Game Night
AUGUST 2002 -
Down on the Farm
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Just because farming is one of the most labor intensive and underappreciated
professions in our society, doesn't mean we can't base a game night
on it! The games we played all made use of the fun aspects of life
on the farm--stuff like cornfields, barns, and animals--without
the hassle of government subsidies and manure.
But it's not just a roll in the hay! Farmers have a history of
ruthless competition, dating back to Cain and Abel. Better be prepared
to fight tooth and nail for that last acre of land, that lone scrawny
rooster, or give up and get yourself back to the city!
So strap on your overalls and fire up the tractor, as we remember
the games from Game Night: Down On the Farm!
(for more info on a game, click
on the picture)
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Auction time! Hey-I-gotta-cow-she's-a-purty-cow-anybody-wanna-bid-for-a-cow?
There are four of each animal, and points are awarded for
collecting four-of-a-kind. If someone's got that horse or
goat you need, you can make a neighborly offer. But does your
opponent really want that critter, or are they just out to
make you pay through the nose? In this marketplace, an animal
is worth whatever the demand dictates, so watch out, or you
might get stuck paying $200 for a chicken.
3-5 players.
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Yes, this is really a game about planting beans. It's also
one of the bestselling games of funagain.com.
Players are required to play the cards from their hand in
order, without rearranging them. If you don't like what
you're stuck with, you can try to trade with your greedy opponents.
The more alike beans you plant in a single field, the more
money you earn. Coffee beans, soy beans, green beans, and
chili beans. Anybody want a bean?
2-7 players.
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(Translation: Everything in the Bucket). In this painstakingly
accurate representation of life on the farm, players stack
pails into a pyramid, then send sheep, pigs, and horses to
knock over the towers of their rivals. Enough said.
3-6 players.
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This rural cousin of Uno has everyone racing to get rid of
all their cards first. But your final three cards are face
down, and not even you know what they are. If you can't play,
you don't just draw a card, you pick up the whole stack! Zany
effects like Hog Tied and Ewe Turn add to the madness. Includes
about a gazillion tiny plastic pigs, used to keep score.
3-6 players.
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These aren't your standard, garden-variety moles. They have
sneakers and wear their baseball caps backwards. They've got
attitude. And to find out who's the raddest of the rad, they're
going after the golden shovel. It's survival of the quickest
as these moles burrow through layers of earth, leaving the
slow and weak behind. How deep can you go?
2-4 players.
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In this strategic game of deduction and bluff, players fill
their gardens with vegetables. Each carrot, asparagus, tomato,
and lettuce is worth either positive or negative points, depending
on that player's hidden instruction card. But anyone can plant
in anyone's garden, so better not let your opponent's figure
out what you don't want, or that's what they'll give you!
Use the snails and moles offensively to wreak havok within
other people's gardens, or defensively to protect your own.
3-5 players.
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Answer to the Sheep or Cheese puzzle: Highlight below!
(If you already looked at the puzzle at the sidebar on this
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If you thought Wensleydale
was a cheese, you're only half right--it's also a sheep breed.
The four other cheeses among the flock are caerphilly, gjetost,
sancerre, and asadero.
Thanks for playing!
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