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The Time Warp

The Time Warp 2016

4–8
Players
30
Minutes
10
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About the Game

A drafting game about sharing things up.

Cult Film Postcard Game: The Time Warp, inspired by the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was designed by Dead of Winter’s Jonathan Gilmour and Curtis E. Clark.

Postcard released in the July 2016 Board Game of the Month Club $5+ package.

GOAL Make the best 5 card poker hand out of your six cards after 3 rounds.

SETUP Shuffle the deck and deal 3 cards to each player. Place the remaining deck in the center within reach of all players.

GAMEPLAY Perform the following steps in order (each step consist in a specific way of drafting, drawing or playing cards):

It's just a jump to the left Then a step to the riiiiiiight With your hands to your hips You bring your knees in tiiiiight But it's the pelvic trust That really drives you insaaaane Let's do the Time Warp again

GAME END After three rounds, players will reveal their hands, comparing to see who has made the best 5 card poker hand. They have Time Warped the best.

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