Rum
Runner
Rulebook
1 to 4 players Ages 18+
It's the 1920's and prohibition has made illegal liquor
distribution quite the profitable business.
Will you join the action and fatten your pockets
or put those no good rum runners out of business?
Components
1 game board2 cops1 red six sided die
1 white six sided die12 alcohol packages
2 runners4 bootlegger houses4 orange juke joints
Setup
Place one purple bootlegger house on each purple square on the
board. They must be placed over the number in the inner corner.
Also place 3 alcohol stacks in each purple square
Place 1 orange juke joint marker on each orange square on the
board.
The runner begins
the game on the green start space. The Cop begins the game on
the blue precinct space.
Single Player Rules
Overview
1 Player 1 cop versus 1 runner
Player must move the cop along with and play as
the rum runner
The Player must win as the rum runnerThe player rolls two six
sided dice; the white die is for the cop's movement
and the red die is for the rum runner's movement. Both the
player and the cop must move the full amount of the die roll. The
runner always moves first. The cop always follows directly towards
the runner. The player must pick up alcohol from bootlegger houses
and deliver a minimum of 1 package of alcohol to each juke joint.
Having alcohol can cause a negative roll Rum runners must continue
in the direction they have chosen
When they reach a fork in the path they can chose the direction
they turn
They can never go backwards unless they roll a negative The cop
may arrest the player anytime the cop and the player are on the
same space together and the runner is carrying alcohol.
If the player is arrested 3 times he or she loses the game.
Beginning Play
The player rolls the pair of dice and moves the runner 1st.
If the runner lands on a purple bootlegger space, then he or she
may pick up some alcohol.
After the runner has taken his or her turn, the player then
moves the cop.
Bootlegger Houses
These purple spaces on
the game board are
where alcohol is stored.
When a runner lands on this space he or she may load his or her
car with up to 4 packages of alcohol with up to 2 of the same
color. If a cop moves onto a bootlegger space, then all the alcohol
from that space is moved to the police precinct space. Where it is
no longer accessible to the runners.
Alcohol
A runner must transport alcohol in order to win the game
Alcohol is conveniently carried
inside of the runner piece
For every package of alcohol a runner is carrying, the player
must subtract 1 from the movement roll of the red die.
If the subtraction makes the roll negative, the player must move
the runner backwards that number of spaces.
Example:Player is holding 2 alcohol packagesThen rolls a 1 The
rum runner must now move 1 space backwards
Cops
If a cop and a runner land on the same space but the runner is
not carrying alcohol then nothing happens
If a cop lands on a juke joint space nothing happens.
If a cop and a runner
land on the same space together and the
runner is carrying alcohol, then the cop arrests the runner and
the alcohol goes to the police precinct space.
When a runner gets arrested he or she
must return back to
the green starting space.
Juke Joints
When a runner lands on this space he or she may leave packages
of alcohol there.
The runner must drop off a minimum of 1 package of alcohol to
each of the 4 juke joints.
Ending the Game
VictoryDefeat
The runner has dropped off 1 package of alcohol to each of the 4
juke joints.The cop arrests the runner 3 times.-OR-The cop confines
all of the alcohol to the precinct.
Multiplayer Rules
4 players
2 cops versus 2 runners
2 players are cops
2 players are runners
Beginning Play
Runners begin the game in the green start space. Cops begin the
game in the blue precinct space. All players roll 1 six sided die.
The player with the highest roll goes first and play proceeds
clockwise. When it is their turn, each player rolls 1 die to
determine the number of spaces he or she must move.
All players must move the full movement of the die. Cops can
move forwards and backwards. Runners can only move forward.
Bootlegger spaces
If a Runner lands here:
He or she may load his or her car with a maximum of 2 packages
of alcohol. Each package must be a different color.
If a Cop lands here:
He or she can try to shut it down.
To shut down a bootlegger space, the cop rolls 1 die.
If the number rolled is equal to or greater than the number
located underneath the purple bootlegger house
then the house is shutdown and moved along with the packages of
alcohol to the precinct space.
Alcohol
RunnerCop
For every package of alcohol being carried, subtract 1 from the
total movement roll. If the subtraction makes the roll negative,
move backwards that number of spaces.If a cop lands on the same
space as a runner or a runner lands on the same space as a cop, and
the runner is carrying alcohol. The cop immediately arrests the
runner.
The cop and alcohol go to the police precinct.
The runner returns to the green start space.
The alcohol remains at the precinct for the rest of the
game.
By landing on orange juke joint spaces, alcohol can be dropped
off.
Each juke joint spaces requires a minimum of 1 package of
alcohol.
Juke joint spaces can't be shut down.
Ending the Game
Runners Win if:Cops Win if:
The runners have made all the necessary package drops, at least
1 bootlegger house is still open, and runners have made it back to
start.Enough alcohol is confiscated to prevent runners from making
necessary juke joint drops.
Cops have made a combined total of 6 arrests.
2 players
2 cops versus 2 runners
2 players team up as runners
against the game
Each player moves a cop
Players must win as runners
Before playing this mode please read the single player rules;
this mode follows single player rules with the following
exceptions:
Each of the 4 juke joints require a minimum of
2 packages of alcohol instead of 1 package.
If 1 runner is arrested up to 3 times, then he or she is out of
the game.
The other player may continue trying to win
-OR-
Both players may agree to switch to multiplayer
1 versus 1 rules.
2 players
1 cop versus 1 runner
1 player is the cop 1 player is the runner
Before playing this mode please read the 4 player multiplayer
rules; this mode follows 4 player multiplayer rules with the
following exceptions:
The runner may hold a total of 4 packages of alcohol but no more
than 2 packages of the same color.
Each of the 4 juke joints require 2 packages of alcohol instead
of 1 package of alcohol.
The cop only needs to make 3 arrests for a cop victory.
The runner immediately wins the game as soon as he or she makes
all the necessary alcohol drops.
