You're on vacation in Miami with your lover and 2 friends, relaxing on the beach. Then you get the idea to play volleyball. But wait, everyone else wants to use the volleyball field too! You know what to do: KO them all so you can play!
Note: Expected test version completion date: Friday January 11. Buy that ink today!
Feel free to add your own ideas & testers: take a look at the discussion page.
- Features
This is a fast-paced card game. 1 game lasts for ? minutes. Super easy, just print & play!
5 characters perform special action for you: your Lover steals money, Random Beach Chicks distract enemy characters, Friends seduce enemies so they are on your side, etc. You have to get rid of every character in a different way. Violence isn't the only solution!
Watch out for funny Special Events that may turn things around.
- To do list
5 is highest priority
5 Add more Actions (& maybe Characters)
4 Get new ideas from feedback [1]
2 Rewrite the instructions [last step]
2 Test & Change
1 Add Actions - Attacks [after test 1]
1 Add Actions - Special Events [after test 1]
Special Rules
Easy to remember. Most rules are there just to clarify things people should already know or not assume.
Glossary
'She' = 'she and/or he'.
Character = A Thing that is a human.
Friend = a Thing - Friend.
KO = destroy
AP and HP are sometimes used as verbs. AP = Attack points. If you AP 2 someone, they're attacked with 2 damage. If you get AP 2'd, you get attacked with 2 damage.
General
Yes, you can have more than 1 Lover.
If you draw a Card of which you can have a limited number, you can show it to everyone, shuffle it back in the pile and draw a new one.
You can have 2 Friends. Friends automatically heal after anyone's turn. Yes, Friends have no AP.
Different types of Cards
Special Events Cards don't count towards the 1 Action, 1 Thing limit. Mark both sides of this card. When it's the top card of the pile, play it immediately.
Action - Attack cards and Surf Chick can only attack players, Surf Chick or the Convertible. Your opponent can choose to defend your target with herself, Surf Chick, a Friend or an Action - Reaction Card.
Action - (Character) Re-Action Cards can only be played as a Reaction to someone's Action – Attack card, or an AP attack from a character.
Action - Friends Cards can only be played when you have a Thing - Friend.
Action - Lover Cards can only be played when you have a Thing - Lover, etc, you get it.
Setup
Each player starts with 10 HP. Use something to keep track of your and character's HP. Ideas: write it down (don't forget to cross them out after KO), coins, bent small pieces of scrap paper.
Put 1 Lover in play for every player.
The cards below are for 4 players (except the Lovers), multiply/divide accordingly, and have at least 1 of each card.
Card List
Things - Characters
Thing - Friend
Action: Hit on the girl your Friend was talking to. She hates you now and leaves for a player of your choice.
Your Friend was talking to a girl, so pay $ 200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Friend
Action: Tell your Friend she should have ran faster to catch the thief. She curses and joins the player of your choice.
Your Friend was chasing a thief, so pay $ 200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Friend
Action: Accidentally delete stuff your Friend has downloaded to make room on the hard disk for your music. Your Friend leaves to a player of your choice.
Your Friend was downloading a huge file (guess what), so pay $200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Friend
Action: Eat a fry. Your Friend gets so angry, he leaves for a player of your choice.
Your Friend was eating burgers & fries, donuts, hot wings and drinking a milkshake, so pay $200 to put this card into play.
HP 2
Girl Friend (not girlfriend)
Thing - Friend
Action: Call your Friend's soul mate. Your Friend gets very upset and leaves for the player of your choice.
Your Friend was angry at you for kissing her soul mate, so pay $200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Friend
Action: Talk to the Friend. You find out you used to be enemies when you where small. He leaves for a player of your choice.
You don't really know this Friend, so pay $ 200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Friend
Action: Talk to the Friend, who finds out you forgot her name and leaves for the player of your choice.
You forgot your Friend's name, so pay $ 200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Friend
Action: Explain why everyone thinks your Friend is dumb. He doesn't understand, so gets angry and leaves for a player of your choice.
