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Ph. D. The Game

Ph. D. The Game 2013

Design Dan Letzring Publisher (Self-Published)
6.9 /10
BGG rating
1.3
Weight
2–4
Players
3
Best at
15–30
Minutes
12
Age
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Ph. D. The Game: Dr. Dinosaur 2016

About the Game

Ph. D. The Game is a card game that places players directly in the middle of a graduate school scientific research lab. Players are required to draw, play, and discard cards, competing with each other to be the first member of their lab to graduate.

Getting publications accepted is never easy but Lab Member Cards and other graduate school themed Action Cards such as "Committee Meeting" and "Your PI Lost Funding" will either help you or hurt your other labmates. When you obtain enough Figure Cards, you can submit your publication for review (which will not always get accepted of course!).

Get enough accepted publications and you will become the first member of your lab to graduate with your Ph.D.!

This game truly embodies both the stress and accomplishment of going to graduate school.

"Much more fun than grad school."

Filed Under

Categories
Card Game
Mechanics
Hand Management Set Collection Take That
BGG ratings
16
BGG data
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