Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Bums and Bindlesticks

I just finished a new game a couple of days ago, and would like your help playtesting it if you can print out a copy or proxy one up, it would be awesome if you could let me know what you think. It's called "Bums and Bindlesticks" and it goes like this:

You and a group of friends play the role of unruly hobos, beating the shit out of each other and stealing each others' money to buy a bottle of Captain Alcohol's Fortified Wine. 

The game can be bought for $10 by contacting me, or printing out a copy of the game for free by yourself. All you'll need is some card sleeves (available at any hobby shop), some heavy card stock (available at Staples), a paper cutter, and a color printer. Note that the sheet with all "block" cards on it is to be printed twice.

The rules are as follows:

The player that goes first is the one with the most change in their pocket.

Each player starts the game with 10 life.

Shuffle the deck and place the cards in the middle of the table.

All players agree on a location to set the new game, for example an alley or a boxcar or a busy intersection.

Each player draws 5 cards to start the game. At the end of each round, anyone with less than 5 cards must draw from the deck until they have 5 cards.

Attack cards can only be played on your turn. You may only play one attack card per turn unless stated otherwise.

Every attack card and defense card played must be accompanied by how the action on the card is being done, and must pertain to the area that your bum is currently in. For instance "well, Marie, I get super mad at you because you hit me with the back of a toilet seat and then ejaculated on me, so I get up, handcuff you to the same toilet, and tear out your tongue with my BARE HANDS!" (you then play the "Bare Hands" card)

Defense cards may be played at any time, including right before you are about to die.

Instead of attacking on your turn, you may instead "rummage" and discard as many cards as you like (you then draw up to 5 at the end of the turn). Note that even this action must be accompanied by what you are currently doing at the time you are rummaging. For instance: "I'm getting sick of seeing all this violence, so I go to the nearest McDonald's and rummage through their bathroom and see what I can find."

You may be as loose with the definitions of the cards as you like. For instance, you may use your Stick and Bindle to pry loose a muffler from a car and hit someone with the muffler. Or, you may use the brick or bat to smash open a convenience store window and use their products to inflict pain on your opponent (the player will still only take damage equal to what is written on the card that you played).

You lose the game if you have 0 life or less.

The last person to die is the winner, and wins the bottle of Captain Alcohol's Forified Wine.

This game is not a competitive one. It is one that simply facilitates some fun. If you focus someone out of the game and kill them much faster than everyone else, you are a dick for reducing the amount of fun they had.

There are blank cards that you can use to make up your own attacks too. When I get a working copy printed out I'm going to make a YouTube video showing it in action so people can get a better idea of the instructions. Printable game after the jump.
















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