BACKALLEYBONES RULES2.

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INTRODUCTION
BackAlleyBonesisanirreverentcardgamesetintheworldofVerminopolisthatrepresentsa backalleycrapsdicegamebetweenfactionsofvermin. Inagameofcraps,whenthedicecomeup7or11ontheshootersfirstroll,thatsGREATfor theshooter.Ifthedicecomeup2,3or12ontheshootersfirstroll,thatsBADfortheshooter. InBackAlleyBones,thosenumbersholdsignificanceinthesamewayfortheshooter: 7or11=GREAT,WOOHOO,WOOT 2,3,or12=BAD,BAH,LAMEZ0RZ

CRAPSWITHOUTDICE?!?!
Indeed.ThemechanicsofBackAlleyBonesaremeanttoreflectconceptsincraps,notprovide asimulationoftheclassicgamblinggame.Cool?Kewl. LetsPWNsomeGrub!

GAMESETUP(2PLAYERS)
First,eachplayerchoosesafaction(rats,squirrels,pigeons,roaches).Playersthenselectthe THREEShootersfromtheirfactionthatwillberollingbonesforthegameandplacesthemin frontofthem.Currently,eachfactionhassixtypesofShooterstochoosefrom:theDecoy,the Lookout,theSizzler,theCooler,theMojo,andtheFlex. TheneachplayertakestheSideBetdeckassociatedwiththeirfactionandplacesitnexttotheir Shooters. PlacethethreePointtrackdeckplatesinthecenterofthetablealongwiththeDecoy,Lookout andPointtracktokens. ShuffletheGrubDeckandsetitasidewithinreachofallplayers. ShuffletheGambleDeckanddeal5cardstoeachplayer.

Determinefirstplayerrandomly.Theplayersarenowreadytorollsomebones!

GAMEROUND
1.CHOOSEASHOOTER
Thefirstplayerpicksherashooterandplacesthedicetokenuponhimindicatingheisthe currentshooter.

2.DETERMINESTARTINGPOINTS<Rolltwodiceforeachdeckplateto setthePOINT>
Foreachdeckplate,theplayerwiththecurrentshooterrollsthediceandplacesthePointtoken ontothePointtrackequaltothenumberrolled. Ifthenumberrolledisa7or11,theplayerreceivesthetopcardoftheGrubdeckandaddsitto herGrubtotal. Ifthenumberrolledisa2,3or12,theplayermustdiscardaGamblecardfromherhand, chosenrandomlybyheropponent.

3.CHOOSESIDEBETS
BothplayersthensecretlychooseaSIDEBETfortheround,andplaceitfacedowninfrontof them.SIDEBETSarerevealedattheendoftheround.

4.CHEATANDGETLUCKY!
TheplayerwiththecurrentShooterplaysfirst. Duringaplayersturn,shemayplay1CHEATor1LUCKcarduponaPOINTtracktoinfluence itsvalue.ShemayalsouseanycharacterorSIDEBETabilitiesavailabletoher. PlayersalternateplayingCHEATandLUCKcardsuntilallcardsfromtheirhandshavebeen played.

5.DETERMINERESULTS
Attheendoftheround,ifanyofthePOINTtracksnowequal7,theShootergetstoretainthe dicetoken,andanewroundbegins. ForeachPointtrackat7,theplayerwiththecurrentShooterreceivesthetopcardoftheGrub

deckandaddsittoherGrubtotal. IfnoneofthePOINTSequal7,thedicetokenispassedtotheopposingplayerandtheShooter thatjustlostthedicetokenisflippedovertotheCrappedOutsideofhischaractercard, indicatinghecannolongerbetheShooterthisgame. ForeachPointtrackonLockdown(p.XX),thedefenderreceivesthetopcardoftheGrubdeck andaddsittoherVictoryPointtotal. TheShooteralwayscollectsGrubbeforethedefenderattheendofaround.

6.REVEALSIDEBETS
Beforethenextroundbegins,playersrevealtheirSIDEBETS.IfthetotalonanyofthePOINT tracksequalsachosenSIDEBET,thatplayerplacesthewinningSIDEBETinfrontofthemand theSIDEBETsabilityisavailabletothatplayerfortherestofthegame.IfaSIDEBETisnota winner,itisreturnedtotheplayersSIDEBETDECK.

7.STARTANEWROUND

GAMEMECHANICS
PLAYINGLUCKCARDS
LUCKcardscanneverbecountered.However,thevalueoftheLUCKcard(1,2,or3)affects thevalueofaPOINTtrackexactlythatamount.PlayingaLUCKcarduponaPOINTtrackcan resultinaYOLEVEN,LUCKYSEVENoraLOCKDOWN.

PLAYINGCHEATCARDS
CHEATcardscanbecounteredbyTheLookoutorTheFlex.However,thevalueoftheCHEAT card(2,3,or4)isflexible.WhenaCHEATcardisplayeduponaPOINTtrack,declarethevalue oftheCHEAT(1thru4,dependingonthecardsvalue),andadjustthetargetedPOINTtrack accordingly.

YOLEVEN!
WheneveraPOINTtrackreaches11,theplayerwhoplayedthecarduponitmayrefreshallher exhaustedcardsimmediately. IfaLUCKcardisusedtoreach11,theplayerwhoplayedtheLUCKcardalsoreceivesthetop cardoftheGRUBdeck.

BoththecurrentShooterorheropponentcansnagaYoLeven!