You tried to fool your Friend yesterday, but he wasn't that dumb, so pay $ 200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Friend
Action: Accidentally step into a bonfire, trip again and step into his nuts. This time you try to be helpful and try to kick out the fire... Your Friend crawls to another player of your choice.
You accidentally tripped and kicked him in the nuts, so pay $ 200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Friend
Action: Make your move. Your Friend is fed up with your attempts and leaves for a player of your choice.
You "accidentally" hit on her, so pay $ 200 to put this card into play.
Thing - Surf Chick
Action: Surf chick attacks a player with her surfboard and goes surfing your next turn. You can have 1 Surf Chick.
She was surfing a huge wave, so pay $ 500 to put her into play. 1 of your Friends gets jealous and crosses over to a random enemy when you put Surf Chick into play.
Thing - Surf Chick
Action: Surf chick attacks a player with her surfboard and goes surfing your next turn. You can have 1 Surf Chick.
You stepped on her pet turtle, so pay $ 500 to put her into play. 1 of your Friends gets jealous and crosses over to a random enemy when you put Surf Chick into play.
Thing - Surf Chick
Action: Surf chick attacks a player with her surfboard and goes surfing your next turn. You can have 1 Surf Chick.
You accidentally undid her bra (how did that happen?), so pay $ 500 to put her into play. Your Lover gets jealous and crosses over to a random enemy when you put Surf Chick into play.
Thing - Lover
You don't remember how you met. Or her name. Or if you're actually dating.
Hi... you
Thing - Lover
You really think she's cheating on you, but you have no proof.
Flair moves to the player on your right after your turn.
I was shopping... I mean I was out... with a friend... I mean...
Thing - Lover
She's just perfect!
Action: CPR when you're KO. HP+4!
Hi!
Thing - Lover
For some reason, you think she might be a man. Or used to be. I don't know.
Let's watch some sports
Thing - Lover
You don't remember life before him.
Hi sunshine!
Thing - Lover
For some reason, you think he might be a terrorist.
You go buy now machine gun and give me.
Thing - Lover
Most of your friends have dated him too.
Let's go upstairs.
Thing - Lover
He's different with his friends but makes up for it when you're alone with him.
Hey, get some drinks in here, now!
Thing - Random Beach Chick
Some girl you met on the beach.
At the end of your second turn, she moves to the player to your right.
Where are you from?
Thing - Random Beach Chick
You keep forgetting her name. Monica? Leslie? Kristin?
At the end of your second turn, she moves to the player to your right.
She might come in handy...
Things - Other
Thing
Action (up side down): $200 to flip your Car right side up. Or ask a Friend for help – who falls under the Car and is KO'd.
Max HP = 6
I think we hit something back there.
Thing
Action (up side down): $200 to flip your Car right side up. Or ask a Friend for help – who falls under the Car and is KO'd.
Max HP = 6
It's pink
AP 2 each turn
Choke Hold
Thing
Put this card in an enemy's area and you Choke that player each of your and their turns. This card is destroyed (A) when the choking player destroys one of her own Friends or (B) after your next turn if the player has a Lover, or (C) when the player attacks you.
Grrrrgll – Hey, die faster!
Thing
$100
Nothing to buy with just $100
Thing
$100
Nothing to buy with just $100
Thing
$100
Nothing to buy with just $100
Thing
$100
Nothing to buy with just $100
Thing
$100
Nothing to buy with just $100
Thing
$100
Nothing to buy with just $100
Action - Attacks
Action - Attack
You push your enemy into some muscular guy, who beats her up for bumping into him.
I'm so smart
Action - Attack
You push your enemy into some muscular guy, who beats her up for bumping into him.
What do you think you're doing?!
Action - Attack
You pick up a beach chair – with someone still on it – and SLAM!
I saw it coming… but it was too fast.
Action - Attack
You pick up a beach chair – with someone still on it – and SLAM!
Hey! Not fair!
Action - Attack
You use your Ninja skills to sneak past any Enemy's characters and directly attack your enemy.
Hey, how did you get here?
Action - Attack
You grab your enemy and hold her head under water.
This is taking too long.
Action - Attack
You kick a palm tree and a coconut falls on your enemy's head.
