Catch the Vibe

Catch the Vibe Rulebook

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Test how well you and your friends can "Catch the Vibe" on incredibly specific topics.

250+ Topic Cards: Use these to set the topic you'll be vibing on.
50+ Range Cards: Use these to set how you'll measure each topic.
1 Game Board: This is where the magic happens.
1 Vibe Master Token: This is the pink token that the Vibe Master will use each round.
1 Catch the Vibe Token: The group will use this to place their final guess on the board.
1 Dry-Erase Marker & Card: The Vibe Master uses these to write down their vibe each round.

Whoever has the most positive vibe right now is the first Vibe Master. The group votes!
Place the Range Card and Topic Card decks next to the game board.
The Vibe Master draws a Topic Card, reads it out loud, and places it at the top of the board.
The Vibe Master draws 2 Range Cards. Place one on the lettered side of the board and one on the numbered side of the board.
Give the Vibe Master the dry-erase marker and card.

The Vibe Master writes down the number and letter location of the spot that captures their vibe on the topic (for example: 7F).

The rest of the group must "catch the vibe" by debating the spot they think the Vibe Master chose.

Vibe Master: your poker face is important here!

Once the group decides, they place the orange Catch the Vibe Token on the spot to announce their guess.

The Vibe Master then dramatically reveals the location on the board to the rest of the players using the pink Vibe Master Token.

Keep score on the scorecard.

The scoring grid is a 5 x 5 board centred on the Vibe Master's token. Each cell shows the points awarded for a group guess landing in that spot:

1   1   1   1   1
1   3   3   3   1
1   3   5   3   1
1   3   3   3   1
1   1   1   1   1

5 Points if the group guesses exactly right (the centre space).
3 Points if the group guess is only 1 space away from the Vibe Master's token in any direction.
1 Point if the group's guess is 2 spaces away from the Vibe Master's token in any direction.

Each game consists of up to 10 rounds. Each round a new Vibe Master is chosen and new Range and Topic cards are selected.

At the end of the game, calculate your total score to see how well your group vibes together.

Total score	Result
0 to 7	Introduce yourselves because you've clearly never met.
8 to 13	You're either work acquaintances or in-laws. Let's try to dig a little deeper next time, shall we?
14 to 18	Almost... You'll get 'em next time.
19 to 20	You win. Nice.
21 to 25	This is incredibly impressive.
26+	We get it. You've known each other since you were born. Time to branch out.