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Xiphos!!

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Ryan!Crockett,!Madison!Kramig,!Saul!Rincon!!

Monsters!R’!Us!

Prototype!

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Table&of&Contents&

Table&of&Contents&.......................................................................................................................................&2&Game&Components&................................................................................................................................................&3!Game&Setup&.............................................................................................................................................................&3!

Figure!1.!A!diagram!of!the!game!board.!......................................................................................................................................!5!Turn&Sequence&.......................................................................................................................................................&6!General&Rules&.........................................................................................................................................................&6!Detailed&Rules&for&Specific&Pieces&...................................................................................................................&7!Monster!Cards!.........................................................................................................................................................................!7!Table!1.!Monster!List!...........................................................................................................................................................................!7!Figure!2.!An!example!of!a!challenge!card!...................................................................................................................................!9!Figure!3.!An!example!of!an!action!card!.......................................................................................................................................!9!

Movement!Cards!...................................................................................................................................................................!10!Table!2.!Movement!card!quantity!breakdown!.......................................................................................................................!10!Figure!4.!An!example!of!a!movement!card!...............................................................................................................................!10!

The!Victory!Card!...................................................................................................................................................................!11!Figure!5.!The!victory!card.!..............................................................................................................................................................!11!

Player!Abilities!......................................................................................................................................................................!11!Table!3.!Player!Abilities!....................................................................................................................................................................!11!

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Game&Components&

Here!is!everything!you’ll!need!to!play!Monsters!R’!Us!!

● 1!Game!Board!(came!in!the!goodie!box)!● d20!die!(came!in!the!goodie!box)!● Lumocolor!nonWpermanent!pens!(came!in!the!goodie!box)!● Hour!glass!(minute!timer,!came!in!the!goodie!box)!● Cup!of!water!or!bottled!water!● One!Red!glass!counter!to!represent!a!player!(came!in!the!goodie!box)!● One!Blue!glass!counter!to!represent!a!player!(came!in!the!goodie!box)!● One!Green!glass!counter!to!represent!a!player!(came!in!the!goodie!box)!● One!White!glass!counter!to!represent!a!player!(came!in!the!goodie!box)!● 89!blank!playing!cards!will!be!made!into!(came!in!the!goodie!box)!

○ 1!victory!card!○ 28!monster!cards!○ 60!movement!cards!

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Game&Setup&

To!set!up!the!game!players!will!need!to!clear!an!area!to!place!the!game!board!(table,!floor,!etc.).!The!board!will!be!placed!with!the!square!grids!facing!up.!Once!the!players!have!the!game!board!in!an!appropriate!location,!they!will!then!each!choose!a!corner!of!the!board!to!start!at.!!!1.Once!the!players!have!chosen!a!starting!corner!they!will!then!place!one!glass!counter!piece!in!there!starting!spot!(all!separate!colors!from!each!other!red,!blue,!green,!white).!!!2.!After!each!player!has!chosen!a!corner!they!will!then!need!to!mark!the!two!middle!tiles!as!victory!tiles!(represented!by!the!yellow!tiles!in!the!map!diagram.)!!!3.!The!players!will!then!mark!the!twentyWeight!monster!tiles!with!a!black!X!as!shown!in!the!map!diagram.!!!!4.!Players!will!then!have!to!fill!in!the!blank!playing!cards!making!one!victory!card.!!!5.!28!monster!cards!also!need!to!be!made!along!with!60!movement!cards!which!will!include!1W5!next!to!either!left,!up,!down,!or!right.!!!6.!After!all!the!cards!have!been!filled!out,!monster!cards!and!movement!cards!are!separated!and!then!shuffled!into!two!decks;!one!for!movement!and!one!for!monsters.!The!victory!card!can!be!put!off!to!the!side!next!to!the!other!two!decks.!!!7.!Cards!have!been!shuffled!and!each!player!will!then!be!dealt!5!movement!cards.!!!8.!Once!the!players!are!all!set!up!and!have!their!cards,!the!players!will!then!roll!a!die!to!see!who!goes!first!(highest!roll!goes!first)!and!then!it!will!go!clock!wise!to!the!left!of!that!player.!In!case!of!a!tie,!then!the!second!player!will!have!to!roll!again!to!see!if!he!can!beat!the!higher!number!from!other!opponent.!!

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9.!The!game!also!requires!the!players!to!have!the!following!while!playing!the!game:!pen,!paper,!available!timer!(iPhone!timer,!stopwatch)!and!bottled!water!or!water!in!a!cup.!!10.!!A!used!card!pile!will!be!set!off!the!board!or!on!the!side.!These!two!piles!will!contain!the!used!monster!cards!and!movement!cards.!These!will!be!reshuffled!and!used!again!accordingly!when!cards!have!ran!out.!

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Figure'1.'A'diagram'of'the'game'board.'!