LUCKYSEVEN!
WheneveraShootergetsaPOINTtrackto7asaresultofplayingaLUCKcard,theShooters playerreceivesthetopcardoftheGRUBdeck. OnlythecurrentShootercansnagaLuckySeven!

LOCKDOWN!
WheneveraPOINTtrackreaches2,3or12asaresultofaLUCKcardbeingplayeduponitby thedefender,thatPOINTtrackisputonLockdown!RemovetheblackPointtokenfromthetrack andputitontheLockdownsquare.GamblecardscannolongerbeplayeduponaPointtrackon Lockdown.

EXCHANGE
Duringaplayersturn,ifsheisunabletoplayacardfromherhandduetoDecoyandLookout tokensandtheMojoisunavailable,shemaydiscardanunplayablecardanddrawthetopcardof theGambledeck.Ifthedrawncardislegallyplayable,shemustplaythecarduponaPointtrack. Ifthecardisunplayable,shediscardsthecardandshelosesherturn.

GRUB
TherearetwotypesofGrubinBackAlleyBones:FoodandPharma.FoodhasoneGrubvalue andPharmahastwoGrubvalues. WhenaplayerreceivesFoodfromastandardSeven,aLuckySeven!,aLockdownoraYo Leven!,shesimplyaddstheGrubtoherGrubtotal. WhenaplayerreceivesPharmafromastandardSeven,aLuckySeven!,aLockdownoraYo Leven!,shedrawsthetopcardoftheGambleDeck.IfthecarddrawnisaLUCKcard,theGrub valueofthePharmaisthehigherofthetwovalues.IfthecarddrawnisaCHEATcard,theGrub valueofthePharmaisthelowerofthetwovalues.ThePharmaisthenaddedtotheplayers Grubtotalwiththecorrectcardorientation.TheGambleCardisthenplacedinthediscardpile. EachplayermustopenlydisplaytheirGrubtotalatalltimes.

CHARACTERABILITIES
TheDecoy
ExhaustbeforeplayingaCHEATtoallowittoautomaticallysucceed.PlaceaDecoytokenon thePointtrackaffectedbythedecoy.OnlyCHEATcardscanbeplayeduponaPointtrackwitha

Decoytoken.

TheLookout
ExhaustasaCHEATisplayedtodiscardtheCHEAT.PlaceaLookouttokenonthePointtrack affectedbytheLookout.OnlyLuckcardscanbeplayeduponaPointtrackwithaLookouttoken.

TheSizzler
Exhausttodraw2cards.OnlyusablewhenoneofyourcharactersisthecurrentShooter.

TheCooler
Exhausttodraw2cards.Onlyusablewhenyouarethedefender.

TheMojo
ExhausttoswitchthetokenuponaPointtrackfromDecoytoLookoutorLookouttoDecoy.

TheFlex
DiscardaGamblecardandExhausttochooseoneofthefollowingabilities:TheDecoy,The Lookout,TheSizzler,TheMojoorTheCooler.

SIDEBETABILITIES
Sniffing(6or8)
Winninga6or8SIDEBETgrantstheabilitytoSNIFF.ExhaustthewonSIDEBETtodrawthe topcardoftheGRUBdeck.ThenchoosewhethertoputthecardbackontopoftheGRUBdeck oronthebottomoftheGRUBdeck. StackedSniff(6AND8) Ifyouhavewonboththe6and8SIDEBETS,exhaustBOTHwonSIDEBETStodrawthetop3 cardsoftheGRUBdeck,thenreplacetheminanywayyouchoose,toporbottomofthedeck.

Shiving(5or9)
Winninga5or9SIDEBETgrantstheabilitytoSHIV.ExhaustthewonSIDEBETtoExhausta rivalcharacter. StackedShiving(5AND9) Ifyouhavewonboththe5and9SIDEBETS,exhaustBOTHwonSIDEBETStoExhaustarival characterandrefreshoneofyourowncharacters.

Drawing(4or10)
Winninga4or10SIDEBETgrantstheabilitytoDRAW.ExhaustthewonSIDEBETtodrawthe

topcardoftheGambledeckandaddittoyourhand. StackedDrawing(4AND10) Ifyouhavewonboththe4and10SIDEBETS,exhaustBOTHwonSIDEBETStodrawthetop 3cardsoftheGambledeckandadd2ofthemtoyourhand.

WINNINGTHEGAME
Theplayerwiththehighestgrubtotalaftereachplayerhascrappedoutwithallthreeoftheir Shooters,wins!

THREEANDFOURPLAYERGAMES
HandsizedifferencebetweenShooter(6cards)andDefenders(3cardseachfor3 playergame,2cardseachfor4playergame) AlternateplaybetweenShooterandopponents(Shooterplaysacard,playerAplaysa card.Shooterplaysacard,playerBplaysacard.Shooterplaysacard,playerCplaysa card.) SecretStash(ShooterdealsthreeGamblecardsextra,separatefromherhand.Then, secretlyandbeforetheroundbegins,sheplacesoneofthesecardsbeneatheachPoint trackintheSecretStashslot.WheneveraPointtrackreachesapotentialLockdown,she revealstheSecretStashandadjuststhetrackinwhateverdirectionshechooses accordingtotherulesforplayingCheatandLuckcards.TheSecretStashcardisthen discarded.Attheconclusionoftheround,ifanySecretStashcardsremainbeneatha Pointtrack,theShootermaychoosetousethemtoinfluencethetargetedPointtrack,or discardtheSecretStashcardwithnoeffect.)