Bad Beasts and Cautionary Children
On Quisicosas since 2 April 2026
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2 April 2026 (on Substack)
What it is about
Bad Beasts and Cautionary Children is a story game for one or two players, based on a pair of vintage children’s books by Hilaire Belloq ( The Bad Child's Book of Beasts , 1896, and Cautionary Tales for Children , 1907). One player plays an animal, whose job is to frighten a naughty child into proper behaviour. If there is a second player, they play the child.