Hey, where's the monkey?!
AP 3
Triple Kicks in the Nuts
Action - Attack
-- Of course, this card can't be used against women --
Somehow, 3 kicks don't hurt much more than 2.
Action - Friend
Seduce
Action - Friend
A Friend seduces an enemy's Friend, who's now on your side.
This Friend doesn't count towards your 2 Friends limit.
Hey
Seduce
Action - Friend
A Friend seduces an enemy's Friend, who's now on your side.
This Friend doesn't count towards your 2 Friends limit.
It's way more fun over here!
Action - Friend
You and your Friend attack your enemy together!
Unfortunately your Friend can't fight that well.
Decide how you want to spread the damage if you get any.
Let's do this!
Action - Friend
You and your Friend attack your enemy together!
Unfortunately your Friend can't fight that well.
Decide how you want to spread the damage if you get any.
Thumbs in or out?
A Surprise
Action - Friend
A Friend secretly puts alcohol in the drinks of 1 enemy.
Her Friends and her Surf Chick get drunk and HP –1. They can't attack or defend until their second turn, counting from now.
What's going on?
Sabotage
Action - Friend
Your Friend sabotages an enemy's Convertible. Next time it's used it goes HP-2.
Leave the card on the Convertible if you want so you won't forget it.
Can't wait 'till they use it!
Beach Ball
Action - Friend
Your Friend throws a Beach Ball at a Lover or Random Beach Chick, who's KO'd (not destroyed) until the enemy's 2nd turn, or when she gets HP+something.
Why didn't I think of this before?
Beach Ball
Action - Friend
Your Friend throws a Beach Ball at a Lover or Random Beach Chick, who's KO'd (not destroyed) until the enemy's 2nd turn, or when she gets HP+something.
Good idea!
Surf Board
Action - Friend
Your Friend steals Surf Chick's Surf Board, who AP-2's. She finds her board back when the Friend is KO.
Leave the card on the Surf Chick or Friend if you have memory issues.
What am I going to do now? Talk to people?
Surf Board
Action - Friend
Your Friend steals Surf Chick's Surf Board, who AP-2's next time she attacks.
Leave the card on the Surf Chick if you have memory problems.
Where's my board?
Action - Lover
Action - Lover
Your Lover kisses you or Surf Chick.
If it's Flair/G-Money: she moves to a random player for variation, who also gets HP+3. She gets back to you after 3 turns (now = turn 0).
Mmmmmm
Action - Lover
Your Lover kisses you or Surf Chick.
If it's Flair/G-Money: she moves to a random player for variation, who also gets HP+3. She gets back to you after 3 turns (now = turn 0).
Yes!
Action - Lover
Your Lover slaps your enemy in the face. Her Friends & Surf Chick won't attack her, because they all used to date her! But wait! Your enemy seduces your lover and goes HP+1 (Lindsy/Ali: enemy HP-1's), because you know...
Enemy: Haha!
Cheating?
Action - Lover
Your Lover slips in a sexy dress, seduces your enemy and steals 2 Money cards.
Exactly how far did you go?
Cheating?
Action - Lover
Your Lover takes off her shirt and reveals her bikini, seduces your enemy and steals 2 Money cards.
Why is your belly so bulky?
Action - Lover
Your Lover attacks a Random Beach Chick, who just glanced at you.
Lindsy/Natanz:+AP1
What do you think you're doing?
Action - Lover
Your Lover attacks a Random Beach Chick, who just glanced at you.
Lindsy:+AP1
Stop looking at my Lover!
Surfing Lessons
Action - Lover
Your Lover makes friends with Surf Chick, who teaches her how to surf. Surf Chick can't attack for 2 round.
This is fun!
Surfing Lessons
Action - Lover
Your Lover makes friends with Surf Chick, who teaches her how to surf. Surf Chick can't attack for 2 round.
This is fun!
Betrayal!
Action - Lover Reaction
You throw your Lover in front of the attack, who gets HP - 2 (no other attack damage) and leaves you for a player who's not you or the attacker.
2 player game: she runs off with the enemy's Lover(s), destroy them both. No enemy Lover: she's never seen again (destroy).
