Punch and Judy

Description

Punch and Judy: A Puppet Show Game.

The irrepressible Mr. Punch appears today to thumb his nose at authority for your entertainment. All the characters in the game try to control him but he will not be stopped! Punch will be irresponsible in any way he can. Of course Punch gets his in the end but not before wacking everyone else first. In this game the players guide Punch and his family through the traditional Punch and Judy story. .

Each turn a player buys to right to make up what happens next in the game. Their action isn’t automatic, they have to pick another player to be their referee. The referee decides how likely the action is (which sets what the player has to roll). Other players may buy the right to make counter-arguments which trigger dice rolling contests. While this sounds complicated it is actually extremely simple. Events either happen or don’t. The players keep a running record of what has happened until the facts lead them to a story climax which ends the game! Because people make up different actions each time the game never plays the same way twice! .

Punch and Judy shows are usually done ad lib so they are perfectly suited for Matrix Games. I tell you now that Punch and Judy are traditional English puppet shows. They are not politically correct. They are violent. They are mean. They are sexist. They are also a lot of fun – just like the Three Stooges. Don’t say you weren’t warned. .

Punch and Judy is a beginner level Matrix Game. It comes with a fold out map of the location. Each location has a list of leading questions that the players make up answers for. The game also includes a character sheet booklet, a rules booklet, action tokens and a six-sided die. You can be playing the game 5 minutes after opening it up. .

TYPE: Beginner Engle Matrix Game
PLAYERS: 2 to 6
AGE: 13 to adult
DURATION: ½ hour
COMPLEXITY: Moderate
REPLAYABILITY: High