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Turn&Sequence&&

Turns!will!be!taken!in!a!clockwise!manner!after!the!first!person!is!determined,!whoever!wins!the!highest!number!on!a!dice!roll.!The!first!player!will!choose!a!movement!card!from!their!deck,!and!then!complete!the!movement!after!!the!next!player!will!follow!the!same!rules.!Players!will!have!to!forfeit!a!turn!if!they!choose!the!following!actions:!!1.!ReWdeal!5!movement!cards!(if!the!player!doesn’t!feel!that!their!5!previous!cards!are!helping)!2.!Use!a!Monster!Card!3.!Refuse!to!comply!with!a!challenge!!The!board!is!generated!for!players!to!always!move!and!if!a!players!ultimately!refuses!to!move,!then!they!will!be!disqualified!from!the!game.!

General&Rules&

● Players!move!their!pieces!by!playing!movement!cards!from!their!hand.!● When!a!player!crosses!a!monster!tile,!they!draw!a!monster!card!that!they!add!to!their!hand!and!

may!then!play!during!a!later!turn.!● A!turn!consists!of!either!using!an!ability!or!playing!one!card.!Whether!a!player!plays!a!

movement!card!or!a!monster!card!doesn’t!matter.!By!playing!the!card!they’ve!taken!their!turn.!● During!the!game!if!one!of!the!players!draws!the!last!movement!or!monster!card!then!the!player!

takes!the!cards!from!the!discard!pile!and!reshuffles!them!back!into!their!respective!decks.!● If!players!have!a!set!of!cards!that!force!them!to!move!off!the!board,!instead!the!player!will!wrap!

around!to!the!other!side!of!the!board.!For!example!if!a!player!is!on!row!3!across,!and!19!down,!and!the!player!uses!a!down!!4!card!then!the!player!is!now!on!row!3!across,!and!1!down.!!

● Players!may!choose!to!discard!their!entire!hand!and!draw!5!new!cards,!in!doing!so!however!players!have!to!skip!their!turn!after!they!have!drawn!their!new!cards.!

● A!player!wins!when!they!either!cross!or!land!on!one!of!the!two!treasure!tiles.!! !

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Detailed&Rules&for&Specific&Pieces&

As!an!alternative!to!making!each!of!the!following!cards,!a!printable!set!is!included!at!the!end!of!the!document.!These!cards!are!designed!to!fit!in!the!same!sized!card!sleeve!as!is!commonly!used!in!Magic:'The'Gathering!or!the!Pokémon'Trading'Card'Game.!For!best!results,!use!card!stock!to!print!out!the!cards!and!sleeve!them.!Print!the!monster!card!sheets!once!each!and!the!movement!card!sheets!three!times!each!to!make!all!of!the!cards!required!for!the!game.!!Monster&Cards&There!are!two!types!of!monster!cards:!

Action!cards!W!Action!cards!make!something!happen.!The!active!player!executes!the!effect!of!the!action!card!and!then!their!turn!ends.!!Challenge!cards!W!Challenge!cards!in!the!list!are!distinguished!by!a!number!in!brackets!at!the!beginning!of!their!battle!action.!They!require!that!the!active!player!choose!someone!to!complete!a!challenge.!When!challenging!an!opponent,!the!opponent!must!complete!the!challenge!on!the!card.!If!the!opponent!fails,!the!active!player!gets!to!move!the!opponent’s!piece!the!number!of!spaces!indicated!on!the!card!in!any!direction.!If!the!opponent!succeeds,!the!opponent!gets!to!move!their!own!piece!the!number!of!spaces!indicated!on!the!card!in!any!direction.!Players!may!target!themselves!if!the!challenge!card!indicates!that!they!may!“choose!a!player”!(as!opposed!to!cards!that!say!“choose!an!opponent”.)!In!this!case,!if!the!active!player!successfully!completes!the!challenge,!they!may!move!their!own!piece!the!indicated!number!of!spaces!in!any!direction.!If!they!fail!the!challenge,!they!cannot!move!and!their!turn!ends.!!

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Table'1.'Monster'List'Monster Name!

Battle Action! Flavor Text!

Hydra! You may play an additional two cards this turn.! Well, beheading had always before...!

Oracular Pig! Play a movement card and move as you normally would. When you go to draw a new movement card, you may look at the top three cards of the deck. Choose one of the cards and shuffle the other two back into the deck.!

If you’d given half a thought to the question you’d have already known my answer.!

Giant! Choose an opponent. You may look at their monster cards and choose one to discard.!

Who trades a cow for magic beans anyways?!

Really Big Rat!

Choose an opponent. You may look at their movement cards and choose one to discard. They draw one movement card.!

I don’t believe they exist.!

Djinn! Choose an opponent. You make all decisions for them during their next turn.!

Careful what you wish for.!

Garden Gnome!

