Publish or Perish: A Satirical Party Game about Academic Life (2024)
2 - 6 persone
15 - 60 min
10+
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Descrizione: Welcome to academic publishing! In this humorous game that may involve collaboration, backstabbing, and science trivia, you navigate the whimsical and often chaotic academic life. The fun doubles when playing with a loud friend who enjoys nerdy academic trash-talking!
Gameplay Setup
Separate all Action Cards, Manuscript Cards, and Trivia Cards into 3 piles.
Place 7 Manuscript Cards face-up and replenish back to 7 when any are taken.
Winning the Game
Whoever has the highest number of citations at the end of the game wins.
The main way to gain citations is to claim a Manuscript Card (i.e., publish a manuscript) by playing the required Research Cards (shown on the Manuscript cards) into the discard pile in one’s turn.
IMPORTANT: When a player publishes a paper, they must announce what they publish. Then, all other players must say “Congratulations on your publication!” while clapping. Anyone who fails to send Congratulations while clapping must give an Action Card of their choice to the person who catches them. Place the published Manuscript Card next to yourself face up to indicate it is your publication.
Gameplay
Deal each player 3 Action cards to hold in secret.
The youngest player goes first.
In a player’s turn, they can play as many Action Cards as they wish in any order. Draw 2 cards from the Action Card draw pile at once to end their turn.
Whenever the draw pile depletes, randomly take 10 cards from the discard pile as the draw pile.
In your turn, you can discard up to 1 Research Card to have someone ask you a trivia question. If you answer correctly, you can retrieve any Research Card from the discard pile to keep.
Game End
When any player publishes their 5th Manuscript, all remaining players will have one more turn, and then the game ends.
For groups with less than 4 players, the game ends when someone publishes their 6th Manuscript.
The first person who publishes their 5th manuscript (or 6th if there are fewer than 4 players) will receive the “First to publish” Token and gain 2 extra citations.
Unconstructive criticism, backhanded compliments, and academic trash-talking about newly published papers and players’ actions are encouraged throughout the game. The person who is voted as the best trash talker at the end of the game will receive the “Best trash talker” token and gain a 3-citation bonus.
There is no hand limit, and the number of cards one holds is public knowledge.
Gameplay Setup
Separate all Action Cards, Manuscript Cards, and Trivia Cards into 3 piles.
Place 7 Manuscript Cards face-up and replenish back to 7 when any are taken.
Winning the Game
Whoever has the highest number of citations at the end of the game wins.
The main way to gain citations is to claim a Manuscript Card (i.e., publish a manuscript) by playing the required Research Cards (shown on the Manuscript cards) into the discard pile in one’s turn.
IMPORTANT: When a player publishes a paper, they must announce what they publish. Then, all other players must say “Congratulations on your publication!” while clapping. Anyone who fails to send Congratulations while clapping must give an Action Card of their choice to the person who catches them. Place the published Manuscript Card next to yourself face up to indicate it is your publication.
Gameplay
Deal each player 3 Action cards to hold in secret.
The youngest player goes first.
In a player’s turn, they can play as many Action Cards as they wish in any order. Draw 2 cards from the Action Card draw pile at once to end their turn.
Whenever the draw pile depletes, randomly take 10 cards from the discard pile as the draw pile.
In your turn, you can discard up to 1 Research Card to have someone ask you a trivia question. If you answer correctly, you can retrieve any Research Card from the discard pile to keep.
Game End
When any player publishes their 5th Manuscript, all remaining players will have one more turn, and then the game ends.
For groups with less than 4 players, the game ends when someone publishes their 6th Manuscript.
The first person who publishes their 5th manuscript (or 6th if there are fewer than 4 players) will receive the “First to publish” Token and gain 2 extra citations.
Unconstructive criticism, backhanded compliments, and academic trash-talking about newly published papers and players’ actions are encouraged throughout the game. The person who is voted as the best trash talker at the end of the game will receive the “Best trash talker” token and gain a 3-citation bonus.
There is no hand limit, and the number of cards one holds is public knowledge.