HashTagIt! Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Contents
• Object
• Set Up
• The Judge
  • The Judge's Responsibilities
• Let's Play
  • Tips for Better Game Play
• Judging
  • Practice Round Example
• Winning

Contents

• 336 #HASHTAG Cards
• 144 Picture Cards
• 1 Instruction Sheet

Object

Be FUNNY FUNNIER than your friends by providing the "best" #Hashtag captions to the Picture Cards.

Set Up

Shuffle #HASHTAG Cards and deal 7 to each player.

Place Picture Card deck in the center of table or floor within reach of all players.

The Judge

Before we get started, choose the player who still refers to the Hashtag symbol, "#", as "the pound sign", to be the Judge for the first round. Failing that, elect the player most likely to make the best TV Game Show Host as your first Judge.

The Judge position will rotate clockwise after each round.

The Judge's Responsibilities

1. Reveal the top Picture Card.
2. Judge the best #Hashtag Card in the round.
3. Replenish #Hashtag Cards. You know the drill.

Let's Play

Now that ALL the players have their cards and the Judge has been chosen, we're good to go.

Judge, go ahead and flip over the TOP Picture Card.

You may wish to HOLD IT UP or you can PASS IT AROUND so all players can take a good look, but then place it back in the center of the playing area so that everyone can continue play.

ALL players must now choose ONE of their #Hashtag Cards they feel provides the BEST caption for what is on the Picture Card.

Players submit their cards by placing them FACE-DOWN near the Picture Card where the Judge can see they have played a card.

When ALL players (except The Judge of course) have submitted a card for play, the Judge collects the cards, SHUFFLES THEM, and then reads each #Hashtag card ALOUD.

Tips for Better Game Play

• JUDGES, we encourage you to say "Hashtag" before reading each caption as we find it funnier that way. (Yes, we DID play-test this for many hours.) But it's really up to you.
• PLAYERS, the whole process up until now has been to secure anonymity so don't blow it by exclaiming "That was MINE!" or "I put that one in!" before the Judge selects his/her favorite.

There's plenty of time for boasting and discussion between rounds so you can gloat about your submission or mourn your loss all you want AFTER the Judge's decision has been made.

Judging

After reading each card for all players to hear, the Judge selects which card, from all submitted, they deem the funniest for the Picture Card in that round.

The Player with the winning #Hashtag card for that Round WINS THE PICTURE CARD.

The Judge then deals out a fresh #Hashtag card to all players (so that everyone has 7 cards for the next round) before relinquishing his/her duties to the next clockwise player.

Practice Round Example

The sheet shows a quick practice round: a Picture Card (a black-and-white photo) with five played #Hashtag cards: #WorthEveryPenny, #SworeSheWas18, #LetsEatOut, #MyFavoriteDessert and #HiMom. The Judge's Pick is #HiMom.

Winning

Play continues until one annoyingly lucky player gets 7 cards. They Win. You Lose. Let them celebrate in obnoxious fashion.