Choose an opponent. While they're trying to figure out how a garden gnome qualifies as a monster, another player has gone ahead. Skip their next turn.!

*Kick*!

Cyclops! Choose an opponent. That player cannot play monster cards during their next two turns.!

Οὖτις ἐµοί γ᾽ ὄνοµα.!

Changeling! Choose an opponent. Switch colors with them.! And I’m telling you it’s not human.!

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Pixie! Choose an opponent. If the player has the dragon in their hand, they must discard it.!

Picture a miniature child- an evil miniature child- on a sugar high. Now add wings and magic powers.!

Minotaur! Choose a player. You may move that player’s piece to a monster tile in their current row or column.!

We wouldn't have to deal with these kinds of things if you would just ask for direction.!

Vampire! Choose a player. They must subtract two from the number of spaces on the next movement card they play.!

Do you sparkle in the sun?!

Homunculus! Choose an opponent. They must discard all of their movement cards and then draw another 5.!

What could possibly equal the value of a human soul?!

Ghost! Choose a monster card that has already been discarded. Use the effect of that card as this card's effect.!

Why can’t more ghosts be like Casper?!

Zombie! Choose a monster card that has already been discarded. Put it into your hand.!

How do you kill something that’s already dead?!

Shadowy figure!

(Play this in response to a monster card. It doesn't affect a dragon.) The monster can't quite see you and ends up looking for you in the opposite direction. You're safe.!

This time.!

Dragon! [5] Choose an opponent. They can’t do anything to stop you.!

Nothing beats a dragon.!

Sphinx! [5] Choose a player. They must recite the alphabet backwards. They have one minute.!

It’s simple. If you answer the riddle incorrectly, I eat you. You want another option? I suppose I could always just eat you now.!

Hoplite! [4] Choose an opponent. Take turns naming Greek gods until one player either cannot continue or names a god or goddess that has already been named.!

This is Greece!

Medusa! [4] Choose a player. They must keep a straight face for a minute while other players try to make them laugh. (Other players may not touch them.)!

There are consequences for disrespecting the gods.!

Megalodon! [4] Choose a player. They must gurgle the Jaws theme.! We're going to need a bigger boat.!

Angel Statue! [3] Choose an opponent to engage in a staring contest.! I said not to blink!!

Werewolf! [3] Choose an opponent. Take turns naming dog breeds until one player either cannot continue or names a dog breed that has already been named.!

Take a bite out of crime.!

Chimera! [2] Choose an opponent to engage in a Rock, Paper, Scissors battle. Best of three wins.!

Goat, dragon, lion, SHOOT!!

Mermaid! [2] Choose a player. They must stay completely silent for a minute.!

What a poor, unfortunate soul.!

Mother Goose!

[2] Choose a player. They must sing a nursery rhyme.! So, do you know the muffin man?!

Man-eating Plant!

[2] Choose a player. They must hum a show tune.! Feed me!!

Mummy! [1] Choose a player. They must walk like an Egyptian.! Wait. So does a mummy qualify as a zombie?!

Wicked Witch!

[1] Choose a player. They must pretend to melt while screeching "I'm melting!"!

It's amazing what a girl will do for a pair of shoes.!

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Figure'2.'An'example'of'a'challenge'card'!

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Figure'3.'An'example'of'an'action'card'!!!!!!!!

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Table'2.'Movement'card'quantity'breakdown'

Direction!W>!v!Spaces!moved!

UP! DOWN! LEFT! RIGHT!

1!space! 3! 3! 3! 3!

2!spaces! 3! 3! 3! 3!

3!spaces! 3! 3! 3! 3!

4!spaces! 3! 3! 3! 3!

5!spaces! 3! 3! 3! 3!

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Figure'4.'An'example'of'a'movement'card'! !

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!The&Victory&Card&!

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Figure'5.'The'victory'card.'!!Player&Abilities&Each!player!color!has!an!ability!associated!with.!Players!may!first!use!their!ability!!during!their!second!turn,!but!after!that,!they!must!wait!a!number!of!turns!to!allow!the!ability!to!recharge!before!they!can!activate!their!ability!again.!Activating!an!ability!uses!a!full!turn.!!

Table'3.'Player'Abilities'

Player!Color! Ability! Turns!to!Recharge!

Red! The!player!plays!a!movement!card.!They!may!move!double!the!number!of!spaces!indicated!on!the!card.!

5!

White! The!player!plays!a!movement!card.!They!may!move!the!number!of!spaces!indicated!on!the!card,!but!can!choose!to!move!in!any!direction!(excluding!diagonally.)!

5!

Blue! Instead!of!playing!a!movement!card,!the!player!may!choose!to!move!one!tile!in!any!direction!(including!diagonally.)!

3!

Green! They!player!plays!a!movement!card.!They!may!move!the!number!of!spaces!indicated!on!the!card!in!any!direction!diagonally.!

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