Action - Random Beach Chick
Action - Random Beach Chick
Random Beach Chick strips for 1 enemy player's Friends and her Surf Chick, distracting them until their second turn.
Of course, this costs you $200.
It wasn't such a bad idea anyway - I made $ 2000!
Action - Random Beach Chick
Random Beach Chick strips for 1 enemy player's Friends and her Surf Chick, distracting them until their second turn.
Of course, this costs you $200.
It was awful. They said things to me...
Gossip
Action - Random Beach Chick
Random Beach Chick spreads a rumor about an enemy Friend. That Friend's group kicks her/him out!
The enemy Friend leaves for a random player (doesn't count towards the 2 Friends limit).
This, after all we've been through?! The metal detector at the airport, the hotel doors...
Gossip
Action - Random Beach Chick
Random Beach Chick spreads a rumor about an enemy Friend. That Friend's group kicks her/him out!
The enemy Friend leaves for a random player (doesn't count towards the 2 Friends limit).
It's not true! Why won't you believe me?!
Action - Random Beach Chick
You tell Random Beach Chick an enemy's Lover said she was 'fat, dumb and crazy in a bad way'. She AP2's the Lover.
Hey you! Get over here!
Action - Random Beach Chick
You tell Random Beach Chick an enemy's Lover said she was 'static' in bed. She AP2's the Lover.
Hey! You don't know anything about me!
Action - Convertible
Escape
Action - Convertible
Re-Action: You jump in your car and speed off, avoiding the attack. Trying to avoid a hot blonde, you send your Car flying and it lands upside down!
Turn your Convertible upside down and your HP - 1 and Convertible HP – 2.
Maybe she'll go out with me?
Escape
Action - Convertible
Re-Action: You jump in your car and speed off, avoiding the attack. Trying to avoid a hot blonde, you send your Car flying and it lands upside down!
Turn your Convertible upside down and your HP - 1 and Convertible HP – 2.
Maybe she'll go out with me?
Escape
Action - Convertible
Re-Action: You jump in your car and speed off, avoiding the attack. Trying to avoid a hot blonde, you send your Car flying and it lands upside down!
Turn your Convertible upside down and your HP - 1 and Convertible HP – 2.
Maybe she'll go out with me?
Desperate Move
Action - Convertible
You run your car into a player, Surf Chick or another Convertible.
This destroys your car and the target gets AP 4'd.
Just shut up
Action - Convertible
You get your car fixed for $ 200 and it HP + 3's.
Action - Convertible
You get your car fixed for $ 200 and it HP + 3's.
Action - General
Action
You buy a super Surf Board. A Surf Chick can't resist and is on your side now.
Hey look what I've got!
Action
You buy a super Surf Board. A Surf Chick can't resist and is on your side now.
Check out my new board - teach me how to surf!
Lover's quarrel
Action
You start a fight between Lovers and 1 Lover leaves for a random player.
Use on players that have more than 1 Lover.
I've noticed they kiss you less. I'm just saying...
Hair issues
Action
You tell an enemy's Lover the other Lover said she's a fake blonde.
Use on players that have more than 1 Lover.
What? This is fake?!
-$100
Revenge of the Nerds
Action
You hire a computer nerd for $ 100 and he hacks into your enemy's bank account.
Enemy money - $ 200.
I always wondered what they were good for.
-$100
Revenge of the Nerds
Action
You hire a computer nerd for $ 100 and he hacks into your enemy's bank account.
Enemy money - $ 200.
Good job, now get out of here.
I don't want to be seen with you.
-$300
Revenge of the Nerds
Action
You hire a nerd to sabotage your enemy's bank account. Next time she loses money, she pays double!
Yes! How's that?!
Action
Use on yourself: you can't Attack or Re-Act for 2 turns.
If you use this on a Character, turn her upside down for 2 turns.
Good thing I have my Friends.
Action
Use on yourself: you can't Attack or Re-Act for 2 turns.
If you use this on a Character, turn her upside down for 2 turns.
Must... try... not to look... at hideously ugly Life Guard... aaaah!
