Pizza Monsters
Pizza Monsters Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Components
- 64 pizza slices. The front sides show the toppings salami, mushrooms, pineapple, olives, pepperoni, onions, shrimp and paprika. The back sides show mice or birds.
- 10 orders with the toppings salami, mushrooms, pineapple, olives, pepperoni, onions, shrimp and paprika (one each), plus 2 jokers.
- 28 chef's hats.
- 1 drawstring bag.
- 1 box base (the part with the monster).
Important: The two orders without a picture must be permanently set aside. They are not needed for the game.
Object of the Game
Try to fulfill many orders and deliver pizza slices! The first player to get rid of four pizzas wins.
Setup
- Each player takes all eight pizza slices with the same back colour. Four of the back sides show mice and the other four show birds. Assemble the four slices with mice into one pizza, front sides up. Assemble the four slices with birds into one pizza, front sides up. With fewer than eight players, place the remaining pizza slices loosely in the box base (with the monster), front sides up.
- Place the box base in the middle of the table.
- Put the chef's hats beside it as a general supply.
- Put the ten orders into the bag.
- The player who most recently ate a pizza gets the bag and is the first to take a turn.
When assembling a pizza, the order of the slices does not matter.
Turn Sequence
Play proceeds clockwise.
1) Draw Orders
The player whose turn it is first draws up to two orders from the bag. This works as follows:
He draws one order blind from the bag and shows it to all players. If the drawn order shows a topping, he has two options:
a) He places it face up on the table, where it is clearly visible.
b) Or he puts it back into the bag and draws a new one, which he must then place on the table.
If the order shows a joker, see "Joker drawn?" below.
2) Feed the Monster
The order on the table must stay there, and it now counts for feeding the monster. Each player may give the monster one pizza slice with the topping that matches the order. This works as follows:
Place the pizza slice front side up into the box base. If you do not have a matching pizza slice, you cannot give the monster one. Important: If you have several matching pizza slices, you must choose one of them.
3) Pizza Gone?
Each player who has just given away the last slice of a pizza receives a new pizza and a chef's hat. This works as follows:
Choose four arbitrary slices from the box base for a new pizza. Assemble them into a pizza in front of you, front sides up.
Important: Keep your two pizzas separate from each other during the game (do not mix them!).
Take one chef's hat from the middle and place it in front of you. Chef's hats are kept until the end of the game.
4) Next Player
When everyone is finished, the next player to the left receives the bag and is up next.
Joker drawn?
Something special happens when, while drawing orders, a player draws a joker from the bag. He must place it on the table immediately! Drawing orders is then over for that player. Depending on which joker it is, the following happens during "Feeding the Monster":
a) For this joker, the player whose turn it is names a topping of his choice. Each player may give the monster exactly one pizza slice with the named topping, if he has one.
b) For this joker, each player may give exactly one pizza slice of any kind.
Important: If both jokers are now on the table, all orders are returned to the bag. After that, play continues as described above.
Example for 3 Players
Sarah's turn: she blindly draws an order with mushrooms from the bag. Since she has no pizza slice with mushrooms, she puts the order back into the bag. Now she draws an order with salami. She must place it on the table. Each player may now give a pizza slice with salami to the monster.
Next is Katharina's turn, and she draws an order with pineapple. This suits her well, and she places it on the table. Each player may now give a pizza slice with pineapple.
Next is Sophie's turn, and she draws a joker from the bag. She must place it on the table and names a topping that suits her: olives. Each player may now give a pizza slice with olives. For Katharina, this was the last slice of a pizza. So she picks four slices from the box base and makes a new pizza from them. In addition, she receives a chef's hat.
Next is Sarah's turn again.
End of the Game
When one or more players receive their fourth chef's hat, the game ends. Each player who now has four chef's hats wins!
Some Tips
- Before you put an order back into the bag, of course look at how well it would have fitted.
- If you put an order back into the bag, mix the bag very well before the next draw.
- When choosing slices for a new pizza, it is often better to take as many different toppings as possible. You can look at the table to see which orders have already been drawn.
Simplified Game
For younger players, the game can be simplified as follows:
Only the joker on the right is used; the other one is set aside before the game. The player whose turn it is may only ever draw one order, and that order applies. If the joker was drawn, the orders are returned to the bag after feeding.
Further Variants
The game offers several ways to vary it. If you wish, you can play with the following variants:
- Blind drawing: Here the pizza slices must always be placed face down into the box base. When assembling a new pizza, a randomly drawn slice must then be taken.
- Mixed start: At the start, the players may combine the eight pizza slices freely into two pizzas.
- Short game: Two chef's hats are already enough to win. Note: When a pizza is finished, no new pizza is assembled!
- Extension: If several players have four chef's hats, they may keep playing until one player has more chef's hats than the others.
Bonus Game
For 3 to 8 players.
If you want to try something different, you can also play the following with the game material:
Setup
The players have no pizza of their own at the start. Instead, all pizza slices are placed face down in the middle of the table. The box base is not needed.
Turn Sequence
Play proceeds clockwise.
The player whose turn it is draws an order from the bag and quickly places it in the middle so that everyone can reach it. All other players should have their hands under the table at this moment.
Now everyone except the player with the bag plays at the same time. Each player tries quickly to find a matching pizza slice. Of course, you may look at the front side of the pizza slices for this.
When a player has found a matching slice, he holds it with one hand and quickly places the other hand on the order. That ends the round!
The player returns the pizza slice face down and takes a chef's hat as his reward. Any slices that are still lying front side up must be turned face down again!
Now the player who was fastest receives the bag and is up next.
Attention: With five or more players, a second player may also place his hand on the order. Both then receive a chef's hat.
Joker drawn: Something special happens when a player draws a joker from the bag while drawing an order. The first player who calls out "Pizza chef!" receives the chef's hat. The player with the bag does not play here either. When the second joker is drawn, the orders are returned to the bag as usual.
With a joker, no pizza slice needs to be searched for.
End of the game: If a player has four chef's hats, he wins.