Body Party
Body Party Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 48 cards (including 6 special cards)
- 1 rulebook
Goal
Be the first team to hold 6 cards between specific parts of the body.
Setup
One player takes the role of the referee (or 2 players if there is an even number of players). The referee must:
- Announce which body part is shown on the top card of the deck;
- Hand the cards to the other players to help them;
- Count the points.
The other players form teams of 2. Choose a partner you are close to, or whom you would like to get closer to.
Set the 6 special cards aside.
Shuffle the rest of the deck and keep it in the referee's hand.
Playing the Game
The cards are double-sided: each card shows a body part on each side.
Examples: Front / Arm, Foot / Leg, Chin / Knee.
The team whose members have the greatest difference in height begins. The referee announces to that team which body part is visible on the top card of the deck.
On its turn, the team may either:
- Take the card; or
- Refuse it, in which case the referee places it under the deck, but the team must then take the next card.
The team must try to hold the card between its 2 players, using the body parts shown on the front and the back of the card.
Example: if the card shows foot/knee, the card must be held wedged between one player's foot and the knee of their teammate.
If the team succeeds, it says "1" out loud, which is the number of cards it is holding. If it drops the card, its turn ends immediately. If it drops a card it had been holding from an earlier turn, it may still try to place its new card.
The turn then passes to the next team.
The referee hands cards to players, especially those who are in difficulty, and watches for cards that fall.
End of the Game
The winning team is the first to hold 6 cards. If several teams reach this during the same turn, they keep playing until one of them drops a card and is thereby eliminated as the tie-break.
For the next game, one player from the winning team becomes the referee (or 2 players if there is an even number of players), and the former referee has the privilege of choosing their teammate.
Special Cards
Six special cards may be added to the deck for more fun. Each one shows a body part on one side and an object on the other (table, wall, chair, floor, etc.). These cards must be placed between a player and the indicated object.
The setup illustration shows the special cards as Table, Chair, Wall (x2) and Floor (x2), so 6 cards in total. The multiplier marks are transcribed as printed.
Variant: 10 Players
With 10 players, you can play with one referee and 3 teams of 3 players. Each card must be placed between 2 members of the same team.
The winning team is the first to reach 8 cards (instead of 6).
Variant: Easier Game
During your first games, or when playing with young players, you may reduce the difficulty: victory is then reached at 4 held cards instead of 6.
Body Part Reference
The last page of the rulebook shows 20 illustrated pictograms with their names printed beneath them. The names are listed here as printed (French), with the English translation in parentheses.
Body parts: Genou (knee), Main (hand), Cuisse (thigh), Dos (back), Hanche (hip), Jambe (leg), Oreille (ear), Bras (arm), Joue (cheek), Front (forehead), Épaule (shoulder), Tête (head), Menton (chin), Pied (foot), Nuque (nape), Ventre (belly).
Objects (for special cards): Table, Chaise (chair), Mur (wall), Sol (floor).