Bearly Working
Bearly Working Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
General Information
- 2-4 Players
- 20-35 minutes
- Ages 10+
- 35 Bear Cards
- 62 Action Cards
- 60 Total Coins
- 1 First Player Token
How to Play
Working Week
Players will be bidding on working bears that reward victory points or income to bid on more bears. At the end of the 5 days, the player with the most points wins!
In the event of a tie the player with the most number of bears is the winner.
Each player begins with:
- 3 Gold Coins and 5 Silver Coins
Phase 1: Auction
Bears will be placed face down and flipped over one at a time. The first player to verbally announce their bid has priority. The player who acquired the first bear in the auction day will receive the First Player Token.
In the case of a tie where two or more players bid the same amount at the same time, no one wins the bid. If no player wishes to bid higher, the one with the most amount of coins must bid one more coin.
Upon winning the bid, the player collects the card and places it in front of them. This area is known as their City.
Once all bears have been auctioned off, proceed to Phase 2.
Phase 2: Payday
All players in possession of Income Bears in their City must calculate their total income and collect it from the bank. Players must also account for any Negative Bears that deduct income.
Once all players have collected their income, proceed to Phase 3.
Phase 3: Action
Players are presented with two options: collect 5 income from the bank or draw an action card from the top of the deck to their hand.
The player with the First Player Coin begins this rotation. The player with the First Player Token starts their turn first.
All action cards can only be played during a player's own turn unless stated otherwise on the card. After a player has played their action card(s), their turn is complete. The following turns proceed in a clockwise fashion. You may only hold up to 5 action cards.
This rotation occurs three times.
Upon completion of Phase 3, the cycle restarts at Phase 1.
Game Overview
Weekly Schedule
Opening Day (1 day)
Start by collecting 3 Gold Coins and 5 Silver Coins.
1 Gold Coin = 5 Silver Coins
- Phase 1: Auction, 10 Bears
- Phase 2: Payday
- Phase 3: Collect 5 Coins or Draw Action Card, repeat 3 cycles
Working Week (4 days)
- Phase 1: Auction, 5 Bears
- Phase 2: Payday
- Phase 3: Collect 5 Coins or Draw Action Card, repeat 3 cycles
Types of Bears
Bear Directory
Income Bears provide income for Payday.
- Banker Bear: Provides 4 income
- Chef Bear: Provides 3 income
- Shady Bear: Provides 2 income
Collect-a-Bears are worth 1 victory point on their own.
The player with the most Collect-a-Bears at the end of the game is awarded 5 extra victory points.
- Plumber Bear: Collect-a-Bear
- Recycling Bear: Collect-a-Bear
- Construction Bear: Collect-a-Bear
Points Bears provide a player with victory points.
- Contract Bear: Provides 2 victory points and cannot be stolen or traded
- Doctor Bear: Provides 3 victory points
- Fireman Bear: Provides 2 victory points
Congress Bear: The first player to purchase this bear is granted the Raise Morale achievement card. The achievement card grants a permanent 2 victory points. However, the player with the Congress Bear at the end of the game will lose 3 victory points.
Pair Bears: These cards require a pair. The pair is worth a combined total of 5 victory points and worth no points on their own.
Police Bear: Worth 1 victory point. Can prevent one player from participating in the next auction. This must be used prior to the flip of the auction card and can only be used once each auction phase.
Neck Bear'd: The winning bidder may give this card to any player. Any player with this card must subtract 3 income on Payday. A player cannot have negative income.
Action Cards
For Hire
- Auction Block: Block one player from participating in a bid prior to the card flip during an auction. This card can be played outside of your action turn.
- Bear Trap: Force a player to miss their next action turn during the Action phase.
- Erase and Replace: After an opponent wins a bid, play this card to replace the auctioned bear with one from the top of the deck and refund their money. Start a new auction with this new bear. This card can be played outside of your action turn.
- Force a Trade: Give another player any one of your bears for one of theirs of your choice. Or you may force two other players to trade their bears of your choice.
- Hidden Fees: Once a player has won a bid, force them to pay an extra 3 silver coins. Can only be played if the bidder has enough coins. This card can be played outside of your action turn.
- Steal Some Money: Take 3 silver coins from an opponent.
- Intimidate: Once this card is played, other players cannot use their action cards to target you for the next 1 consecutive action turn.
- Jackpot: Player receives 2 gold coins.
- Kidnap a Bear: Steal any bear from an opponent.
- Robbery: Take 5 silver coins from an opponent.
- Scammed: Player receives 1 silver coin.
Useful Icons
Symbols
- Gold Star: The amount of victory points the card will provide.
- Silver Star: The amount of victory points that are permanently allotted to you upon purchase.
- Coin: The amount of income you will receive during the income phase.
- Skull: The number of victory points a player is deducted at the end of the game.
- Gift: This card must be given to another player upon purchase.
- Prohibited: A card with this symbol cannot be traded or stolen by another player.
- Exclamation: Represents a Collect-a-Bear card.
- Duo: These cards require a pair.
- Black X: This symbol has the ability to Auction Block.
End of Game Cards
Achievement Cards
- Raise Morale: This card is permanently given to the first player to buy the Congress Bear. Raise Morale provides the initial buyer 2 permanent victory points.
- Biggest Community: The player with the most bears at the end of the game receives this card.
- Biggest Economy: The player with the most money at the end of the game receives this card.
- Most Collect-a-Bears: The player with the most Collect-a-Bear cards at the end of the game receives this card.