Priorities
Priorities Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 200 cards
- 1 white board
- 1 marker
Set Up
Shuffle the deck of cards thoroughly and place them face up to one side.
Nominate a target player who'll take the white board and marker.
Deal five cards from the top of the deck. Lay them out for everyone to read.
How to Play
Without touching the cards or giving any hints, the target player must secretly rank the cards in order of personal preference from 1 to 5. They'll write their answers on the whiteboard, before placing it face down. The target player should be as honest as possible!
(Tip: save time by writing down the card's number, rather than words)
The other players must now arrange the cards in the order they think the target player has ranked them. The target player can't speak or help!
Once a consensus has been reached, the target player flips their whiteboard. Compare how the items match up.
Scoring
Every correctly ranked card is won by the players (a card is correctly ranked if it matches up with its rank on the white board).
Every incorrectly ranked card is won by the game.
Flip these two groups of cards and keep them separately.
The aim of the game? Spell out PRIORITIES using the letters on the back of the cards before the game does!
Alternative Scoring
Prefer points-based scoring? Give this a go:
When comparing the group's predictions with the target player's list, the group scores points for incorrect answers.
For each card, work out the difference between where it is on the whiteboard, and where it's been ranked by the players. Add this difference to your total.
The aim is to score as few points as possible after a set number of rounds.
For example: Jon ranks "Instagram Likes" fourth in his list. Because the group thinks Jon is more of a budding influencer than he actually is, they place it second.
This is out by 2, so the team score 2.
In the next round James puts Spicy Food in position 2, in an effort to show his manliness. The group puts this at position 3, scoring an additional point and taking their total to 3.
After three rounds, add up your totals:
- 0 - 8 points: You guys are so insightful! And close-knit! Great job.
- 9 - 16 points: You know these people pretty well, but you're still learning.
- 17 - 24 points: You lot could really do with talking more. Maybe try listening.
- 25+ points: Do you even know these people?