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Called scene boosters

Players intentionally play a scene that is going nowhere. After a while, an outside observer calls out a scene booster from the list below, which one of the players applies.

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Reveal

a surprising disclosure of new, important information

Discoveries bring an element of surprise to stories. The princess turns out to be his sister. The villain is revealed to be the hero’s father. Disclosure of important information is called a reveal.

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