Gassy Gus
Gassy Gus Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Equipment
- 1 Gassy Gus
- 46 Food Cards
- 8 Belly Buster Soda Cards
- 1 Back-up Belly (replacement balloon)
Object
Be the first to get rid of all your food cards.
Set-Up
Give each player 2 Belly Buster Soda cards to set aside (if fewer than 4 players, the extra soda cards are not used). Shuffle the food cards and deal five to each player. Players should hold food cards in their hand so other players cannot see them. The remaining food cards become the draw pile.
The printed sheet says: "See back for set-up of Gassy Gus and belly replacement." The back-page diagrams are transcribed under "Gus's Chair, Pumping and Belly Replacement" below.
Game Play
Place Gassy Gus in the center of the play area.
The youngest player starts by placing a food card from their hand on Gus's tray. That player pumps Gus's head the number of times indicated on the card. This will inflate his belly. If Gus does not "blast gas" play continues to the left. Then the next player places a card onto the tray and pumps Gus.
Note about pumping: A "pump" is when Gus's head is pulled all the way up and then pressed all the way down until Gus "chomps" (a "click" sound is heard). If a player doesn't take a full pump, that pump doesn't count and they must pump again.
Blast Gas Penalty: If Gassy Gus "blasts gas" during a player's turn, they must draw two cards from the draw pile and add them to their hand.
Belly Buster Soda Cards
ANYTIME during another player's turn, any opponent may play a Belly Buster Soda card onto Gus's tray. This adds three pumps to the food card that has just been played. For example, if Player A gives Gus a plate of Nachos (6 pumps), Player C may add a Belly Buster Soda (3 pumps) so that Player A must give Gus 9 pumps!
Only ONE Belly Buster Soda may be played at a time (so the maximum extra pumps is 3). Each player gets 2 Belly Buster Soda cards per game. Once they are played they do not get replenished, so use them wisely!
Note: A Belly Buster Soda MAY be played on a "0" card.
Winning the Game
The first player to play all of the food cards in their hand wins the game! (Belly Buster Soda cards are not food cards, so a player does not have to play them to win.)
Note: If a player plays their last card, but makes Gus "blast gas" during their turn, they must draw 2 cards. It does not count as a win and play continues.
Gus's Chair, Pumping and Belly Replacement
These are the printed diagram captions from the second page of the instruction sheet.
Gus's Chair
- Set-up: Push the back of Gus's chair up until it snaps into an upright position (as shown). Make sure that Gus's shirt is tucked into his pants when he is upright.
- Take-down: Push BACK on the tab on the bottom of Gus's chair and lay Gus down so he can slide back into his box.
Pump Gus
- On your turn Gus must take a full "chomp." You must PULL his head all the way up.
- You must PUSH his head all the way down until a "click" sound is heard.
Belly (Balloon) Replacement
Lay Gus's chair down (see "Take-down" instructions). Lift his shirt and remove the old balloon. Slide the new balloon over the large ring of the air nozzle (as shown).
Card Storage
Remove the top of Gus's TV tray and store the cards and instructions inside.