
KimLuster at 4:38AM, July 8, 2016
@Peipei: Yah, the last three scenes have certainly been inspired by The Princess Bride, but yeah... The Godstrain twists everything!! Keep watching!!
KimLuster at 4:36AM, July 8, 2016
@asthree: Weeeell... maybe she just has a high metabolism!! ;)
Peipei at 11:11PM, July 7, 2016
Ooooh it's like that scene in The Princess Bride (sorta'! I love that movie btw xD!). So this isn't going to be an all out brawl after all then...And what happens if Kim is to stay in the dream? Heck, what will happen if she wakes up? Does this dream hold any bearing over her reality?
ashtree house at 6:08PM, July 7, 2016
haha, I am with jgib99 , beer pong! But with Kim's rocking bod, she probably doesn't drink that much beer!!
KimLuster at 3:03PM, July 7, 2016
@FC: I do like Kimber Lee's chances in a game of Twister!! But yeah, stick around and see what's gonna be pulled!!
fallopiancrusader at 10:52AM, July 7, 2016
I'm sure Caleb will manage to turn this game of wits into a game of twits. I think Kimber's ploy is to stir his megalomania up so much that it ends up turning against him. (As far as contests go, I think I would've gone for a sporting game of "Twister" myself, but who knows what tricks Kimber Lee still has hidden up her bracer)
KimLuster at 4:30AM, July 7, 2016
@skyangel: Yes, it does seem too simple - everything thing coming down to essentially a coin-flip!! While I never want to lose the 'is this a dream' feel, my hope is, by the end of this chapter, things will be as clear as they've ever been!!
KimLuster at 4:20AM, July 7, 2016
@Z74: Yah, pretty much... ;)
skyangel at 2:04AM, July 7, 2016
I'm intrigued to see how this works out and it's hilarious to think Jack could win this covetted dream so easily! It just always floats in my mind that this is some kind of surreal reality they all share with many minds at work so I'm never really sure whose dreaming what or if this is all just in Kimmy's mind still. Looking forward to the outcome of this game though!
Z74 at 9:58PM, July 6, 2016
the old cups game !
KimLuster at 6:49PM, July 6, 2016
@jgib99: yahtzee? But Beer Pong... Oh Yeah!! They coulda used the Godstrain 'Key' as the ball :DD
KimLuster at 6:48PM, July 6, 2016
@tupapayon: the Mighty Tim making a cameo would be awesome!!
KimLuster at 6:47PM, July 6, 2016
@El Cid: I loved that game as a kid - got pretty good at it!!
KimLuster at 6:46PM, July 6, 2016
@Jerrie: maybe you just didn't seem Holy enough! ;)
KimLuster at 6:45PM, July 6, 2016
@bravo: Jack probably thinks he's cooler than Wallace - but he isn't!!
KimLuster at 6:44PM, July 6, 2016
@plymayer: my man has a Franciscan Friar robe - it's sort of a go-to outfit for Halloween parties, etc... He loves it!!
jgib99 at 10:00AM, July 6, 2016
I would've gone with yahtzee or beer pong, but this game works too. Great page!!
tupapayon at 9:39AM, July 6, 2016
what's next? Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
El Cid at 6:49AM, July 6, 2016
Connect Four is the ultimate game of wits. They should have played that.