HOW TO PLAY DIRTY (2 to 6 people)
The Goal of the game is to earn the biggest Placebo Effect on People playing on their irrational human needs. Affect human needs with Nocebos. The more needs you affect the more power you earn , obtaining acces to the use of bigger dice in the game. Use your die to in the fighting for human needs and your race for the Placebo Effect Power. Play dirty on their irrational needs and become the the placebo they look for.
COMPONENTS:
THE BOARD: Needs Path Placebo Path
COUNTERS: There are 2 sets of 6 counters (according to the maximum of 6 player), one is a back up.
NOCEBO CARDS: There are 6 categories of Nocebo Cards, one for each Human need Categories.
DICES : The set of of consist of 5 dices
1
2
3
d4
d6
d8
4
d10
5
d12
The die you use in the game changes in function of how many Needs you are affecting at moment you start your turn.
+1 NOCEBO EFFECT COINS: Needs coin represent the PLcebo Effect power you earn in the game.
RULES:
AFFECTION PHASE _ Everyone pick a counter, roll a die and see who is the first to start. _ At the beginning of every turn, roll a d6 die and see in wich box of the “Need Path” you end upon. _ If it is a need box, pick a Nocebo card, you can use it straight away to affect an Humn Need. _ To affect the Needs,you have to set the Nocebo. Unless there are no others Nocebos set on that need, you have to roll the die* against the opponent who is already affecting the Need in that turn. If you mange to affect it, place the card upon the previous one, otherwise discard it. _ The die you use in the game change according to the Nocebo you have set at that turn, (see the image bottom page.) _The set Nocebos have to be placed right in front of the relative need box. PLACEBO POWER RACE PHASE _ After the affection phase, roll a die* to move your counter on the “Placebo path“; every complete spin of this path, you collect a +1 Placebo “Effect Coin”.
*Die to use:
Nocebo affecteing:
1
2
correspondent die to use:
d4
d6
3 d8
4
5 /6
d10
d12
This game is gonna make you experience what is like to be on the other side of the need affection, to play dirty on human needs and creating Nocebo effects to people.
Unfortunately, as soon as the game will end, you’ll be back to your side, to be again the plastic head advertising wants to collect. You have alternatives, just open your eyes for real and see things as they really are, not as they want you to see it.
ENJOY THIS DIRTY GAME. THEN FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT.