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4. Each player holds the resulting phrase in
their hand but DOESN’T REVEAL it yet.
Creative delivery methods are encouraged such
as a movie voiceover, zany story, or even pretending to audition for a show. It’s suggested to
experiment with the timing of the final phrase
delivery. Use it to lead your pitch, as a punch
line, or drop it anywhere in the middle.
5. Starting with the person sitting to the left of the dealer, each
player delivers their pitch and announces their phrase.
OVERVIEW
HodgePOP is a card game in which players rearrange words to
create new (and often hilarious) pop culture products, shows,
and concepts. Create a mobile app called “Back To The Bacon”
or produce a new game show titled “Flip This Cuddle Tiger!”
Each player invents their own creation based on the current
theme, but the desciption and pitch is half the fun.
CARD TYPES
CATS
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6. The dealer chooses their favorite and gives one AWARD
CARD to the best HodgePOP creation. Lively debate is encouraged and the term “best” is usually subjective.
7. Used cards are placed in a discard pile. Players keep unused
cards and draw back up to five cards to start the next round.
8. The person to the left of the dealer in the previous round
becomes the new dealer.
NOTE: As each card pile becomes depleted, simply shuffle
and replace the stack.
REALITY TV
SHOW
TOPIC CARDS contain a single theme on
them and are the premise for which players
create their ideas around.
HodgePOP can be played with standard competive rules or
just for fun. The first player to collect three AWARD CARDS
wins the game.
BEST
MASH UP
PHRASE
AWARD CARDS are given to the winner of
each round when playing competitively.
The number of AWARD CARDS needed to win can be
tweaked based on the desired length of game or the number
of people playing.
BUNGLE
RAINBOW
POP CARDS have a different cultural snippet,
prefix/suffix, or connecting phrase on each
side of the card.
FLIPPED
GAME SETUP
Separate each card type into three stacks and shuffle into
different piles.
The youngest player becomes the dealer for the first round
and deals 3 AWARD CARDS to themself, 5 POP CARDS to
all other players, and reveals the first TOPIC CARD.
HOW TO PLAY
1. The dealer flips one new TOPIC CARD each round and
deals five POP CARDS to each player other than themself.
2. The dealer places three new AWARD CARDS in front of
him or herself.
3. Players ROTATE, ARRANGE, and STACK their cards in a
row to build a response to the TOPIC CARD while also trying
to win one of the three AWARD CARDS.
WINNING
In casual game play each round is played NO DEALER or
AWARD CARDS.
CARD GUIDELINES
- Any number of cards can be used even if the best response is
a single word.
- Use of connecting articles (a, and, the), common variations,
or pluralization is allowed. For example, “hunter” can also be
played as “hunt, hunts, hunting, hunted etc.)
- Cards with blank spaces (or instructions) allow players to
insert any words or proper names they wish.
- Some CARDS like “Ultimate Fight” may suggest a battle of
some sort. Players may ask the question “Who would win?”
CREDITS
Concept and Design: Craig Carpenter
citizencraig@gmail.com - 617-943-3400
Keep this page with you as you play and please take notes on anything that might help improve the
game. I’ve included a few questions, but feel free to add any thoughts you like.
* Please scan this page when complete and send to citizencraig@gmail.com
GAME FEEDBACK
How MANY players did you play with? _______ How long did the game take to play? _________
- Do you play board games often and how did this compare?
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- Were the rules easy to understand and explain? Any changes needed to the game play?
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- What was your MOST favorite part of the game?
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- What was your LEAST favorite part of the game?
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- In general did everything flow well? Was it fun, exciting, or did it drag on?
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- Were there any words or theme cards that you would add (or remove) and why?
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- Do you envision the art for this game to look simple and plain or colorful and crazy?
_______________________________________________________________________________
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- Does this work well as a family game (and adult) party game? Would you like to see an “X-pansion?”
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- If this was a free download would you be more (or less) likely to buy a professional copy and why?
_______________________________________________________________________________
- Any other thoughts?
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BEST USE
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