Action
An extremely ugly life guard like you've never seen sees you're KO and gives you CPR.
You can play this card whenever you like, but only if you're KO. You can sell this card.
Volleyball isn't worth this.
Action - Reaction
Action - Reaction
You use your towel to defend yourself.
It's not very effective.
How does Jackie Chan do that?
HP-1
Hide in a Sun Umbrella
Action - Reaction
You jump in a sun umbrella, so your enemy can't find you.
As you try to get out of the sun umbrella, you hurt yourself.
Maybe this isn't the best place to hide...
Action - Reaction
You come up with a good excuse, so your enemy hits you softer.
That thing, with the thing... it was there and then it went... and now it's you know.
8 Months
Action - Reaction
Your ex shows up, and says she's pregnant from one of you. Instead of fighting, you start calculating who's baby it is.-- This card can still be used when one of the players is a woman – figure it out! --
She hopes it's a girl
Pay Off
Action - Reaction
You pay so she doesn't attack you: write down how much you want to pay, attacker writes down her offer. Don't ask more than the defender has. Show the offers: if the attacker asks less than you offer, pay what the attacker asks for. If you offer less than the attacker asks, pay the difference, or change your mind and get attacked.
AP2
Volleyball Trip & Kick
Action - Reaction
Before she reaches you, you kick a volleyball to your enemy, who trips over it.
Of course you kick her when she's down.
That field is mine! Go away!
Action - Reaction
You throw sand in your enemy's eyes, so she misses her attack and can't attack her next turn.
A crab in the sand bites you.
Why can't I see?!
Action - Special Events
Wind
Thing - Special Events
The wind blows away half the money of the richest player, rounded up.
This happens when it's the turn of the player who at that moment has the most money. Then destroy this card.
Get back here!
Super Wave
Action - Special Events
The wave of the year is up, so all Surf Chicks are unavailable for the next 2 rounds.
Hey, where are you going?!
Shark Attack
Action - Special Events
Some people in the ocean are attacked by sharks. Everyone watches.
Nobody can attack for 1 round.
Wow, cool!
Orca Attack
Action - Special Events
Unbelievable! An orca jumps out of the ocean and eats everyone's Friends, then rolls back in the water!
Who's going to pay for the hotel now?!
Flying Net
Action - Special Events
The volleyball net somehow catches wind and flies away, so there's nothing to fight for.
Nobody can attack and everyone draws 2 cards. After 1 round, the volleyball net miraculously flies back and there's something to fight for!
Let's get back to business
Hot Babes
Action - Special Events
Some hot babes are watching you, so you can't attack.
Play this card in your next turn. Others can still attack.
Hiya
Sun Burn
Action - Special Events
Only you have put on sun lotion.
Everyone else gets HP - 1!
SPF 100!
Action - Special Events
A tsunami hits the beach and sends a whale shark flying at you.
Aren't you lucky it's a vegetarian!
Falling Satellite Parts
Action - Special Events
A satellite part falls on someone. Put everyone's Characters and Convertibles close to each other and throw something. Whatever it lands on is destroyed. Don't use something big...
That is... unusual
Random Beach Chick's fed up with it all
Action - Special Events
Turns out your Random Beach Chick is sort of psychotic, so she AP1's you and your lover.
Happens to players with a Random Beach Chick.
What... what's going on?
We don't really know her
Action - Special Events
The police arrest all Random Beach Chicks for exhibitionism.
Why didn't they arrest me too?
Paradise
Action - Special Events
A comet hits Earth and kills all men.
Yes!!
Action - Multicharacter
Something's Missing
Action - Lover / Random Beach Chick
You passionately kiss your Lover/Random Beach Chick when an enemy's Lover is watching. Her current lover never puts in that much effort, so she gets with you now.
Hi... nice weather isn't it?
Action - 2 Friends
Without you telling them to, your Friends attack your enemy and/or Surf Chick. AP2 for each of your Friends.
(1) Say who you're attacking. (2) If 1 target: the target has to defend herself. (3) If your Friends get damage, your enemy chooses how it's spread.
It's on now!